Seamus Egan is a talented multi instrumentalist who plays flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar and bodhran. He has won All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann titles on four of those instruments – flute, banjo, bodhran and mandolin. Born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, and raised for a time in Foxford, County Mayo, Seamus has [...]
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If there is a fast way to get to know the quintessential qualities of any country, it must surely be through the music of that land. The traditional music of any country sits proudly on it’s head like a crown for all to see – proclaiming it’s soul and attributes. There are many bright jewels [...]
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We are very fortunate to have a new interview on KiwiCelt Wooden Flutes with an inspiring individual who is one of the leading figures of the Irish traditional music scene here in New Zealand.
Based in the South Island town of Nelson, Bob Bickerton has been around the folk, Celtic and Irish traditional music scene since [...]
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I received an email from flute and tin whistle teacher Margie Mulvihill of Pearl River in upstate New York this morning. Margie and her fiddler husband John Reynolds are very involved in teaching and performing Irish traditional music and are raising funds to take a group of local children to Ireland for the Fleadh Cheoil [...]
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Catherine McEvoy is one of the leading flute players in Irish music today and a very popular teacher of that instrument. In more recent years, Catherine has been one of the senior flute tutors at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare. Like Kevin Crawford and Bob Bickerton, Catherine is originally from [...]
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In any field of life, there are those who stand out and shine — people with abundant gifts and abilities that serve to inspire us all. In the realm of Irish traditional music and particularly Irish flute playing, one such player is Matt Molloy. To my mind, Matt is not only a brilliant player from [...]
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In celebration of completing KiwiCelt, I’ve prepared a little treat! Seamus Tansey is one of Ireland’s all-time most respected flute players who hails from Gorteen in County Sligo. In her interview on A Guide to the Irish Flute, Catherine McEvoy, another Irish flute playing legend, comments that Seamus Tansey was among the flute players that [...]
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