Liz Hanley (fiddle, vocals), grew up in an Irish-American family in Boston, learning fiddle from her dad Andy Hanley. She studied classical violin and voice at NYU, and her repertoire spans multiple genres from traditional Irish and American to rock and classical. Hanley performs regularly with Mick Moloney and The Green Fields of America. Her debut solo album The Ecstasy of St. Cecilia came out … [Read more...] about Liz Hanley
2020
James Keane
There is a substantial element of spirituality in James Keane’s love for and dedication to Irish traditional music. It is embodied in his demeanor as a quiet, thoughtful reverence that is both heartfelt and profound, but it is conveyed in his playing as a joyous devotion - tremendously uplifting, self- renewing, and triumphantly alive with emotion. Raised with a deep and abiding respect for his … [Read more...] about James Keane
Paddy League
Multi-instrumentalist Paddy League grew up in a family of Irish and Greek migrants, and by his teenage years in the Washington, DC area began performing the music of both traditions on a variety of percussion and string instruments. Best known in Irish music circles for his innovative approach to the bodhrán, Paddy combines a deep understanding of the architecture of traditional dance tunes with … [Read more...] about Paddy League
Joanie Madden
Joanie Madden is considered one of the greatest musicians and personalities in the history of Irish music in America. An All-Ireland champion whistle and flute player, she is the top selling whistle player in history with 500,000 albums sold through the success of her "Song of the Irish Whistle" series. She is a prolific artist performing on 200 recordings including three Grammy Award winning … [Read more...] about Joanie Madden
L.E. McCullough
L.E. McCullough, Ph.D., has been performing and teaching traditional Irish music on tinwhistle and flute since 1972. In 1978 he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh for what was then the first dissertation on Irish traditional music ever published. From 1983-90 he performed with the French traditional group Bourrée Texane in Austin, TX and currently performs in Pittsburgh, PA with the … [Read more...] about L.E. McCullough
Brian McGillicuddy
Brian McGillicuddy hails from Cork, Ireland, with family roots in the famous musical district of Sliabh Luachra in East Kerry. Starting music at a young age, Brian began taking tin whistle lessons with teaching maestro Martin Power at Ballincollig Comhaltas Branch and quickly moved on to both mandolin and banjo. Brian has performed in many Fleadh Cheoil competitions over the years, both … [Read more...] about Brian McGillicuddy
Manus McGuire
Manus McGuire is an acclaimed Irish fiddle player whose exceptional musical gift became widely recognized when he won the prestigious Fiddler of Dooney Irish national fiddle competition at age 14. Since then he has gone on to record fourteen albums including: four with Buttons and Bows, two with Moving Cloud, three with Brock McGuire Band, two with his brother Seamus McGuire and three solo … [Read more...] about Manus McGuire
Jeff Moore
Jeff Moore has been playing guitar for the past 40 years and is one of the Southwest's most notable Irish musicians, having performed with many local Celtic music ensembles, as well as international touring musicians such as James Keane, John Williams, Liz Carroll, Johnny B. Connolly, James Kelly, Joe Burke and Oisín Mac Diarmada. He has developed a distinct style of accompaniment, using … [Read more...] about Jeff Moore
John Morrow
John Morrow hails from a well-known musical family in Co. Leitrim. Although he comes from a traditionally fiddle and flute part of the country, John’s tenor banjo style developed through playing sessions in Leitrim and neighboring counties with his brothers and local musicians, such as the Cornafean group and Antóin MacGabhann. John has won Senior All-Ireland titles at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann … [Read more...] about John Morrow
Jim Murray
Jim Murray is an internationally acclaimed Irish musician. Having a wealth of teaching experience and performing master classes around the world, 2011 saw Jim produce his own highly anticipated on-line guitar tutorial focusing on all aspects of accompanying traditional Irish music with a guitar. Jim produced this with the aim of bringing his unique style of accompaniment for Irish guitar to a … [Read more...] about Jim Murray