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Staimpi

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Released: Jan 1, 1998

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Staimpi
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Genre: A'cappella / Acoustic / Folk
Location IE
Profile Views: 36522
Last Login: 11/28/2011
Member Since 5/24/2007
Website www.cranmusic.com
Record Label Black Rose Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. ..CRAN.. are a unique group in the Irish folk-music world with their own highly-individualistic approach and a bewildering array of styles and repertoire. Each member of the trio already had international reputations in their own fields before the band was formed. ..Desi Wilkinson.. had become a major force in the field of Irish flute-playing, both at home and abroad; ..Sean Corcoran.. was known internationally as one of the leading singers in the Hiberno-English and Gaelic traditions and also as a researcher and teacher; ..Ronan Browne.. had not only carved out a name for himself as one of the leading lights among the younger generation of uilleann pipers - he was already giving master-classes on the instrument in Europe and the U.S.A. .. .. .. .. ..CRAN's.. concert performances are a dazzling display of technical virtuosity combined with fun and humour, banter and stories. The core of their repertoire is their ..native Irish material.. - bubbling ..dance music.. or haunting ..slow airs.. on ..flute.. and ..pipes.., and ..vocals.. ranging from the highly-ornamented ..sean-nós.. songs of Conamara to the rollicking.. port a'bhéil.. or mouth music of Donegal. Their ..Hiberno-English.. song repertoire (songs from Ireland in English) covers the entire gamut from the old story-telling "..long ballads.." to ..lively comic songs.. of "pure divilment and rascality". They also include material from the related ..Scots-Gaelic.. tradition and from the other Atlantic Celts, the ..Bretons... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. If you would like to order a "hard copy" of any of the CDs, click "Add To Cart" below. You can pay through PayPal or if you don't have a PayPal account they will also accept direct credit card payments for us. .. .. Watch out for Black Black Black - it is €2 more expensive as it belongs to Claddagh Records and we have to buy it from them. .. .. The postage is made up by weight so you can add 2 CDs at the lowest rate and up to 5 at the higher. We'll post them out ourselves from the sunny slopes of Erin's green vales... .. .. .. .. .. ........ €15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ €17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ €15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ €15 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
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..CRAN @ Celtic Connections .. ..Untitled Document.. .. .. ..While we were in Glasgow for Celtic Connections 2008, we played a ..concert.. for the BBC radio programme Travelling Folk presented by Archie Fisher. You can take a listen ..here.. on the BBC archive website... ..It was a great gig and we shared the ..stage.. with some very nice others including Fiona Mackenzie, Darrell Scott, June Tabor and Session A9. You can see some pics ..here.. from one or two steps back on that BBC archive page. ...... .. .. .. Take a peek down below for audience shots... .... If you want to keep an eye on what CRAN are at, please subscribe to our blog. If anything of interest is going on, we'll stick a message in there. .... Of course, if you want to be told of gigs local to your area please sign up to our mailing list and you can put in your general area. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ..Join Our Mailing List.. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ....Email:.. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Powered By ....Elite Email Marketing...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..The CRANcy Brothers... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..RONAN BROWNE.. (uilleann pipes, flutes, vocals).. ......www.ronanbrowne.com...... .. .... "One of the finest pipers of his generation…an innovator who has developed his own unique style.".... .. – Irish Times. .. ..Since Ronan took up the uilleann pipes in 1972, he has soaked up the music of the old ..Masters.. of Irish Music, ..Willie Clancy, Seamus Ennis, Johnny Doran, Tommy Potts and Denis Murphy... He straddles that difficult divide between pure traditional music and the modern world, ranging from solo work and writing for ..film.. & ..television.., his celebrated duo with ..Peter O'Loughlin.., through playing with ..CRAN.., on to his work as the original piper with both the ..Afro Celt Sound System.. and ..Riverdance..... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..SEÁN CORCORAN ..(bouzouki & lead vocals).. ......www.rollwave.com.... .. .. ‘His highly ornate vocal technique is the true voice of Irish folk' – Washington Post .. ..Seán, an award-winning singer who has worked with everyone from ..Phil Lynott.. to ..Paul Brady.., is a vastly experienced performer who has appeared in major festivals and theatre circuits throughout ..Europe.., ..North America ..and ..Japan... He is a ..song collector.., bouzouki player, ..ethnomusicologist.., a general wit and cultured man-about-town. Sean's extensive ..field work.. has drawn ..CRAN.. towards previously unrecorded songs and his deep interest in the ..great collectors.. has provided numerous songs from the ..pre-recording era... He recently re-formed his cult a capella group ..Pressgang.. and they have held a number of celebrated concerts... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....DESI WILKINSON.. (flutes, whistle & vocals).. ......http://homepage.eircom.net/~shadywoods.... .. .. .. ‘A dazzling display of virtuosity and quirky genius' .. .. – In Dublin .. ..Desi plays concert flute (some fiddle, guitar, pipes and clarinet) and is a fine ..singer.., to boot. He has an M.A. in ..Ethnomusicology.. from Queens University, Belfast, where his thesis was on Sligo-Leitrim flute styles and a Ph.D from the University of Limerick where he wrote a ..doctoral thesis.. on ..Breton music... He is currently ..Lecturer in Folk and Traditional Music.. at the ..University of Newcastle Upon Tyne... He has comparable attitudes to ..literature.., ..food.. and other ..unspecified things... His wish is to be relatively healthy, try to do some good, have a good time and to be always able to ..enjoy music.. and to play and ..sing honestly.. and well - that's about all... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. If you want to be informed of any gigs in your area please join up - you can cancel at any time and you shouldn't receive any more than one email per year (if even that...) .. .. .. .. .. ..Join Our Mailing List.. .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ....Email:.. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Powered By ....Elite Email Marketing...... .. .. .. .. ..
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