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Nuala Kennedy
Nuala Kennedy (born 30 January 1977) is an Irish composer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Career She grew up in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland Dundalk where she played piano and flute in a local ceili band Cèilidh and studied classical piano at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Dundalk is an area rich in mythology and musical heritage and has strong historical links to Scotland. This was to influence her later career when she moved at age eighteen to Edinburgh. In Edinburgh Nuala studied Design at Edinburgh College of Art and played regularly at sessions throughout the city. Nuala holds a post graduate diploma in Education from the University of Edinburgh and a Master of Music from Newcastle University. In late 2000 Nuala began playing alongside Kris Drever and Anna-Wendy Stevenson in a weekly Friday session at Sandy Bell's pub in Edinburgh. The trio became known as Fine Friday and toured in the UK, Europe and Australia, releasing two albums before disbanding. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Traditional Music
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there were at least ten instruments in general use. These were the ''cruit'' (a small harp) and '' clairseach'' (a bigger harp with typically 30 strings), the ''timpan'' (a small string instrument played with a bow or plectrum), the ''feadan'' (a fife), the ''buinne'' (an oboe or flute), the ''guthbuinne'' (a bassoon-type horn), the ''bennbuabhal'' and ''corn'' ( hornpipes), the ''cuislenna'' (bagpipes – see Great Irish warpipes), the ''stoc'' and ''sturgan'' (clarions or trumpets), and the ''cnamha'' (bones).''A History of Irish Music: Chapter II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989. The group were founded by Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar) and Gerard Love (vocals, bass), all of whom shared lead vocals and songwriting duties until Love's departure in 2018. As of 2019, the band's lineup consists of Blake, McGinley, Francis Macdonald (drums, vocals), Dave McGowan (bass, vocals) and Euros Childs (keyboards, vocals). In concert, the band usually alternate among its songwriters, giving equal playing time to each one's songs. Although often pegged as alternative rock, the group have incorporated a wide variety of elements from various music styles in their songs. Teenage Fanclub have had a succession of drummers, namely Francis Macdonald, Brendan O'Hare and Paul Quinn. Keyboardist Finlay Macdonald (no relation) has also been a member. As of April 2021, the band have released eleven studio albums and two compilation albums. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1977 Births
Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 ** Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. ** Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Elkin
Carrie Elkin (born October 11, 1973 in Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio), is a Folk music, folk/Country music, country singer and musician based out of Austin, Texas. Active since the mid-1990s, she signed with Red House Records in September 2010. Early life Carrie Elkin was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 11, 1973. She began playing the saxophone and singing at her church at a young age. She later competed as a National Champion Acro-Gymnastics, acro-gymnast. She studied physiology at Ohio University before working as an Organic chemistry, organic chemist. When deciding to concentrate on a music career, she embarked on a nomadic lifestyle which lasted for more than a decade. She performed in a variety of clubs and recorded several self-funded albums – starting with her 1996 debut, ''Simplicity''. Career She self-released her first album, ''Simplicity'', in 1996. Her second album, ''Live at the Front Room'', was released in 2001. ''The Waltz'' arrived in 2004 and ''The Jeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domino Recording Company
Domino Recording Company or simply Domino is a British independent record label based in London. There is also a wing of the label based in Brooklyn, New York that handles releases in the United States, as well as a German division called Domino Deutschland and a French division called Domino France. In addition, Stephen Pastel presides over the subsidiary label Geographic Music, which releases more 'unusual' music from Britain and outside of the Western world. In 2011, the company announced that it was beginning a book publishing division, The Domino Press. History Founded in 1993, by Laurence Bell and Jacqui Rice, the label's first release was the Sebadoh EP '' Rocking the Forest'', licensed from Sub Pop records for release in the UK. Many of the early releases were by American artists who in the US were signed to Drag City (Smog, Will Oldham, Royal Trux), a relationship which continues to this day. Success was not immediate, as labels such as Domino, who were releasing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music). After briefly publishing music under his own name, in 1998 he adopted Bonnie "Prince" Billy as the name for most of his work. Early life and education Oldham was born on January 15, 1970, in Louisville, Kentucky. His mother, Joanne Lei Will Tafel Oldham, was a teacher and artist. His father, Joseph Collins Oldham, was an attorney and photographer. Oldham graduated from the J. Graham Brown School in 1988. He attended Brown University sporadically while pursuing a career as an actor, and living between Brooklyn, Los Angeles, and Bloomington, Indiana. He began making music during this time, initially as a project for his professor Jeff Todd Titon, an ethnomusicologist at Brown University. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertical Records
Vertical Records is an independent record label founded by Capercaillie member Donald Shaw in 2000, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Releases The label has predominantly focused on Celtic and roots music, with releases from Michael McGoldrick (''Fused'', ''Wired'', ''Aurora''), Shooglenifty (''Solar Shears''), Harem Scarem (''Fishcake'', ''Storm In A Teacup''), Karan Casey (''Distant Shore'', ''Chasing The Sun''), Karen Matheson (''Downriver''), Capercaillie (''Roses and Tears''), Aidan O'Rourke (''Sirius''), but has also released albums by Love and Money frontman James Grant (''My Thrawn Glory'', ''Holy Love'', ''Strange Flowers'') and Scottish singer-songwriter Roddy Hart (''Bookmarks'', ''Sign Language'', ''Road Of Bones'', ''The Dylan EP''). Artists *Aidan O'Rourke *Altan *Andrew White *Breabach *Buille *Capercaillie * Dean Owens *Dolphin Boy *Dreamers' Circus *Marcelo Cuba & Lecter *Donald Shaw & Charlie McKerron *Future Trad Collective *Harem Scarem * James Grant *John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harem Scarem (folk Band)
Harem Scarem is a Scottish folk band. Biography Harem Scarem was formed in 2002 by Inge Thomson (of the Karine Polwart band), Sarah McFadyen (of Aberfeldy), Nuala Kennedy, Eilidh Shaw (of The Poozies), and Ross Martin (of the Julie Fowlis band and Dàimh). They have released three albums, ''Let Them Eat Fishcake'' (2002), ''The Birnam Witch Project'' (2005) and ''Storm in a Teacup'' (2008). Members * Inge Thomson (piano accordion) *Sarah McFadyen ( fiddle) *Nuala Kennedy ( flute, woodwind) *Eilidh Shaw ( fiddle, vocals) *Ross Martin (guitar) Discography *''Let Them Eat Fishcake'' (2002) *''The Birnam Witch Project'' (2005) *''Storm in a Teacup'' (2008) The band also appear, with Alex Neilson Alex Neilson (born 22 September 1982) is an English drummer, percussionist and singer who is based in Glasgow but grew up in Leeds. He is a founding member and main songwriter of folk-rock group Trembling Bells (2008-2018). He is also known for ..., on the 2008 Bonnie 'Prince' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foot Stompin' Celtic Music
Foot Stompin' Celtic Music (often abbreviated to "Footstompin'") is a record label based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Artists *Martyn Bennett *Blazin' Fiddles *Julie Fowlis * Jim Malcolm *Anna Massie *Old Blind Dogs *Peatbog Faeries *Red Hot Chilli Pipers * Session A9 *Simon Thoumire *Maeve MacKinnon Maeve Mackinnon is a Scottish folk singer. Originally from Glasgow, she performs primarily in Scottish Gaelic, and also in English. She is also one of two Gaelic singers who share the same name. Early life Maeve Mackinnon grew up in the west en ... * Broadway Play Stomp References "Artists", ''www.footstompin.com'' (2007) Retrieved 27 November 2007. British record labels {{UK-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borealis Records Borealis Records is a Canadian record label, founded in 1996 by four Canadian musicians. It is notable as being focused exclusively on the recording and development of Canadian folk and roots music artists. History In 1996, Canadian musicians Grit LaskinBill Garrett and established Borealis Records. The mandate of the company is (a) to record only Canadian artists, (b) to seek out artists from all of Canada's regions, (c) to enter into "ethical artist agreements that are fair and typically more generous than what is the industry standard" and (d) to present all the diverse styles of music under the Folk and Roots umbrella. |
Gerry O'Connor (fiddle Player) , priest and theologian
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Gerry O'Connor may refer to: * Gerry O'Connor (fiddle player), Irish fiddle player * Gerry O'Connor (banjo player), tenor banjo player * Gerry O'Connor (hurling manager) (born 1966), Irish hurling manager and former player See also * Jerry O'Connor (born 1979), Irish hurler * Jerry L. O'Connor (born 1953), Wisconsin state legislator * Jeremy O'Connor (sailor) (born 1955), Zimbabwean Olympic sailor * Gerry Connor (1932–1993), cricketer *Gerald O'Connor (1890–1949), Alberta politician *Jerome Murphy-O'Connor Jerome Murphy-O'Connor (born 10 April 1935, Cork City, Ireland – died 11 November 2013, Jerusalem) was a Dominican priest, a leading authority on St. Paul, and a Professor of New Testament at the École Biblique in Jerusalem, a position tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
