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Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds

December 17, 2018 By guillaume

Brigid Mae Power - The Two Worlds (2018)

Oh I thought I'd found a balance Between the Skies and the Earth "Down on the ground" Commanding immediate attention, Galway-based visual artist and singer songwriter Brigid Mae Power is a unique voice in the current musical landscape. Ploughing her own furrow on the contemporary folk scene, the artist released her ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Ireland Tagged With: Brigid Mae Power, songwriting

Seán Mac Erlaine: Music for Empty Ears

November 7, 2018 By guillaume

Seán Mac Erlaine - Music for Empty Ears (2018) - Artwork © Distinctive Repetition

Seán Mac Erlaine is a Dublin-based reed player, composer and electronic musician who has released two solo albums to date, Long after the Music is Gone (2012) and A Slender Song (2014), both on the Ergodos record label. He is also a master improviser who thrives on eclectic and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Over the years, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland, Jazz Tagged With: ambient, clarinet, electronic, sampling, saxophone, Seán Mac Erlaine, songwriting

The Gloaming: Live at the NCH

September 10, 2018 By guillaume

The Gloaming - Live at the NCH (2018)

Following in the footsteps of The Chieftains, Planxty, the Bothy Band and more recently Altan or Lúnasa, The Gloaming is one of the rare traditional Irish music bands to enjoy a commercial and critical success both a home and abroad while at the same time making a significant impact on the contemporary musical landscape. Since ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Ireland, Traditional Tagged With: fiddle, guitar, piano, songwriting, The Gloaming, viola, voice

Francesco Turrisi: Northern Migrations

June 4, 2018 By guillaume

Francesco Turrisi - Northern Migrations (2018)

For a musician, whatever his background, improvisation is the most direct form of communication with the listener […] The music we use to express our emotions is the mirror of our soul. Christina Pluhar Franceso Turrisi is an Italian-born and Dublin-based pianist, percussionist and composer constantly hovering between the two ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Featured, Ireland, Jazz Tagged With: Francesco Turrisi, piano

Martin Hayes Quartet: The Blue Room

April 12, 2018 By guillaume

Martin Hayes Quartet - The Blue Room (2017)

In a musical context, the word "quartet" can point to a small group of four classical performers as in a string, a baroque, a wind, a vocal or a piano quartet. It can also refer to a small jazz ensemble consisting of a horn, a chordal instrument, a bass instrument and a drum kit. Released on 251 Records on 27 October 2017 last, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland, Jazz, Traditional Tagged With: clarinet, fiddle, guitar, Martin Hayes, viola

This is How we Fly: Foreign Fields

March 5, 2018 By guillaume

This is How we Fly - Foreign Fields (2017)

Formed in 2010 and featuring The Gloaming's Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Hardanger d’Amore), Seán Mac Erlaine (clarinets & electronics), Nic Gareiss (percussive dance) and Petter Berndalen (drums), This is How We Fly is a contemporary folk group sometimes venturing into jazz and electronica whose centre of gravity lies somewhere ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Ireland Tagged With: clarinet, drums, fiddle, This is How we Fly

An Tara: Faha Rain

December 6, 2017 By guillaume

An Tara - Faha Rain (2017) - cover artwork © Maurice Gunning

Based in Co. Clare, Ireland, An Tara (meaning “the space between” in Sanskrit) is a unique duo comprised of Australian-born ex-indie rocker Matthew Noone on the sarode and legendary percussionist and Stockton’s Wing founder Tommy Hayes. Transposing the 23 stringed lute mainly used in North Indian classical music to the ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland Tagged With: bodhran, Matthew Noone, sarode, Tommy Hayes

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