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The distinctness of the Donegal tradition developed due to the close relations between County Donegal and Scotland, and the Donegal repertoire and style has influences from Scottish fiddle music. For example, in addition to the ”universally known” standard Irish dance tunes, there is an added volume of Scottish and Nova Scotia tunes played ...
Doherty sometimes did not carry a fiddle with him on his travels because he knew that, if needed, he was always likely to be provided with one when he visited "house dances" (folk music parties hosted by a family in their own house). The Floating Bow was played on a borrowed fiddle (owned by Professor Evans). He once travelled to Dublin to play ...
Reels, highlands, jigs, mazurkas, marches, a fiddle air and four songs in Donegal Irish: this is the music which made Altan a worldwide favourite, the tradition of the Dohertys and the Byrnes, Tommy Peoples and Johnny Doran, and of course Francie Mooney and his family. [...] It's all brilliant music, masterfully played by Na Mooneys. The big ...
He was also interviewed by Michael Robinson for Fiddler Magazine on The Donegal Fiddle tradition. [ 5 ] In recent years, He began his own summer fiddle school, and performed regularly with his partner, Connie Drost, and their daughters Merle, Aisling and Séana, all excellent fiddlers.
Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠɾˠɪn̠ʲʃiəsˠ oː ˈmˠiːn̪ˠiː]) or Francie Mooney (28 April 1922 – 28 March 2006 [1]) was a fiddler from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal, Ireland. He is known for his distinguished fiddle playing and his unique and vast contribution to Irish music and culture.
Born in 1937, Campbell grew up in a house that was steeped in Donegal fiddle music. His father and grandfather were well known fiddle players. [2] The Campbell home was a regular venue for musicians to come to visit and play music, including both Mickey and John Doherty.
The free-form evening will be more like a classic Irish music session than a formal gig, with attendees encouraged to get up and dance. Social, cultural traditions of Irish music celebrated at ...
Liz Doherty was born in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland in 1970, the oldest daughter of four girls.Although she was born and raised in the vibrant musical county of Donegal, she hadn't seriously been interested in Irish music performance (despite learning Irish traditional music and dance from a young age); it wasn't until 1987, when she went to Glencolmcille's Fiddle Week, through Cairdeas ...