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The fiddle, and traditional music in general, remained popular in Donegal not only because of the international coverage of certain artists [3] but because of local pride in the music. [18] Traditional music Seisiúns are still common place both in pubs and in houses. [19] The Donegal fiddle music has been influenced by recorded music, but this ...
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-8802-5. a b Between the Jigs and the Reels: The Donegal Fiddle Tradition C Mac Aoidh - 1994 - Drumlin Publications; Donegal and Shetland Fiddle Music D McLaughlin, Irish Traditional Music Society - 1992 - Irish Traditional Music Society, University College, Cork
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 ...
Claddagh Records, the Dublin label, recorded The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal, featuring Byrne. He followed this with a solo album, The Road to Glenlough (a lake near his home in Mín na Croise), in 1990. A young band from Donegal, Altan, started playing many of his tunes and became popular internationally. [3]
Peoples was the Traditional Musician In Residence at The Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey, County Donegal. In July 2015, he launched a self-published book, Ó Am go hAm - From Time to Time . The book combines a fiddle tutor by Peoples, along with illustrations and a complete notation of 130 original tunes by Peoples.
The historical connection between the west coast of Scotland and Donegal is an ancient one (many shared names) as can be heard in the volume of strathspeys, schottisches, marches, and Donegal's own strong highland piping tradition. (See Donegal fiddle tradition). Like some Scottish fiddlers (which tends to use a short bow and play in a more ...
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.