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Rita Connolly
Rita Connolly is a singer who has lived and worked in Ireland. She is primarily known for her work with composer Shaun Davey who wrote a song cycle for her called ''Granuaile'' based on the 16th-century pirate queen Gráinne O'Malley as well as including her in other of his works such as ''The Relief of Derry Symphony'', '' The Pilgrim Suite'' and his Special Olympics music which was specially composed in 2003. Rita Connolly and Ronan Tynan sang the anthem song "May We Never Have to Say Goodbye" which topped the Irish charts for two weeks. She has also produced two solo albums, one with the eponymous title ''Rita Connolly'', and the second ''Valpariso'' on the Tara Music label. In more recent times she has collaborated again with Davey (who is also her husband) and Co. Kerry based musicians Seamus Begley, Éilís Ní Chinneide, Laurence Courtney, Daithí Ó Sé, and Eoin Begley. They produced a unique body of work based on local poet Caoimhin O Cinneide's poetry converted into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Irvine (musician)
Andrew Kennedy Irvine (born 14 June 1942) is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and a founding member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island. He also featured in duos, with Dónal Lunny, Paul Brady, Mick Hanly, Dick Gaughan, Rens van der Zalm, and Luke Plumb. Irvine plays the mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, and hurdy-gurdy. He has been influential in folk music for over six decades, during which he recorded a large repertoire of songs and tunes he assembled from books, old recordings and rooted in the Irish, English, Scottish, Eastern European, Australian and American old-time and folk traditions. As a child actor, Irvine honed his performing talent from an early age and learned the classical guitar. He switched to folk music after discovering Woody Guthrie, also adopting the latter's other instruments: harmonica and mandolin. While extending Guthrie's guitar picking technique to the mandolin,''Andy Irvine – Celt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eat The Peach
''Eat the Peach'' is a 1986 Irish comedy film, directed by Peter Ormrod. The title derives from the T. S. Eliot poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." It was written by Peter Ormrod with John Kelleher. Filming ''Eat The Peach'' was filmed on location in the Bog of Allen, County Kildare, and in Counties Dublin, Meath and Wicklow, Ireland. The site in Dublin was at Newcastle, County Dublin. Motorcycle stunts were performed by riders from Messhams Wall Of Death. Plot County Kildare, the 1980s. When a Japanese company pulls out of Ireland, leaving several local men redundant, two of them take inspiration from the film ''Roustabout'' and build their own wall of death on the Bog of Allen. They begin smuggling goods across the Irish border in order to finance it, and try and receive television coverage and public support. Soundtrack The music was written by Dónal Lunny and centres around the song co-written with Paul Brady - "Eat The Peach" from his solo album ''Primitive Dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilles Servat
Gilles Servat is a French singer, born in Tarbes in southern France in 1945, into a family whose roots lay in the Nantes region of Brittany. He is an ardent promoter ardent of the Breton culture, and sings in both French and Breton, as well as the other celtic languages, and was a member of Dan ar Braz's Héritage des Celtes. He is also a poet and novelist. Early life He spent his early childhood and teenage years around Nantes and Cholet, after his father obtains a position of chief of the personnel at the factory Ernault-Batignolles. During this time, he is influenced by Georges Brassens and Léo Ferré, which shows not only on his writing, but furthermore on his way to think and react to events. After a baccalauréat in literature, he studied sculpture, painting, drawing and engraving at the École régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers, with the goal of becoming a teacher. The rise in popularity of conceptual art made him change his career path. He then spent four years i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valparaiso (album)
''Valparaiso'' is Rita Connolly's second solo recording, released in 1996. It features a guest appearance by Iarla O'Lionaird on vocals. Track listing #"Ocean Floor"–4:55 (S. Condell) #"Valparaiso"–3:57 (R. Connolly) #"Lizzie Finn"–5:10 (S. Barry, S. Davey) #"Ripples In The Rockpools"–3:27 (S. Davey) #"Piccadilly"–4:46 (Leo O'Kelly) #"His Name Is Elvis"–3:18 (S. Barry, S. Davey) #"Two White Horses"–2:39 (S. Condell) #"Shakin' The Blues Away"–2:33 (Irving Berlin) #"Sun Song"–3:51 (R. Connolly, S. Davey) #"Rio"–4:48 (Michael Nesmith) #"The Great Guns Roarv"–4:00 (S. Davey) #"The Quiet Land of Erin"–3:36 (J O'Hara, S. Davey) Personnel * Rita Connolly - Vocals. * Iarla O'Lionaird - Vocals. * Shaun Davey - Harmony vocals. * Robbie Brennan & Paul McAteer - Drums. * Noel Eccles - Percussion. * Eoghan O'Neill - Bass guitars. * Des Moore - Acoustic & electric guitar, High String Guitar & Mandolin. * Anthony Drennan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Connolly (album)
Rita Connolly is the first solo recording by Rita Connolly. It features guest appearances by Davy Spillane, Liam O'Flynn, The Voice Squad, Máirtín O'Connor, Palle Mikkelborg, Ray Lynam, amidst others. The album includes a number of Connolly's own compositions. Track listing #"Venezuela" – 4:49 (Traditional; arranged by R Connolly/S Davey) #"Miracles" – 4:21 (Shaun Davey) #"Factory Girl / Same Old Man" – 4:21 (Traditional; arranged by R Connolly/S Davey) #" Stormy Weather" – 4:35 (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) #"Alice in Jericho" – 4:26 (Thom Moore) #"Fanny Hawke" – 3:41 (Words: Sebastian Barry–Music: Shaun Davey) #"It's Really Pouring" – 4:45 (Rita Connolly) #" Two of Us" – 4:14 (Lennon–McCartney Northern Songs) #"Amiens" – 3:01 (Shaun Davey) #"Red Dust" – 5:31 (Rita Connolly) #"Dreams in the Morning" – 6:02 (Shaun Davey) #"Close Your Eyes" – 3:31 (Rita Connolly) Personnel * Rita Connolly - Vocals * Shaun Davey - Keyboards, vocals. * Davy Spillane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out To An Other Side
''Out to an Other Side'' is the third solo album by master uilleann piper and prominent Irish traditional musician Liam O'Flynn. Produced by Shaun Davey and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland, the album was released on the Tara Music label in 1993. As with a number of Liam's other album titles, ''Out to an Other Side'' comes from the writing of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney with whom Liam has performed live on numerous occasions. Critical response The ''Allmusic'' web site gave the album four and a half out of five stars, calling it O'Flynn's "most eclectic album" featuring "solo tracks as well as folk revival and orchestral arrangements". Track listing All songs are Traditional, except where noted. # "The Foxchase" – 9:5 # "The Wild Geese" – 5:51 # "The Dean's Pamphlet" – 3:55 # "Gynt at the Gate" (Shaun Davey) – 4:33 # "The Winter's End" (Shaun Davey) – 3:22 # "After Aughrim's Great Disaster" – 3:21 # "Blackwells" (Shaun Davey) – 4:08 # "Ar Bh ... [...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] |
Philip King (musician)
Philip King (born 1 May 1952 in Cork (city), Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland) is a musician, film maker, and broadcaster. He is a vocalist and harmonica player, a founding member of the band Scullion (group), Scullion, and is noted for his knowledge of the roots of Irish music and culture and their cross-fertilisation with those of the United States. He is fluent in Irish language, Irish and English language, English. Career King has been closely involved in the arts in Ireland since the 1970s. His roles have included that of film producer and director, music producer, musician, songwriter and radio broadcaster. As a musician, he has recorded seven albums to date. His song "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" has been covered by Sinéad O'Connor on her album ''I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'' and by Dead Can Dance on their album ''Toward the Within''. In 1987, he set up television production company Hummingbird Productions with Nuala O'Connor and Kieran Corrigan. The landmar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Brady
Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing Irish traditional music in a duo with Andy Irvine and later with Tommy Peoples and Matt Molloy, he later turned to a more rock-inspired electric style with poignant political lyrics. Some of his most popular songs are: "Crazy Dreams", "Nothing but the Same Old Story", " The Island", "Night Hunting Time", "Steel Claw" and "Paradise Is Here". Early life Paul Joseph Brady was born in Belfast and raised in the small town of Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, on the border with County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. His father Seán Brady and mother Mollie Brady née McElholm were school teachers. Brady was educated at Sion Mills Primary School, St. Columb's College, Derry and University College Dublin. He is prominently featured in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scullion (group)
Scullion is an Irish folk rock band that formed in the mid-1970s. The group was popular in Ireland, releasing LPs and two CDs, in addition to the compilation ''Ghosts And Heroes'' on the Kitten label in 1992 and another compilation, ''Eyelids into Snow – A Collection,'' in 2001. The founding members were Sonny Condell (also a member of another popular Irish music band Tír na nÓg), Philip King, Greg Boland and Jimmy O'Brien Moran. O'Brien Moran left the band in 1980, after the first album. Robbie Overson, replacing guitarist Greg Boland, joined the band in 1987. Scullion continue to play live. History In 1976, Sonny Condell and Philip King played together with Freddie White (vocals and guitar), Mick Daly (vocals and guitar), Dan Fitzgerald (drums) and Eamon Doyle (bass). King came up with the name "Scullion" for this collective. In the summer of 1979, former Tír na nÓg songwriter Sonny Condell (vocals and guitar) was sharing a flat in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scullion (album)
''Scullion'' is the first studio album by Irish band Scullion. It was released in 1979 by Mulligan Music and produced by P.J. Curtis. Track listing Personnel ;Scullion * Sonny Condell — vocals, guitar, piano, saxophone, percussion * Greg Boland — vocals, guitar, percussion * Philip King — vocals, harmonica * Jimmy O'Brien-Moran — uilleann pipes, whistle, recorder ;Additional musicians * Peter Browne — uilleann pipes on tracks 3, 4 and 10b, flute on "Domes" and "Cold River", whistle on "The Kilkenny Miners" * Kevin Burke — fiddle on "I Am Stretched On Your Grave" *John McAvoy — fiddle on "Living Blind" and "The Kilkenny Miners" *Mícheál Ó Domhnaill — harmonium * Tommy Hayes — bodhran, bones *Rita Connolly — vocals, backing vocals *Garvan Gallagher — double bass, drones *Robbie Brennan - drums ;Production * Philip Begley – engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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