Dermot Byrne+ Special Guests.
Button Accordion Maestro Dermot Byrne In Concert with 1 or 2 special guests.
Over the past 2/3 tears Dermot Byrne has performed in Ionad Cois Locha for what is becoming a regular end of year closing gig for Tionscnamh Lugh.
His last few concerts have included the amazing talents of Steve Cooney, Mairtin O Connor, Dessie Donnelly, Alec Finn, Brid Harper. So no doubt there will be another great line up from him for our end of year concert
Brian [Danny Minnie] O Domhnaill, Sean Nós, & Eugene Ginty, Opera /Classical .
Lillis O Leary Sean Nós, & Miranda Rosenberg, Blues/Soul
The Alan Kelly Gang +special guest Eddi Reader.
Tá Alan go minic luaite mar dhuine de na ceoltóirí traidisiúnta is fearr ar an phianóchairdín. Tá triúr sárcheoltóirí eile le bheith ar stáitse leis, triúr a mbeidh eolas leitheadach orthu sna blianta atá le theacht.
Tóla Custy ar an fhidil, a bhí mar fhidléir i gcoirmeacha ceoil le bannaí macasamhail Lúnasa, Grada agus Guidewires.
Tony Byrne - Guitar
Steph Geremia – ar an fhliúit /an fheadóg / ag ceol. Cé go bhfuil sí ag cur fúithi le tamalt fada in Éirinn, is as Nua Eabhrach ó dhúchas í. Thaisteal sé ar fud na cruinne le leithéidí The Chieftains, Gaelforce Dance, and Líadan.
Beidh an ceoltóir a bhfuil clú idirnáisiúnta as Albain, Eddi Reader, ina haoi speisialta ar an oíche.
Fronted by Ireland’s piano accordion maestro, described by New York’s Irish Voice as ‘in league with the best piano accordionists in the world’, and with three of Ireland’s finest musicians {Tola Custy (fiddle), Steph Geremia (flute & vocals) and Tony Byrne (guitar)} all critically acclaimed masters of their own craft, The Alan Kelly Gang (formerly quartet) has been creating quite a stir on the traditional & folk circuit taking their audiences by storm and impressing both music lover and critic alike. Performing beautifully arranged songs and instrumental pieces from throughout the Celtic regions including Ireland, Brittany, Asturias and Louisiana as well as original compositions that stem from a deep traditional sensitivity, skillfully executed and soulfully delivered, their sound is fresh and unique with their strong dynamics, driving rhythms and buoyant harmonies. Their music will draw even the most fainthearted listener into the passion that they put into the music they play – magical, joyous and uplifting! “The arrangements are world class, as are the musicians, and Ireland is always somewhere in the mix.” Irish Music Magazine
The past two years have been extremely busy for the band with top festival appearances worldwide including a recent performance at WOMADelaide, but one particular highlight was when legendery Irish rockband, Horslips personally invited the band to open for them at Dublin’s O2.
The Alan Kelly Gang will be joined by internationally acclaimed, Scottish songstress, Eddi Reader, (formerly of Fairground Attraction) and Trashcan Sinatra’s guitarist and songwriter, John Douglas for this very special Irish/Scottish 2011 collaboration tour of Ireland. The tour will mark the release of The Alan Kelly Gang’s first official band album, ‘Small Towns & Famous Nights’ (due out Sept 1st 2011), which features a beautiful evocative song from Eddi Reader called Connemara.
Since 2005 Alan has toured the world as part of the Eddi Reader Band and recorded on her last four albums. His friendship with Eddi first resulted in a beautiful collaboration on a song penned by John Douglas. The collaborative work ‘I Hung My Harp Upon The Willows’ appears on Alan’s 2009 album, After The Morning which was named as one of the ‘top ten musical highs of 2009’ by the Irish Times who described it as a “humdinger of a collection”.
In 2010 Alan and Eddi joined forces for three Irish festivals, The Cork Folk Festival, Sligo Live and The Galway Arts festival. Each was a huge success, receiving glowing reviews. Scotland’s The Living Tradition magazine described the collaboration as an ‘astonishing concert’.
Eddi Reader
Eddi Reader grew up in Glasgow and Irvine, Scotland and it was in those towns that she learned to use music as a vehicle for communicating with others. She has been described as a singer with meltingly true vocals and a towering romanticism. It was her time with Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight as the group’s single, ‘Perfect’ and parent album, First of a Million Kisses, both topped the British charts. She also famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics, and had a successful stint with punk outfit, Gang of Four. She has since released seven acclaimed solo albums including the classic ‘Songs Of Robert Burns’ that was released to international acclaim in 2003. Awarded the MBE in 2006 for services to singing, she took her Burns songs on tour all over the world. Her seventh solo album was released early 2009 and continues to set Eddi Reader apart through her ability not only to move the listener but to connect her experience to that of her audience.
Donal Lunny, Mairtín Ó Connor, Roisin Elsafty.
Le dhá scór bliain anuas níl mórán in Éirinn atá inchurtha le Dónal Lunny ó thaobh ceoil traidisiúnta de. Chuidigh sé le cruth agus déanamh úr a chuir ar cheol thraidisiúnta na hÉireann. Tá á lorg le haithne ar bhannaí ceoil éagsúla macasamhail
Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin agus Mozaic.
Tá lámh mhaith ealaíonta ag Mairtín O Connor ar an bhosca. Tá stíl lasrach ina cheoil agus tá a shaothar ina lúb cheiliúrtha ar chuile ghné de cheol traidisiúnta na hÉireann. Tá smior an cheoil ann, tréith a fhágann iarraidh mhór ar a chuid ceoil bosca mar gurb é duine de na ceoltóirí bosca is fearr sa tír.
Is ceoltóir Sean-Nóis Gaeilge í Róisín Elsafty agus stíl Chonamara in úsáid aici. Tá Mairtín agus Dónal ina cuideachta ar á halbam úr agus tá clú ar an saothar seo mar cheann de na halbaim is fearr sean-nóis/traidisiúnta ar ma mallaibh.
Dónal is one of the most influential figures in Irish music over the last 4 decades. Dónal Lunny helped shape the form and the direction Irish music. His influence in the various bands he formed / played with speaks for itself, Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin and Mozaic.
Mairtín O’Connor’s technical brilliance, and flamboyant style and a versatility seems to encompass every form of traditional music of countless countries and marks him out as a squeeze box player in the very top echelon, one of the very best.
Róisín Elsafty is a sean-nós singer of Irish traditional songs in the Conamara style and have been joined by the above musicians on her latest album which is amongst the best sean-nós/traditional recordings in recent times.
Tríona Ni Dhomhnaill
Tá clú agus cáil ar Thríona Ní Dhomhnaill, mar bhall den ghrúpa iomráiteach Skara Brae agus ina chuideachta seo cheol sí leis The Bothy Band, agus ina dhiaidh sin sna Stáit Aontaithe, bhí mar bhall de Touchstone, Relativity agus Nightnoise. Bhí Tríona, a deirfiúr Mairéad agus a dearthár Micheál, nach maireann, ar thús cadhnaíochta sa tír seo lena gcuid ceoil traidisiúnta le dhá scór bliain anuas.
Tá albam úr ceoil uirlise ag Tríona The Keys Within le saothar úr ceoil curtha le chéile aici. Albam a ligean a haithne a fhad linn trína cuid ceoil. Turas ealaíonta ceoil spreagtha ag an tsaol, a cairde agus a cuid daoine muinteartha a chuidigh léi an t-aistear seo a thaisteal agus drithleog an cheoil a choinneáil beo beitheach inti.
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill is one of the founding members of seminal Irish groups “Skara Brae” and The Bothy Band, and later while in the USA, Touchstone, Relativity and Nightnoise. Along with sister Maireád and their late brother Micheal, she has been at the forefront of Traditional Irish Music for the past 4 decades.
With a new instrumental album “The Keys Within” featuring original compositions by Tríona that are inspired by her life in music and the friends and relations who have sustained and inspired her along that journey.
Laoise Kelly[Harp], Tiarnan Dinkin [Uilleann Pipes]
Tá an t-iomrá le Laoise Kelly gurb í an cláirseoir is fearr dá glúin. Ní cheileann a cuid ceoil an greann atá inti féin agus ait folacháin ina saothar den bhrí agus den oibriú bheoga ina cuid ceoil. Is í ceann de na ceoltóirí is iomráití in Éirinn agus mhúscail sí spiorad agus suim úr nua inár gléas ceoil náisiúnta.
Is é Tiernan Dinkin ceann de na píobairí uillinn is clúití in Éirinn agus sheinn sé le cuid mhór de phríomhcheoltóirí na glúine seo. Le deich mbliana anuas tá Tiernan agus Laoise ag cur dlaoi úr draíochta aigeanta ar a gcuid ceoil.
Laoise Kelly is regarded as the most significant harper of her generation.
Her playing is shot through with a humour and an infectious energy. She is regarded as one of Ireland’s most significant musicians and she has given a new lease of life to a national instrument.
Tiernan Dinkin. Is One of Irelands finest Uilleann Pipers having played and recorded with many of the leading artists of his generation. Over the past year Tiernan and Laoise have been breaking new ground in this wonderful collaboration.”
Donal Lunny, Bouzouki, Paddy Glackin. Fiddle
Beirt a bhí ar thús cadhnaíochta lena gcuid ceoil traidisiúnta agus a fuair máistreacht iomlán ar a gceird ealaíonta. Beirt atá doirte do Thír Chonaill. Is fianaise chinnte an bhuaidh cheoil atá iontu nuair a mheabhraítear dúinn go raibh siad ina mbaill bhunaidh ar an Bothy Band.
Two of the giants and pioneers of Irish Traditional music team up for a fantastic night of virtuoso playing back in their historical home in the Donegal Gaeltacht. Both are founder members of The Bothy Band their musical pedigree is second to none.
Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde, Theresa Kavanagh, Lewis Smith, Seán Mac a’ tSionnaigh.
Is buaiteoir de chuid Chorn Uí Riada Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde agus é aitheanta mar scoth cheoltóir, tá sé i gcuideachta Sean mac an tSionnaigh, Teresa Kavanagh agus Lewis Smith, uilig le chéile ar an oíche seo le ceol den chéad scoth a chur ar fáil dúinn.
Renowned singer and “Corn Uí Riada” Winner Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde along with Donegal fiddler Theresa Kavanagh, Kilkenny double bassist Seán Mac a tSionnaigh and Belfast clarinettist Lewis Smith, have come together for what promises to be a really great collaboration.
Emma Sweeney, Fiddle. Matt Griffin (Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bouzouki)
Tá faobhar agus fuinneamh ag baint le stíl chasta an cheoltóra seo as Manchain agus tá á clú ag dul roimpi agus ní féidir a cuid fidléireachta a ligean thar do chluas. Bhí sí mar iomaitheoir i mbabhtaí ceannais BBC Young Folk Award in 2003 and mar aoi speisialta ar albam dheireanach Mike McGoldrick’s, Aurora. Chuir Mike McGoldrick le clú Emma mar fhidléir agus mar sheinnteoir ar an fheadóg stáin lena chuid cuidithe agus treorach.
Tá Matt Griffin ina mháistir ar chúpla gléas ceoil agus é bunaithe ar an Daingean, Co. Chiarraí. Tháinig sé ar an tsaol in Londain de bhunadh Éireannach. Ó tháinig sé go hÉirinn tá ráchairt mhór air mar ghiotáraí agus rinne sé taifid agus sheinn sé le lear mór ceoltóirí, ina gcuideachta bhí Alan Kelly, Steph Geremia, Niall Keegan, Garry Shannon, Micheál O’Súilleabháin agus The Chieftains.
With a style that is both exciting and intricate, this Manchester born musician is fast establishing herself as a fiddle player to be listened to. She was a finalist in the BBC Young Folk Award in 2003 and has appeared as a guest artist on Mike McGoldrick’s most recent album, Aurora.
Emma’s musical ability has also been nourished by Mike McGoldrick who provided guidance for both her whistle and fiddle playing.
Matt Griffin is a multi-instrumentalist based in an Daingean, Co Kerry. Born in London of Irish parents, since arriving in Ireland, Matt’s abilities as a guitar accompanist have been in great demand and he has recorded and/ or performed with a variety of artists including Alan Kelly, Steph Geremia, Niall Keegan, Garry Shannon, Micheál O’Súilleabháin and The Chieftains.
With a style that is both exciting and intricate, this Manchester born musician is fast establishing herself as a fiddle player to be listened to. She was a finalist in the BBC Young Folk Award in 2003 and has appeared as a guest artist on Mike McGoldrick’s most recent album, Aurora.
Emma’s musical ability has also been nourished by Mike McGoldrick who provided guidance for both her whistle and fiddle playing.
Matt Griffin is a multi-instrumentalist based in an Daingean, Co Kerry. Born in London of Irish parents, since arriving in Ireland, Matt’s abilities as a guitar accompanist have been in great demand and he has recorded and/ or performed with a variety of artists including Alan Kelly, Steph Geremia, Niall Keegan, Garry Shannon, Michael O’Suillleabhain and The Chieftains.
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
Is fidléir den chéad scoth de chuid Chontae an Chláir Martin Hayes agus tá a gháir agus a chlú mar fhidléir ó cheann go ceann na hÉireann. Is iomaí duais mór bainte amach aige, ní hamháin duaiseanna aitheantais náisiúnta ach duaiseanna idirnáisiúnta agus ar na mallaibh duais aitheantais TG4, Gradam Ceoil, Ceoltóir na Bliana 2008.
Is as Chicago ó dhúchas do Dennis Cahill agus tá sé ina mháistir ar an ghiotár. Tá stíl lom ach tuisceanach aige do cheol fhidle Martin Hayes agus tá an stíl cheoil seo aitheanta mar stíl a d’fhuascail draíocht cheoil an ghiotáir i dtraidisiún cheoil na hÉireann.
Martin Hayes is an exceptional fiddle player from Clare and is regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music. He is the recipient of major national and international awards: most recently the prestigious Gradam Ceoil, Musician of the Year 2008 from TG4,
Dennis Cahill is a master guitarist, a native of Chicago. Cahill’s sparse, essential accompaniment to Martin Hayes’ fiddle is acknowledged as a major breakthrough for guitar style in the Irish tradition