The House Band
- 95% match to Tommy Peoples
Formed in 1984 by Ged Foley (Gerard Foley, 24 February 1955, Peterlee, County Durham, England; vocals, guitar, pipes), Chris Parkinson (b. 31 March 1950, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England; piano accordion, melodeon, keyboards, harmonica), Iain MacLeod (b. 4 April 1962, Strathy Point, Scotland; guitar/mandolin), and Jimmy Young (flute/smallpipes), the House Band rapidly establ
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Moving Cloud
- 82% match to Tommy Peoples
Formed in County Clare, Eire, Moving Cloud play waltzes, jigs, reels and polkas. The band comprises Paul Brock (button accordion), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Carl Hession (piano) and Kevin Crawford (Birmingham, England; flute). Brock was already a well known instrumentalist when the group was formed, having won several fleadh cheoil titles and having pl
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Patrick Street
- 75% match to Tommy Peoples
After touring the USA in 1986, the musicians, Kevin Burke (1950, London, England; fiddle), Andy Irvine (b. 14 June 1942, London, England; guitar, harmonica, mandolin, bouzuki) and Jackie Daly (b. 1946, Kanturk, County Cork, Eire; accordion), returned to Ireland and formed Patrick Street with Arty McGlynn (b. Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland; guitar). Read more
Seamus Ennis
- 62% match to Tommy Peoples
May 1919, Dublin, Eire, d. 5 October 1982, Naul, Eire. One of Ireland’s most influential musicians, Ennis played whistle and uillean pipes as well as singing in both English and Gaelic, and was considered to be one of the leading authorities on traditional Irish music. Ennis spent four years at college before leaving in 1938, and worked for five years at Three Candles P
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Danu
- 52% match to Tommy Peoples
This traditional music group from County Waterford, Eire, take their name from the Celtic Goddess. Danú was formed in 1994 by Donnchadh Gough (1975, An Rinn, Waterford, Eire; bodhrán/uillean pipes), Benny McCarthy (b. Brendan McCarthy, 1975, Deelish, Dungarvan, Waterford, Eire; accordion/melodeon), Dónal Clancy (guitar) and Tricia Hutton (fiddle). The or
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Martin Hayes
- 51% match to Tommy Peoples
County Clare, Eire. One of a generation of new Irish folk fiddlers to achieve international recognition in the 90s, Hayes has struck up a profitable partnership with Chicago, Illinois, USA guitarist Dennis Cahill. Previously Hayes had grown up in Clare and worked with his father’s group, PJ’s Tulla Ceili Band. He moved to America to find work, enrolling on a colleg
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