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Úna MacLochlainn
Úna MacLochlainn (born 1987) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Career MacLochlainn is a native of New Inn, County Galway. Her first album, ''Willow Tree'', was released in 2008. She has supported acts such as Sharon Shannon, Don Baker, Mary Coughlan and Johnny Duhan Johnny Duhan (born 30 March 1950) started his career as the 15-year-old frontman of the Irish beat group Granny's Intentions. After success in Limerick and Dublin, the band moved to London and was signed to the Deram Records record label. The .... She is a multi-instrumentalist, performing on the guitar, piano, cello, violin and viola, as well as singing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclochlainn, Una Musicians from County Galway 1987 births Living people Irish songwriters 21st-century Irish singers 21st-century Irish women singers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Inn, County Galway
New Inn () is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies mostly within the townland of Knockbrack, northeast of Loughrea Loughrea ( ; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland. The town lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains, and the lake from which it takes its name. The town's cathedral, St Brendan's, dominates the town's skyline .... The village is on the Eiscir Riada, a series of hills which stretches across the Great Plains of Ireland. There are many ancient forts or raths scattered throughout the parish, as represented in local placenames such as Rathally and Rathglass. The townland of Grange, to the west of New Inn, contains a cemetery wherein lies the ruins of a Cistercian monastery. The Dunkellin River flows through New Inn and rises in nearby Woodlawn. Festival The Mummers' Festival in New Inn is a seasonal (Christmas) festival which is hosted and promoted by the community council. It is designed to give entertainers a platf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, ''Sharon Shannon,'' was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland. Beginning with Irish folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences. She won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards. Early life Shannon was born in Ruan, County Clare. At eight years old, she began performing with Disirt Tola, a local band, with which she toured the United States at the age of fourteen. Shannon also worked as a competitive show jumper, but gave it up at the age of sixteen to focus on her music. She similarly abandoned studying at University College Cork. In the mid-1980s, Shannon studied the accordion with Karen Tweed and the fiddle with Frank Custy, and performed with the band Arcady, of which she was a founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Baker (musician)
Don Baker (born 26 August 1950) is an Irish blues musician, television personality, and actor. Baker was born in Whitehall, Dublin. He is a singer-songwriter who plays the harmonica and the guitar. He appeared in several films, his most notable appearance being in ''In the Name of the Father'' and '' On the Nose''. He has published harmonica instruction books and videos. In August 2008, he appeared in RTÉ (RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...'s reality show '' Fáilte Towers'', finishing in third place, earning money for his charity ''Health Action Overseas''. Discography * ''Almost Illegal'' (1989) * ''Born With The Blues'' (1990) * ''No Nonsense'' (1993) * ''Four For The Road'' with Jimmy MacCarthy, Mick Hanly and Finbar Furey, Live on Tour 1994 (1994) * ''No Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Coughlan (singer)
Mary Coughlan (born 5 May 1956) is an Irish singer, songwriter and actress. Background Mary Coughlan was born in Galway, Ireland. Her father was a soldier from County Donegal. She was the eldest of five and had endured an erratic youth. She left convent school and started drinking alcohol and taking drugs when she was fifteen. At this age she spent time in a mental hospital. After time in hospital and a belated graduation, Coughlan decided to leave home. In the mid-1970s, she moved to London, England, where she married Fintan Coughlan and had three children. In 1981, she left her husband and took custody of her children. In 1984, she moved back to her hometown of Galway. On her return to Ireland, when she started to perform in public, she was noticed by Dutch musician and producer Erik Visser. Musical career Visser, whose band Flairck was popular in Europe, helped Coughlan record her first album, ''Tired and Emotional''. Visser went on to become her long-term collaborator. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Duhan
Johnny Duhan (born 30 March 1950) started his career as the 15-year-old frontman of the Ireland, Irish Beat music, beat group Granny's Intentions. After success in Limerick and Dublin, the band moved to London and was signed to the Deram Records record label. The band released several singles and one album, ''Honest Injun.'' However, the band disbanded before Duhan was twenty-one, and Duhan left the popular music industry to start writing folk songs, poetry, and prose. Just Another Town, To the Light, Flame (Johnny Duhan album), Flame, and The Voyage (song), The Voyage are some of the releases that represent his work. These align with the first four sections of his poetic autobiography, ''To The Light''. His songs have been performed by Christy Moore, The Dubliners, Mary Black, and many other Irish and international singers. Christy Moore stated that "The Voyage (song), The Voyage" (Duhan's most popular song according to iTunes) has been performed at over a million weddings wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From County Galway
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1987 Births
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Living People
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Irish Songwriters
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21st-century Irish Singers
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