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Máire Ní Ghuairim
Máire Ní Ghuairim (6 July 1896 – 15 October 1964) was an Irish teacher, writer and Sean-nós singing, sean-nós singer. Biography Born in Roisin na Manach, Carna, County Galway, Carna, County Galway, the eldest daughter of Mairtin Gorham and Catherine Burke. Her younger sister was Sorcha Ní Ghuairim. She was educated locally, at Clifden and Tuam, moving to Dublin to teach Irish language, Irish at Carysfort teacher training college in Blackrock, Dublin, Blackrock. While in Dublin she became active in the Irish language movement, joining both Conradh na Gaeilge and Comhairle an Fhainne about 1924. From 1919 she published stories and essays in publications such as ''Stoc'', ''Fainne an Lae'', ''An Lochrann'', ''An tÉireannach'', ''An Scuab'' and ''An Chearnog''. She broadcast as a singer on 2RN and RTÉ Radio, Radio Éireann, recording an Irish language course for Linguaphone (company), Linguaphone. She married Sean Mac Bradaigh, Teachta Dála, TD, on 12 September 1929, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean-nós Singing
singing ( , ; Irish language, Irish for 'old style') is A cappella, unaccompanied, Irish traditional music, traditional Irish vocal music usually performed in the Irish language. singing usually involves very long melodic Phrase (music), phrases with highly Ornament (music), ornamented and melismatic melodic lines, differing greatly from Folk music, traditional folk singing elsewhere in Ireland, although there is significant regional variation within Ireland. 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 , which simply means '[in the] old way', is a vague term that can also refer to Sean nós (other), 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 singing. It is the key which opens every lock. The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
