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Musiclee Artists
| Cork Night
CORK NIGHT
TUESDAY, 26TH JANUARY 2010
FEATURING
JOHN SPILLANE
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
CONAL Ó GRÁDA (FLUTE)
COLM MURPHY
(BODHRÁN)
JOHNNY MCCARTHY (FIDDLE. VOCALS & FLUTE)
GEARÓID Ó DUINNÍN (GUITAR &
VOCALS)
The Button Factory County Sessions is delighted to be celebrating the music traditions of County Cork, which
will be hosted by one of it’s most respected songwriters and performers John Spillane.
“ … glorious
technicolour hues that transcend linguistic boundaries; world music for a new world.” Siobhán Long, Irish Times
“ … some of the most skillfully crafted, vividly realized songs anyone has written in Ireland over the past
dozen years.” Earle Hitchner - Irish Echo and The Wall Street Journal.
John is a native of Cork, the County
he lovingly describes as “the centre of the universe”, and it has been a huge creative influence on him. Two-time
Meteor award winner, John is one of the most accomplished songwriters in Ireland today. Among those who have covered his songs are
Christy Moore, Karan Casey, Pauline Scanlon. When given an opportunity to celebrate the musical tradition of his native county
there was no hesitation.
Along with him on the night features one of Ireland’s most influential flute players
Conal Ó Gráda from the Gaeltacht of Múscraí Cúil Áodha - situated in North Cork. Conal
has long been at the forefront of traditional Irish flute-playing and truly has one of its most distinctive sounds. A multiple
All-Ireland winner in his youth, Conal’s debut recording ‘The Top of Coom’ in 1990 is still regarded as a seminal
recording of flute-playing.
Colm Murphy, is a former member of Dé Dannan. His understated approach to the
bodhrán belies his prowess on the instrument. The beauty of his playing becomes more and more evident with his very unique
style of playing. He has also recorded with Beginish, Jackie Daly and Conal o Gráda.
Johnny McCarthy, a native
of Cork city is a founder member of the Four Star Trio and recently featured in TG4’s Faoi Lán cheoil as John
Creedon’s flute tutor. An accomplished singer both in Irish and English, Johnny is a fine example whose ability
portray’s the beauty of the singing tradition of Gaeltacht Mhúscraí.
Gearóid Ó
Duinnín also hails from Cúil-Áodha. From the age of eight Gearóid has sung with the prestigious
Cór Chúil-Áodha, which was founded by the late Seán Ó Ríada. He started playing the
electric guitar when he was nine, and a few years later was introduced to the acoustic by Corks main Troubadour John Spillane.
Gearóid was also fortunate to be given a one on one master class with guitar legend Rory Gallagher.
While studying
music in Cork, his love of traditional music was awakened. For the last twenty years he has played with some of Ireland’s
finest traditional musicians including flautist Conal Ó Gráda and fiddle master Paddy Cronin.
DATE: TUESDAY, 26TH JANUARY 2010
DOORS: 8.00PM
SHOW STARTS: 9.00PM |
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