Kevin Crawford
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Genre: Acoustic / Celtic / Folk
Location Ennis, Clare, Ir
Profile Views: 57702
Last Login: 2/10/2012
Member Since 1/31/2007
Website www.kevincrawford.ie
Record Label BallyO Records
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
.. ...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .......... Carrying The Tune is the latest solo album by Kevin Crawford. A member of the internationally acclaimed traditional Irish music group Lúnasa, the ace flautist and whistle player has taken time out from his busy touring schedule with the band to record this new disc in West Clare. The album also features John Doyle on guitar and bouzouki, bodhrán player Brian Morrissey plus Mick Conneely on bouzouki. Recorded by Martin O'Malley at Malbay Studios, Carrying The Tune contains fourteen tracks and is a joyful romp through an eclectic yet seamless collection of tunes that are sourced from both the deep well of tradition and from more recent compositions by the likes of Paddy O'Brien, Dónal Lunny, Maurice Lennon and Crawford himself. Born in Birmingham, England to parents from Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, Kevin Crawford's early life was sound-tracked by the resonance of the lively traditional music scene in the midlands city. Moving to Co. Clare in 1989, he soon became a pivotal member of the effervescent session trail in the Banner county before enhancing his burgeoning reputation in the group Grianán and the trio Raise the Rafters. He then propelled himself to international recognition with Moving Cloud, with whom he recorded Moving Cloud in 1995 and Foxglove in 1998. Kevin joined Lúnasa in January 1997 for a tour of Australia and has been ever-present in the group since. To date, the instrumental quintet have eight albums to their credit while Kevin has released two solo records, 'D' Flute Album (1994) and In Good Company (2001). He joined fellow band member, piper Cillian Vallelly for a critically acclaimed duet album, On Common Ground, in 2009. The innovative flute player has appeared as a guest on several albums, including singer Seán Tyrrell's Cry of a Dreamer (1994) accordionist Joe Derrane's The Tie That Binds (1998). and American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant's 2010 release, Leave Your Sleep. A year earlier along with his four fellow members of Lúnasa, he performed on The Leitrim Equation. One of Kevin's latest side-projects is the formation of a new super-trio, The Teetotallers alongside John Doyle and fiddler Martin Hayes. They have an Irish nationwide tour mid January 2012. The music on Carrying The Tune is loving embraced and made anew through the mastery of Crawford's technical prowess in conjunction with an informed passion for tradition. The overall result is an exuberant celebration of Irish music in its most innovative form. With sympathetic and inventive accompaniment by Doyle throughout and occasional contributions by Conneely and Morrissey, Crawford's flute and whistle playing creates inspiring music that's full of surprises - sophisticated and completely accessible all at once. -
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Lots of great musicians, especailly those who played on my last solo album:.. .. James Cullinan.. ..Tony Linnane.. ..Mick Conneely.. ..Manus Maguire.. ..Martin Hayes.. ..Frankie Gavin.. ..Sean Smyth.. ..Tommy Peoples.. ..Connor Tully.. ..Arty McGlynn.. ..Jimmy Higgins.. Carl Hession.. ...and the new one of course; John Doyle, Brian Morrissey and Mick C again. -
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Carrying the Tune featuring John Doyle Feb 2012 On Common Ground with Cillian Vallely 2009 Lúnasa titles; Lá Nua - 2010 Sé - 2006 Kinnitty Sessions - 2004 Redwood - 2003 Merry Sisters of Fate - 2001 Otherworld - 1999 Lúnasa - 1997 + Leitrim residency album The Leitrim Equation - 2009
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1 Song | Jun 26, 2011
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14 Songs | Nov 30, 1999
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17 Songs | Nov 30, 1999
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14 Songs | Nov 30, 1999
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About Kevin....
Bio:
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Carrying The Tune is the latest solo album by Kevin Crawford. A member of the internationally acclaimed traditional Irish music group Lúnasa, the ace flautist and whistle player has taken time out from his busy touring schedule with the band to record this new disc in West Clare. The album also features John Doyle on guitar and bouzouki, bodhrán player Brian Morrissey plus Mick Conneely on bouzouki. Recorded by Martin O’Malley at Malbay Studios, Carrying The Tune contains fourteen tracks and is a joyful romp through an eclectic yet seamless collection of tunes that are sourced from both the deep well of tradition and from more recent compositions by the likes of Paddy O’Brien, Dónal Lunny, Maurice Lennon and Crawford himself.
Born in Birmingham, England to parents from Miltown Malbay, Co Clare, Kevin Crawford’s early life was sound-tracked by the resonance of the lively traditional music scene in the midlands city. Moving to Co. Clare in 1989, he soon became a pivotal member of the effervescent session trail in the Banner county before enhancing his burgeoning reputation in the group Grianán and the trio Raise the Rafters. He then propelled himself to international recognition with Moving Cloud, with whom he recorded Moving Cloud in 1995 and Foxglove in 1998. Kevin joined Lúnasa in January 1997 for a tour of Australia and has been ever-present in the group since. To date, the instrumental quintet have eight albums to their credit while Kevin has released two solo records, ‘D’ Flute Album (1994) and In Good Company (2001). He joined fellow band member, piper Cillian Vallelly for a critically acclaimed duet album, On Common Ground, in 2009. The innovative flute player has appeared as a guest on several albums, including singer Seán Tyrrell’s Cry of a Dreamer (1994) accordionist Joe Derrane’s The Tie That Binds (1998). and American singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant’s 2010 release, Leave Your Sleep.
A year earlier along with his four fellow members of Lúnasa, he performed on The Leitrim Equation. One of Kevin’s latest side-projects is the formation of a new super-trio, The Teetotallers alongside John Doyle and fiddler Martin Hayes. They have an Irish nationwide tour mid January 2012.
The music on Carrying The Tune is loving embraced and made anew through the mastery of Crawford’s technical prowess in conjunction with an informed passion for tradition. The overall result is an exuberant celebration of Irish music in its most innovative form. With sympathetic and inventive accompaniment by Doyle throughout and occasional contributions by Conneely and Morrissey, Crawford’s flute and whistle playing creates inspiring music that’s full of surprises - sophisticated and completely accessible all at once.
Member Since:
January 31, 2007Influences:
Lots of great musicians, especailly those who played on my last solo album:..James Cullinan
Tony Linnane
Mick Conneely
Manus Maguire
Martin Hayes
Frankie Gavin
Sean Smyth
Tommy Peoples
Connor Tully
Arty McGlynn
Jimmy Higgins
andCarl Hession
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The Night Bird
A solitary bird that never flies with the flock,
flying high above the clouds safe from birds of prey.
Never joining in dawn's chorus lest it is caught and caged,
living in the remotest of places where it thrives.
Once kept in a cage by the Queen Regant and her sister,
displayed at court and even taught to do tricks.
The Queen secretly named the bird "The Fool"
but the bird escaped and flew far away, never to return.
Because it is so elusive people forget it exists
but in the darkest of nights, it's sweet songs can be heard.
And those that hear, the distinctive sound, know,
that the mysterious night bird is still wild and free.
(c) all rights reserved Mick Duffy
You are totally awesome on the flute! Im tryin to learn that instrumnet myself, its hard!
Hey how's it going? Hope you have a great day! Take care!
Hello Kevin
Just uploaded 3 new tracks for preview, from the new cd due out 2011-march 1st
http://soundcloud.com/gerard-kilbride
Hope you like them, happy holidays.
Thanks for the add.
Thanks for the friendship Kevin
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on MySpace...
Poem cum song 5 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my Blog for details):
STATE TO STATE
(TUNE:
C F G F
C F G F
C F G F
C F G F
F G F C
F G F C
F G F C
C F F F)
From Sydney Town,
In uni. break,
I drove out west
To earnings make
Onion picking,
On the fields
Of Echuca,
That year’s yields.
After day’s work,
From Y.H.A.,
A group of us
Would not delay
To walk on down
To the dirt rim
Of the Murray,
For a cool swim.
On one such day,
I do declare,
Some three of us
Had a big dare
To swim across,
From state to state,
The wide Murray -
I took the bait.
Yes, foolishly,
I took the bait -
A choice that I
Would come to hate,
For I almost
Did drown that date,
Making the swim
From state to state.
(C) David Franks 2003
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