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Boys Of The Lough - 95% match to Patrick Street

Formed in 1967 this folk unit is well known for its arrangements of Celtic music. The original line-up of Robin Morton (24 December 1939, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland; vocals, concertina, bodhrán), Cathal McConnell (b. 8 June 1944, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; flute, vocals, whistle), and Tommy Gunn (b. Derrylin, County Fermanagh, Nor Read more

Liz Carroll - 87% match to Patrick Street

Cherish The Ladies - 75% match to Patrick Street

This project began in 1983 as a series of concerts organised by the Ethnic Folk Arts Center in New York City to celebrate women in Irish American music. The name, originating from an old jig, was a joking suggestion by Joanie Madden (whistle/flute) made to music guru, Mick Maloney who was the midwife to the success of this now firmly established ensemble. Cherish The Ladies bro Read more

Cathie Ryan - 74% match to Patrick Street

Arcady - 69% match to Patrick Street

Dervish - 62% match to Patrick Street

Dervish in their original form were five musicians from the north west of Ireland who came together in 1988 to record an album of local music, The Boys Of Sligo. The five musicians involved, Liam Kelly (flute/whistles), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Martin McGinley (fiddle), Brian McDonagh (mandola; ex-Oisín) and Michael Holmes (bouzouki/guitar), were inspired by the proje Read more

Tommy Peoples - 61% match to Patrick Street

The Tannahill Weavers - 59% match to Patrick Street

Formed in Paisley, Scotland in 1968, this folk group took their name from the town’s weaving community and the eighteenth century Scottish poet Robert Tannahill. Over the years, the Tannahill Weavers have undergone numerous personnel changes, with John Cassidy (flute, guitar, whistles, vocals), Davie Shaw (bass, guitar), Stuart McKay (guitar, vocals) and Gordon Duncan (bag Read more

Planxty - 57% match to Patrick Street

This Irish folk band, who take their name from an Irish word for an air that is written to thank or honour a person, originally featured Christy Moore (7 May 1945, Prosperous, County Kildare, Eire; guitar/vocals), Dónal Lunny (b. 10 March 1945, Tullamore, County Offaly, Eire; guitar, bouzouki, synthesizer), Liam O’Flynn (b. Kill, County Kildare, Eire; uillean pip Read more

Mary Bergin - 56% match to Patrick Street

Skankhill, County Dublin, Eire. In the folk community instruments as much as musical traditions are prone to drop in and out of style. The rise of the Irish tin whistle as a legitimate solo instrument parallels the growing popularity of players such as Mary Bergin, who has updated and expanded the precedents set by legendary whistlers Paddy Moloney and Sean Potts of the Chie Read more

Battlefield Band - 54% match to Patrick Street

From their beginnings in 1969, there have been many personnel changes in the Battlefield Band. Founder member Alan Reid (2 May 1950, Glasgow, Scotland; keyboards, vocals) is the one constant. He has been joined over the years by Brian McNeill (b. 6 April 1950, Falkirk, Scotland; vocals, multi-instruments), Dougie Pincock (b. 7 July 1961, Glasgow, Scotland; pipes, flute, saxo Read more

Celtic Fiddle Festival - 52% match to Patrick Street

Solas - 50% match to Patrick Street

New York-based Irish-American folk band Solas’ name translates as ‘light’ in Gaelic. They have brought new lustre to the roots/folk genre with their high-energy take on Irish traditional music. Founded in 1996, the quintet originally comprised Seamus Egan (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; flute, whistles, mandolin, guitar, bodhrán), Karan Casey (lead vo Read more

Andy Irvine - 41% match to Patrick Street

14 June 1942, London, England. This highly-regarded singer-songwriter and guitarist has been involved in a number of highly influential folk groups. Irvine, the son of an Irish mother and Scottish father, initially enjoyed minor fame as a child actor. He also learned classical guitar before chancing upon the music of Woody Guthrie. Turning away from classical to folk guitar, Read more

Sweeney's Men - 40% match to Patrick Street

This band, although they only lasted from 1966-69, was the forerunner of many acts to come out of Ireland, such as Planxty and Moving Hearts, and highly-influential in the field of electric folk. Sweeney’s Men was formed by Terry Woods (4 December 1947, Dublin, Eire; vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo), included Andy Irvine (b. 14 June 1942, London, England; vocals, mandol Read more