Daire
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At
12,Daire was already a superb banjo player, he has since became an All Ireland
Champion by the age of 14. At
16, Daire took 2 firsts in banjo & mandolin in 2001 & again in 2002
at Listowel! Daire
also toured with CCE in the 2002 Britain Tour in February!
Erin,
at 16, and a sheer delight to hear playing. She has a great ability to arrange
tunes with style and is an expert at key changes which can give a great lift
to an otherwise ordinary set of tunes. Erin has toured with Comhaltas in Ireland
in 1999 and the Comhaltas Tour of Britain in February 2000. She just completed
a USA/Canadian tour in October, 2000. Hear Erin playing!
Eimear,
14 when this picture was taken, achieved All Ireland Champion on the flute for
under 15's. Emear is a brilliant player with flawless style and technics. A
real joy to listen to. Eimear,18, has moved on to London to study music Hear
Eimear playing!
Micheal
adds a rare sound to the seisiun with his banjo-mandelin. He is also a fine
singer and has a great talent as a song writer and cartoonist. Some of his sketch's
pop up here and there in various musical publications. Hear
him playing
Jimmy
has been playing in ceili bands for decades. Although a fine fiddle player with
a large repretoire, he also can delve out a good reel on the mouth organ. Hear
Jimmy fiddling, playing the mouth-organ.
Jimmy
Erin
Kenny is another fine fiddler. Along with Jimmy, he enjoys nothing more than firing out a couple of waltz's and air's. He has a large selection of hornpipes, a lot of which are seldom heard today in the average seisiun. Hear Kenny playing the fiddle.
Eimear
Micheal
Kenny