In 2014, the Model Arts Centre in Sligo commissioned Irish contemporary traditional septet Ensemble Ériu to write new music during a two week residency. The Model is home to the Niland Collection which includes 42 paintings by Irish artist Jack … [Read more...] about Ensemble Ériu: Stargazer
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Ensemble Ériu: Imbas
Rooted in the traditional styles of North and West Clare, Ensemble Ériu is a unique combination of young Irish musicians revisiting a familiar repertoire with a highly original and innovative perspective. Following up on the band’s self-titled début … [Read more...] about Ensemble Ériu: Imbas
Ensemble Ériu: Jurna
“Ensemble” is a great word choice: it conveys the idea of a group of musicians playing in the field of either classical, contemporary or jazz music, while in the Irish context, composer Seán Ó Riada’s band Ceoltóirí Chualann introduced the idea of … [Read more...] about Ensemble Ériu: Jurna
Martin Hayes and Mary MacNamara: John Naughton’s/Tommy Coen’s
Featuring Martin Hayes on the fiddle and Mary MacNamara on the concertina, this is a vintage clip dating back to 1981 from the RTE TV archives (available on the [amazon text=Come West Along the Road&asin=B00O9WI1EC] DVD). In the Irish … [Read more...] about Martin Hayes and Mary MacNamara: John Naughton’s/Tommy Coen’s
