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Fiddle Cases touring from Ireland - Caoimhin MacAoidh and Peter Campbell (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:47:19 PDT

Donegal fiddlers Caoimhin MacAoidh and Peter CampbellThese September festivals can also pay dividends afterwards, and on tour from Ireland are some exceptional musicians who also grade A for their enhanced educational valueTraveling under the name Fiddle Cases are two hard-core Donegal fiddlers in Caoimhin MacAoidh and Peter Campbell, who will be channeling the music of the Dohertys, Byrnes and Cassidys like you were in a Donegal kitchen sessionBoth are deeply involved in preservation and promotion of that style of fiddling which you can learn more about while they are touring the East Coast or just enjoy their double fiddle musicCaoimhin has been a scholar in this field for years at Glencolumcille, and Peter is part of the legendary Campbell Family of Glenties READ MORE

Fortune favors the fiddle fair - 20th Anniversary of the Baltimore Fiddle Fair (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 May 2012 06:46:08 PDT

Altan performing at the fair (Con Kelleher)Baltimore, Co Cork -- Sunny skies prevailed over the 20th anniversary Baltimore Fiddle Fair in West Cork over the five-day span from May 9-13 Cool temperatures betrayed the summer calendar but made the wool hats created especially for the fair more than a fashion statement for those who find choice locations like this for a music festival Smart and innovative programming laid on for the 20th birthday assured the music would be hot, and the zealous faithful from many countries and around Ireland for this small but tasty affair also fanned the flames with their collective enthusiasm in all of the venues READ MORE

Fiddle player Martin Hayes a maestro of tradition (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:30:27 PDT

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill Bantry, Co Cork -- It is only in the past couple of years that I have come to know and appreciate the beautiful landscapes and seascapes of West Cork, and they rival any part of Ireland for breathtaking scenery and attractionsIt will come as no surprise to regular readers of this column that I seek out traditional music festivals with a distinctive or regional flair that are curated by artistic directors who care deeply about what they are presenting in any given year, and have great reputations among musicians Having visited and enjoyed the Baltimore Fiddle Festival in May the past two years, I was lured to come along to another West Cork trad fest on the shores of Bantry Bay READ MORE

A Tribute to the Great Coleman (IrishCentral)

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:45:25 PDT

THE famous Sligo fiddle player Michael Coleman was born 120 years ago in Knockgrania just outside of Gurteen in the music rich region of south Sligo His legacy has long been proclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic not only because of his fiddling prowess, but also his good fortune in coming to America where the fledgling recording industry captured his masterful style of playing in the 1920s and beyondHis recordings, made on 78 rpm records in New York, including Decca Records towards the end of his life, created as much, if not more, of a stir back in Ireland where people gathered in households lucky enough to own a gramophone or wireless radio to hear traditional Irish music played so brilliantly by this Irish immigrant  There are some who have credited those recordings with sparking an interest in traditional Irish music in the nascent new Irish Republic as well as helping establish a Sligo-New York style of music that still is very much in evidence today READ MORE

Obama Fiddles While Texas Burns. (IrishCentral)

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:20:11 PDT

While President Obama was taping the Oprah Winfrey show, attending fundraisers to collect money for his re-election campaign and other affairs of state so critical to America's well being READ MORE

Daughter's "fiddling" disrupts Thanksgiving plans (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:15:06 PST

As I'm sure you know, it's Thanksgiving next week Despite the fact it's not a holiday in Ireland, my family always celebrates We usually try to have the big feast on the actual day, but there have been times in the past when we've had to do as other Americans here do and move the festivities to Saturday Unfortunately, this year neither is possible READ MORE

Watch documentary on the Donegal fiddle with Altan's Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and other luminaries (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:25:17 PST

Watch documentary on Johnny Doherty, Donegal fiddle legend (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:11:05 PST

Tinsmith, storyteller and legendary traditional fiddler, Johnny Doherty was in the 1970s still traveling the hills of Donegal at an advanced age, playing music and making a living The documentary below was made in 1972 by Seán O'Haughey of the Coimisiún Béaloideasa Éireann (Irish Folklore Commission) You can watch it in its entirety, in five parts Johnny Doherty (Seán Ó Dochartaigh) was born in Ardara, County Donegal (Ard an Rátha, Co READ MORE

Being Irish (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:17 PST

Sometimes I wonder who I am I'm Irish of course; my family's roots have been embedded in that soil for hundreds of years But there's something else too I always felt a bit of an oddity growing up in rural Ireland READ MORE

Sligo to host World Air Fiddle Championships (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:01:59 PDT

By: KENNETH HAYNES

Most of us have seen someone play a mean air guitar , but how about an air fiddle champion?