A folk singer, musician, author and composer from the Hardanger district in south-western Norway, Benedicte Maurseth is a leading exponent of the Hardanger solo fiddle tradition. Having studied the instrument with master musician Knut Hamre for the past thirty years - a continuing process - Benedicte Maurseth has since toured, …
Neil Ó Lochlainn & Cuar: Umhaill
As a flute player, a double bass player and a composer, Clare-born musician Neil Ó Lochlainn has a natural a foothold in several radically different traditions, especially in his role as leader of Ensemble Ériu, the enchanting acoustic septet he co-founded in 2011 with concertina player Jack Talty. By drawing a connection …
Eoghan Neff: unrecalled
Eoghan Neff is a fiddler, researcher and lecturer based in Ennis who has already performed extensively on the international stage either as a solo artist, as the NeffBros duet with his brother and piper Flaithrí or as part of the Riverdance band. Informed by a love for the physicality of the acoustic fiddle and for vintage …
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O’Brien: Solas an Lae
Much more than a collection of tunes and songs shining a light on a particular style, region or era, singer Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and fiddler Ultan O’Brien’s Solas an Lae (The Light of the Day) is also an acoustic experiment. The project explores the relationship between the human voice and the fiddle and how they complement each …
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Martin Hayes & Brooklyn Rider: The Butterfly
For many, East Clare traditional fiddler Martin Hayes started venturing outside the tradition with The Gloaming project from 2011 onwards, or more recently with the Martin Hayes Quartet since 2016. But the seeds of these new endeavours were probably sown much earlier. In 2009, Martin Hayes commenced a musical partnership with …
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Slow Moving Clouds: Starfall
Formed in 2014 and based in Dublin, Slow Moving Clouds is a contemporary Irish trio comprised of Kevin Murphy on cello and vocals, Finnish multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Aki on nyckelharpa and Ultan O’Brien (who replaced founding member Danny Diamond in December 2018) on fiddle and vocals. The band seamlessly …