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Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy
Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy ("Frankie Kennedy Winter School") was a traditional music winter school held annually in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland starting December 1994 in memory of Belfast flautist Frankie Kennedy (from Irish folk music band Altan) who died on 19 September 1994. The last session ended in January 2014. It has been succeeded by the "Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair" ("Gweedore Winter School"). Overview The festival, which ran throughout the end of December until 2 January featured some of Ireland's best known musicians as well as friends of Frankie's from Scotland and further afield. It also presented a unique learning environment for musicians and arrangers. Classes are provided in flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, tin whistle, bodhrán, button accordion, bouzouki, sean-nós singing, house dancing, and guitar. In 2008, the festival introduced a new class, ''Arranging Irish Music and Song'', which was taught by traditional music veteran Dáithà Sproule. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean-nós Singing
Sean-nós singing ( , ; Irish for "old style") is unaccompanied traditional Irish vocal music usually performed in the Irish language. Sean-nós singing usually involves very long melodic phrases with highly ornamented and melismatic melodic lines, differing greatly from traditional folk singing elsewhere in Ireland, although there is significant regional variation within Ireland. Sean-nós songs cover a range of genres, from love song to lament to lullaby, traditionally with a strong focus on conveying the relevant emotion of the given song. The term ''sean-nós'', which simply means "in the old way", is a vague term that can also refer to various other traditional activities, musical and non-musical. The musician and academic Tomás Ó Canainn said:''...no aspect of Irish music can be fully understood without a deep appreciation of sean-nós singing. It is the key which opens every lock.'' The origins of sean-nós singing are unknown, but it is probably at least seven cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Téada
Téada, an Irish band, plays traditional music. Téada is Irish for "strings". The five members of the band are fiddle player OisÃn Mac Diarmada, button accordion player Paul Finn, Damien Stenson performs on flute, Seán Mc Elwain switches between the bouzouki and guitar and bodhrán player Tristan Rosenstock. In 2001, through an appearance on the Irish television series, '' Flosc,'' Téada first came to national attention. When their eponymous debut album ''Téada'' was released, ''The Irish Times'' lauded the band for "keeping the traditional flag flying at full mast," and Scotland's ''Edinburgh Evening News'' wrote, "If there is a better new band on the Emerald Isle, they must be very, very good." Current members OisÃn Mac Diarmada OisÃn is a County Clare-born but Sligo-raised graduate of Trinity College, Dublin in Music Education 1999 All Ireland Fiddle Champion. He plays the fiddle and with Téada and also works as a fiddle tutor. His other skills include lectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arty McGlynn
Arty McGlynn (7 August 1944 – 18 December 2019) was an Irish guitarist born in Omagh, County Tyrone. In addition to his solo work, he collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street, Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan and the Van Morrison Band. He played guitar on the critically acclaimed 1989 Van Morrison album, ''Avalon Sunset''. He also played duo performances and recordings with uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn, and his wife, fiddle player Nollaig Casey. Discography Solo * ''McGlynn's Fancy'' (1994 / originally released in 1979) * ''Celtic Airs'' (2000) re-release of ''McGlynn's Fancy'' With Van Morrison * ''Inarticulate Speech of the Heart'' (1983) * ''Avalon Sunset'' (1989) * '' Days Like This'' (1995) With Enya * '' The Celts'' (1986) With Patrick Street * ''Patrick Street'' (1986) * '' No. 2 Patrick Street'' (1988) * ''Irish Times'' (1990) * '' All in Good Time'' (1993) With Nollaig Casey * ''Lead the Knave'' (1989) * ''Causeway'' (1995) * ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Potts
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Irish English, is a male given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (anglicized as ''Shaun/ Shawn/ Shon'') and Séan (Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean'') is another version. For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Gaelic has no letter (derived from ; English also lacked until the late 17th Century, with ''John'' previously been spelt ''Iohn'') so it is substituted by , as was the normal Gaelic practice for adapting Biblical names that contain in other languages (''Sine''/''Siobhà n'' for ''Joan/Jane/Anne/Anna''; ''Seonaid''/''Sinéad'' for ''Janet''; ''Seumas''/''Séamus'' for ''Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous with traditional Irish music. They are regarded as having helped popularise Irish music around the world. They have won six Grammy Awards during their career and they were given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2002 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Some music experts have credited The Chieftains with bringing traditional Irish music to a worldwide audience, so much so that the Irish government awarded them the honorary title of 'Ireland's Musical Ambassadors' in 1989. Name The band's name came from the book ''Death of a Chieftain'' by Irish author John Montague. Assisted early on by Garech Browne, they signed with his company Claddagh Records. They needed financial success abroad, and succeeded in this. Career Origins Paddy Moloney was a member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skara Brae (music)
Skara Brae were an Irish traditional music group from Kells, County Meath with origins in Ranafast (Rann na Feirste), County Donegal. The group consisted of three siblings, MÃcheál Ó Domhnaill, TrÃona Nà Dhomhnaill, and Maighread Nà Dhomhnaill, with Dáithà Sproule from Derry. Their debut and only album ''Skara Brae'' is considered a seminal album in the Irish music tradition. Origin Though brought up in County Meath, the Ó Domhnaill siblings had their roots in Ranafast (Rann na Feirste), where their father's family originated. MÃcheál, Maighread, and TrÃona came together with Dáithà during Irish language summer schools held in Rannafast during the late 1960s and subsequently formed the band Skara Brae while Triona and Maighread were still attending school. MÃcheál and Dáithà were attending University College Dublin and performed in the city over the next year. History Unique album In 1971, Skara Brae released ''Skara Brae'', a self-titled album of "beau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liam O'Flynn
Liam Óg O'Flynn ( ga, Liam Ó Floinn, 15 September 1945 – 14 March 2018) was an Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician. In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty, O'Flynn recorded with: Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Kate Bush, Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Mike Oldfield, Mary Black, Enya and Sinéad O'Connor. O'Flynn was acknowledged as Ireland's foremost exponent of the uilleann pipes and brought the music of the instrument to a worldwide audience. In 2007, O'Flynn was named Musician of the Year at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards, considered to be the foremost recognition given to traditional Irish musicians. Early life He was born 15 September 1945 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, to musical parents. His father, Liam, was a teacher and fiddle player. His mother, Maisie (née Scanlan), who came from a family of musicians from Clare, played and taught piano. From an early age, O'Flynn showed musical talent, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Mooneys (album)
''Na Mooneys'' is the debut (eponymous) self-produced album from Irish folk music band Na Mooneys, released in October 2016. History Na Mooneys was formed in late 2013 / early 2014 by Mairéad Nà Mhaonaigh (from Irish folk music band Altan) and her siblings Anna Nà Mhaonaigh and Gearóid Ó Maonaigh along with Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (Gearóid's son and Mairéad Nà Mhaonaigh's nephew), on the occasion of the very last Frankie Kennedy Winter School where they performed their first ever show. As Irish News' critic Robert McMillen wrote on 28 October 2016: "the group's roots are to be found in the rural Donegal Gaeltacht and go back several generations. ndeed the musical DNA from Mairéad Nà Mhaonaigh's randparents€”Róise Bheag Róise Móire, her melodeon-playing grandmother who died very soon after airéad'sparents married in 1954 ndher grandfather Francie—would have passed through to Mairéad's father, Francie Mooney, the man who wrote "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Na Mooneys
NA, N.A., Na, nA or n/a may refer to: Chemistry and physics * Sodium, symbol Na, a chemical element * Avogadro constant (''N''A) * Nucleophilic addition, a type of reaction in organic chemistry * Numerical aperture, a number that characterizes a range of angles in an optical system * nA, the symbol for nanoampere * Naturally aspirated engine Biology and medicine * Na (tree) or ''Mesua ferrea'', a species of tree native to Sri Lanka * Neuroacanthocytosis, a neurological condition * ''Nomina Anatomica'', a former international standard for human anatomical nomenclature * Noradrenaline, a hormone * Nucleic acid analogue, compounds analogous to naturally occurring RNA and DNA Places Current * Namibia (ISO country code) * Naples (car number plate code: NA), Italy * North America, a continent * North Africa, a subcontinent Historical * Netherlands Antilles (former international vehicle registration code: NA) * Na (Chinese state), a small state of the Chinese Zhou dynasty from the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music Of Ireland
Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a Music genre, 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 ''Celtic harp, clairseach'' (a bigger harp with typically 30 strings), the ''timpan'' (a small string instrument played with a Bow (music), bow or plectrum), the ''feadan'' (a Fife (musical instrument), fife), the ''buinne'' (an oboe or flute), the ''guthbuinne'' (a bassoon-type Natural horn, horn), the ''bennbuabhal'' and ''corn'' (Hornpipe (musical instrument), hornpipes), the ''cuislenna'' (bagpipes – see Great Irish warpipes), the ''stoc'' and ''sturgan'' (Clarion (instrument), clarions or trumpets), and the ''cnamha'' (bones (instrument), bones). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donegal Democrat
The ''Donegal Democrat'' is a twice-weekly local newspaper, covering County Donegal, Ireland. The paper was traditionally based in the town of Ballyshannon in the south of the county, but now has offices in Donegal Town (southern edition) and Letterkenny (northern edition). The ''Donegal Democrat'' is the largest paper focused solely on County Donegal, and its current managing editor is Chris Ashmore. The paper was the only one published in south Donegal from the mid-twentieth century on, and so has gained a reputation of being the local paper of record for that part of the county. Since its launch, the ''Donegal Democrat'' has been published weekly on a Thursday in broadsheet format, and in recent years has become part of a chain of titles that are published three times per week in the county. The paper is now almost entirely integrated with the ''Donegal People's Press'', a paper published on Tuesdays in a compact format. The ''People's Press'' was traditionally a north Donegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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