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New Album from Enda Seery | Síocháin na Tuaithe

Written by Breffni Banks on . Posted in News.

Enda Seery studio picThe second solo studio album from Enda Seery has arrived! Síocháin na Tuaithe has been two and a half years in the making following the release of Enda’s first critically acclaimed album The Winding Clock in 2010. The Winding Clock album from Enda was mainly whistle orientated but Síocháin na Tuaithe sees Enda expand to flute and vocals too.

Enda, 29 from Streamstown, Co. Westmeath in the heart of Ireland is a full-time traditional Irish musician, composer and teacher along with being a Comhaltas administrator. This new album again features many of Enda’s original compositions (9 in total) along with a number of tunes that Enda got from his time spent in Limerick on the Masters course in Traditional Irish Music Performance where he graduated with First Class Honours in January 2013. Sam’s Delight a reel composed by Enda and recently recorded by button accordion player Colin Nea on his album Between the Jig and the Reels features on the opening track of Síocháin na Tuaithe.

The album will be available to buy from www.endaseery.com from Monday, April 1st (not an April Fools!).

Enda will be launching the album at the following venues in the coming months:

  • Áras an Mhuilinn, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath on Friday, April 26th @ 8 30pm.
  • Fleadh Nua festival, Ennis, Co. Clare on Saturday, May 25th & Sunday May 26th
  • Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Derry in August (date and venue TBC)

The album will also feature as part of the Joe Mooney Summer School in Drumshambo, Co. Leitrim where Enda will be teaching an advanced whistle class from July 22nd-27th.

Síocháin na Tuaithe (Peace of the Countryside) features Enda Seery on whistles, flute, keyboard and vocals, John Byrne on guitar, James Hughes on fiddle, Eoghan MacAogáin on whistle and Tom Delany on guitar.

www.endaseery.com

Youth Set to Shine at Session with the Pipers

Written by Breffni Banks on . Posted in Industry News.

Caitlin- Session with the PipersNa Píobairí Uilleann presents: A traditional music recital on the first Tuesday of every month. 

Tuesday 5th March – 9.30pm
Ronan Sweeney (Uilleann Pipes)
Tadhg Mulligan (Fiddle)
Cáitlín Nic Gabhann (Concertina)
Tommy Fitzharris (Flute)

The Cobblestone Bar, 77 North King Street, Dublin 7
Starting at 9:30pm (Doors 9.00pm)
Admission : €12.00 (concession €8.00)
(Please note that the Cobblestone is an Over 18s Only Venue)

Young duet Ronan Sweeney and Tadhg Mulligan will begin this month’s Session with the Pipers at the Cobblestone in Smithfield. They first met at a music festival in Ballinaglera County Leitrim and the pair clicked. The following year they met again in Miltown Malbay at the Willie Clancy festival and performed on Radio na Gaeltachta, which determined the duet. Ronan and Tadhg were both heavily influenced by their music teachers, PJ Flood, Pádraig McGovern and Austin Dawe, as well as other musicians such as Mick O’Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and their extended musical families: the Mulligans, originally from Leitrim and the McGoverns from West Cavan.

Tommy Fitzharris (flute) is no stranger to the stage and has played support to Lúnasa, Frankie Gavin and Dervish among others. He has featured on the Fleadh programmes, Ceilí House and the Tubridy Show before his appearance on the recent series Lorg Lunny. He has recently completed his Masters in Irish Traditional Music Performance in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. Tommy currently plays concertina and flute with Ciorras, a group formed as part of the Lorg Lunny programme on TG4.

Three times winner of the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil on concertina, Caitlín Nic Gabhann is a regular performer at festivals and in concert halls from North America all the way to Asia. She was raised in a home full of music and dance in Co. Meath. Caitlín learned most of her music from her father Antóin Mac Gabhann, a noted fiddler and fiddle teacher and his playing has greatly influenced her style and rhythm. She started playing the concertina at the age of 8, under the tutelage of Clare concertina teacher, Riona Traynor and later Meabh Ni Lochlainn. She was also greatly influenced by the playing of Micheál Ó Raghallaigh and Catherine McEvoy who lived nearby.

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Traditional Music Seminar at the Ark | Dublin | 25th January

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Performing Irish Traditional Music for Child and Family Audiences with Cormac De Barra and Sinéad Madden. Presented in partnership with Music Network.cormacdebarra_highres_the_gathering

Date & Time Fri 25 Jan: 12.15-4pm (including performance, lunch and workshop)

This professional development workshop, facilitated by traditional harper Cormac De Barra and fiddle player and singer Sinéad Madden, will support professional musicians to develop performance skills for child and family audiences.

The workshop will begin with an opportunity to attend The Magic of the Harp – a traditional music performance for schools taking place at The Ark at 12.15pm. Following this, musicians Cormac and Sinead will then lead a practical two-hour workshop which will introduce approaches to interacting with young audiences, stage communication skills, audience management, creating engaging music sets and addressing particular challenges that musicians may encounter.

For full details and bookings visit: http://ark.ie/events/view/professional-development-for-musicians

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