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Piping Hot Music Duo launch album

Pipe Major — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:52:58 +0000

Traditional Irish music may have been associated with rural Ireland in the past but two young Dublin performers are taking the Irish music scene by storm with the launch of their new recording ‘Dublin Made Me’.

Piper Sean McKeon (22) and fiddle player Liam O’Connor (25), pictured above right and left respectively, both previous recipients of the prestigious TG4 Young Musician of the Year award, began performing together four years ago and have since set the traditional music world alight with their powerful performances.

‘Dublin Made Me’ was launched this week at the Kings Inns in Dublin by leading musician Paddy Glackin. The recording is the latest production of the prolific music organisation Na Piobairi Uilleann with the assistance of the Arts Council.

Piping hot Music duo launch album -
Music – Independent.ie.

New CD – BORROWED DAYS

Pipe Major — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:19:51 +0000

Andrew and Margaret Watchorn
Northumbrian Smallpipes and Fiddle

Andrew and Margaret have over 20 years experience of performing together and have a reputation for playing with great sensitivity, enhancing the tunes with their own arrangements. From the mid 1970’s they were fortunate to learn many tunes from playing alongside older Northumbrian musicians, especially Joe Hutton.

Their repertoire is extensive and includes tunes from Northumberland, Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America.

Individually, Andrew and Margaret have both won competitions at traditional music festivals for solo playing and compositions. Together, they have won numerous duet competitions.

In addition to smallpipes and fiddle, they also play Swedish bagpipes, hummelchen, guitar and whistle.

Tracks on the BORROWED DAYS CD

Keelman ower the Land
Flickorna Svensson
Cold and Raw / Scabbit Sheep
Dunstan Carol
Hesleyside Reel / Miss Jean Milligan
Wild Hills of Wannie
Tweedside / Little Fishie / Dusty Miller
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Dodd
Schottis efter Linus Augustsson / Saddle Rock
Whittingham Fair
Archie’s Fancy / Peacock’s March
Linnen Hall
Sandgate / Lamb Skinnet / Seven Stars and the Moon
Josefin’s Waltz

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Magyar Dudazenekar: Dudásom, dudásom… The Hungarian Bagpipe Band: Bagpiper, My Bagpiper…

Pipe Major — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:57:02 +0000

Complementing the Duda (Hungarian Bagpipe) playing on this CD release is some fine singing and other traditional folk music instruments.
Boosting members such as Sándor Csoóri (ex-Muzsikás, now with Ifjú Muzsikás) and György Lányi (Téka Ensemble) this bag-pipe project was always going to produce something interesting. Formed in 1989 they have learnt their folk music from the undisputed masters of the Hungarian Duda: Imre Seres (Közeptúr, Hont region ,Transylvania), János Szikora (Palást, Hont region, Transylvania), and István Pál (Tereske, Nógrád region, Transylvania). The work of these master live on in the recording by the Hungarian Bagpipe Band.
On their concerts they show the leather bagpipe and the bagpipers tunes and make the public aquainted with the traditions and legends which connected with this mistycal instrument. Their first album compilated 15’th years performances.

István Adorján – bagpipe, chained staff
Botond Bese – bagpipe, voice
Sándor Csoóri Jr. – bagpipe
Balázs Istvánfi – bagpipe, koboz
Zoltán Karakas – kanásztülök, voice
József Kozák – bagpipe, flute, drum, bass bagpipe
György Lányi – bagpipe, voice, drum, bzugony
Dongó Szokolay – bagpipe
Végh Andor – bagpipe, turkish whistle
Károly Vladár – bagpipe, voice
Szilvia Bognár – voice
Boglárka Csonka – voice
Orsolya Strack – voice