Posts Tagged ‘ traditional irish music ’

RIP to Chieftains founding fiddler Martin Fay

By The Mick
November 15, 2012
RIP to Chieftains founding fiddler Martin Fay

The death has been announced of fiddler Martin Fay who was a founding member of The Chieftains. The 76-year-old who was from Cabra in Dublin had been ill for some time. In 1962 he was one of the founding members of the group. In 2001 Fay decided to stop touring with the group only...
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Christy Moore woos crowds at Dublin’s Button Factory

By The Mick
July 2, 2012
Christy Moore woos crowds at Dublin’s Button Factory

He’s a purveyor of his own unique traditional, toe-tapping, sing-along Irish folk music. Christy Moore is a vintage Irish balladeer who played his moving pieces of music at The Button Factory in Dublin’s Temple Bar area tonight to a packed house. My wife and I completely loved the show and Christy has such a...
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