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Jed Marum
Jed Marum blends traditional songs and stories from the experience of Celtic and British Isles immigrants in North America. Canadian Broadcasting Corp and Borealis Records producer, Paul Mills said 'Jed is a fabulous singer who knows how to communicate a lyric, as well as a great guitar player with a unique style that is both powerful and musical. He writes strong story songs with great melodies and can skillfully interpret them as well as works by other artists.'
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 325)
Jeff Moore
Jeff is a seasoned performer of Celtic music, both traditional and not so traditional. His experience in the Texas Celtic community is marked by the same versatility and commitment that resounds in his music. Whether on guitar or bodhran, Jeff provides a fresh and exciting new rhythm to arrangements, while always maintaining respect and dedication to the roots of Irish and Scottish folk music.
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 299)
Jiggernaut
Oil and Water. Fire and Ice. Celtic and Rock. Many bands have tried to bind the heart of Celtic music to the soul of rock and roll, but none so successfully as the new band Jiggernaut. A group founded on contradiction, their sound is a rich mixture of old and new, traditional and contemporary. Fueled by white-hot piping, smoking accordion, fiery vocals, and an irresistible groove, they are setting out to redefine Celtic music for the 21st century. Jiggernaut. Celtic Rock. 'Nuff said.
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 315)
John Renbourn
A product of the British folk music scene, John Renbourn is an outstanding fingerstyle guitarist melding a variety of musical styles while performing witih such artists as Pentangle and Soho.
(Added: 28-Jun-2005 Hits: 265)
Karen Mal
In three short years, Karen Mal has gone from a virtual unknown on the Austin acoustic music scene to one of the most sought-after performers around, both as a solo artist and as a sideman for others on mandolin, guitar, and harmony vocals. Her latest CD features is filled with Celtic ballads.
(Added: 17-Feb-2006 Hits: 146)
Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke is one of the top living Irish fiddlers and acknowledged
master of the highly ornamented Sligo style. He is a veteran of some
of the greatest trad bands of all time, like Planxty and the Bothy Band.
He currently plays with Patrick Street as well as Celtic Fiddle Festival.
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 226)
Luka Bloom
Having tread the boards of stages all over the globe, 36 years of craft honing has given Luka Bloom from Newbridge a place on the music map. Like many Irish familes then and indeed today Luka comes from a family of singers and writers first going on tour with older brother, Christy Moore, in 1969. It was a tour of English folk clubs and he was fourteen years of age. That was a long time ago. uka has brought his songs to clubs, theatres, fesitivals, bars, arenas and dives all over the world.
(Added: 1-May-2006 Hits: 113)
Lunasa
Since 1997 when Ireland's all-star quintet Lúnasa released their first CD to raving reviews, Lúnasa has become one of the most sought-after bands on the international Irish music scene. The band's inventive arrangements and bass-driven grooves are steering Irish acoustic music into surprising new territory. On their first American visit, word-of-mouth led to sold-out shows and rave reviews.
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 306)
Marc Gunn
Marc Gunn performs Celtic songs and offers folk music downloads from a wide array of Irish, Scottish, and old-time American folk music styles, in addition to his original music. He performs a capella and on America's folk instrument, the autoharp. He is perhaps best known as the lead singer for the Celtic MP3 supergroup, the Brobdingnagian Bards.
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 391)
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
Perhaps the most exciting and sought after duo in Irish music today.
Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes and American guitarist Dennis Cahill possess a rare
musical kinship, ranking them among the most memorable partnerships
of our era. Together they have garnered international renouned for taking traditional music to the very edge of the genre, holding listeners
spellbound with their slow building fiery performances.
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 223)
Natalie Haas
At 20, cellist Natalie Haas is already a seasoned performer, recording artist, and teacher. Over the past four years, she has joined master Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser for festival and concert appearances in Scotland, Spain, France, and throughout the U.S., including Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in Aberdeen, Scotland, the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in France, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.
(Added: 1-Jun-2004 Hits: 254)
Paddy Keenan
Generally acknowledged as the most accomplished uilleann piper performing today, Paddy is certainly one of the most brilliant musicians of his generation. He can rightfully claim his place alongside such open-style legends as pipers John Cash and Johnny Doran
(Added: 9-Jan-2004 Hits: 286)
Pam Keightley
Pamela Keightley is a second generation harper who has been playing around on the harp since age 3. She has performed for the last 12 years at Renaissance Fairs and events through out Texas. Miss Keightley performs traditional Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Breton music. Miss Keightleyspecializes in teaching Celtic Harp to adults in the Austin Area. She also enjoys teaching children and young adults. Bookings for Weddings and other special events can be made with the following information.
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 282)
Paul Brady
Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland's most highly-regarded and successful artists.
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 280)
Poor Man's Fortune
Irish and Breton traditional music. What makes Poor Man's Fortune so altogether groovy...? At the core of this Austin-based Celtic band is a profound love and understanding of the traditional music of Ireland, Brittany, Scotland and Galicia, as well as decades of musical experience. Add to this the fact that they've never tasted green beer nor played Danny Boy in public, and the secret of their success unfolds.
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 280)
Ptarmigan
An Austin original.
'No electronic smoke and mirrors here...'
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 366)
Pubcrawler
'... a four-piece, in-your-face Pub Band playing Irish Music with an Attitude! Well, not so much a band, as a small, unruly mob armed with instruments.'
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 241)
Red McWilliams
The Music of Scotland, Ireland, Canada and the United States The Celtic Highlands, Islands and My Lands! 'America's Celt'
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 251)
Sarah Dinan (or Sarah Dinan Band)
Sarah is a natural vocal talent hailed by critics and audiences all over North America as "refreshing", "awesome", "hyptnotic" and "majestic". Often compared to Mary Black and Sinead O'Connor, Sarah's clear alto voice is perfect for the lilting songs and haunting ballads she sings. Working with some of Texas' most respected Celtic musicians, Sarah has created a versatile ensemble available for a variety of settings from large venues and office parties to weddings and intimate house concerts.
(Added: 27-Mar-2004 Hits: 237)
Scottish Mayhem
Scottish Mayhem consists of Lars Sloan, Bryan Blaylock and Jimmy Mitchell. Together since 1994, they have been entertaining audiences all over the world as former members of a band called the Rogues. Scottish Mayhem puts on high-energy, crowd-pleasing shows that touch the hearts of fans from all walks of life.
(Added: 9-May-2005 Hits: 197)
Seven Nations
Bagpipe, fiddle and guitar, one of the most unlikely sonic threesomes imaginable come together seamlessly to create the sound that is Seven Nations. Their remarkable sound is a fusion of two strangely complimentary musical styles: driving modern rock and foot-stomping traditional music. Both of which are delivered by the rich multi-octave voice of Kirk Mcleod and enhanced by his deeply personal and expressive lyrics.
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 248)
Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums
The only competition-grade band in Austin and Central Texas which has competed successfully at Highland Games in and out of Texas. Founded in 1977 and is known for its lively and entertaining stage performances.
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 240)
Solas
Solas is already acclaimed by many as the most exciting Irish traditional group in the world. They interpret a wide range of material in surprising ways; songs by contemporary artists are given a Celtic tinge, making explicit their connections with the deep, ultimately Celtic roots of American music.
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 234)
Spot
Austin's most eclectic human; a fine musician and great guitarist
(Added: 20-Dec-2003 Hits: 212)
The Black Irish Texas
The Black irish are an Irish band with a punk rock edge and a rockabilly look.
(512)294-1538 booking
THE BLACK IRISH ARE TAKING THIS TOWN BY SURSPRISE. AUSTIN IRISH PUNKABILLY. AWESOME. new e-mail address is theblackirish@theblackirish.info
(Added: 26-Jul-2005 Hits: 195)
The Churn
Texas trad-rockers, combine a range of Southern rock styles with Irish, Scottish and American traditional music, in the process giving us one of the more entertaining CDs of the past few years
(Added: 12-Oct-2004 Hits: 200)
The Clumsy Lovers
Without ever having courted or discouraged success, the happy-go-lucky Vancouver quintet has made an album that expertly walks the tightrope between tradition-minded roots music (“Raging bluegrass Celtic rock,” a reviewer once said) and sparkling modern pop.
(Added: 10-Nov-2005 Hits: 151)
The Killdares
Performing over 150 shows annually,THE KILLDARES are fast becoming a favorite in the alternative Celtic music scene. What they deliver is a live performance with fiddle-driven power-pop melodies, and punk-rocker attitudes. They have shared stages with an incredibly wide variety of artists, and are as enthusiastically received at national Celtic Festivals as they are at Rock 'n Roll clubs!
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 257)
The McKassons
Fiddle and piano duo
(Added: 10-Nov-2005 Hits: 137)
The Rogues
For over six years the Rogues have been travelling around the country entertaining people with delightful harmonic pipes and pounding drums. With their infectious nature and warm interaction with the audience, they have quickly become the premiere musical performance group on the Renaissance Festival circuit today.
(Added: 19-Dec-2003 Hits: 235)
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