Member of the group "Danú" along with Tom Doorley, Benny McCarthy, Donnchadh Gough, Oisín McAuley, Eamon Doorley and Dónal Clancy. Also plays with Gerry O'Beirne, Julie Fowlis, Ross Martin and Tony Byrne.
Influences
Not so much influences as just music I like:
All the local singers at home in West Kerry and Sean-Nós singers from around the country, Danú, The Punch Brothers, Sandy Denny, Julie Fowlis, Eddi Reader, Planxty, Daft Punk, Dolly Parton, Bruce Molsky, Gerry O'Beirne, Crooked Still, Dick Gaughan, Josh Ritter, Kings of Leon, Kate Rusby, Kate Bush, Bob Dylan, Róisín White, Rosie Stewart, Redneck Manifesto, Kraftwerk, The Arcade Fire, Bothy Band, The Mulcahy Family, Ger Wolfe, Grandaddy, Jane's Addiction, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, PJ Harvey, The Pixies, Ella Fitzgerald, Pavement, A-ha, Sparklehorse, Tom Waites, Begley and Cooney, Tim O'Brien, Stina Nordenstam, The Feeling and other cheesy pop, Sigur Ros, Iarla Ó Lionaird, The Bulgarian Women's Choir, Conal Ó Gráda, and Polkas and Slides till the cows come home!!!
Sounds Like
Muireann's CD and tour dates are available from her website www.muireann.ie.
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh grew up immersed in the vibrant West-Kerry
tradition with its wild dance music, soulful slow airs and vast
repertoire of songs. Her father, a fiddler, would bring her to music
sessions from a young age. There she began to play music on the flute
and tin-whistle and to sing sean-nós songs, learning from wonderful
local singers. She also attended Siamsa Tíre, the National Folk
Theatre of Ireland, for several years. She was awarded an M.A. in
Traditional Music Performance from the University of Limerick in 2002.
She currently tutors both flute and singing in the University.
Muireann toured and performed with various musicians and groups before
joining the group Danú in 2003. In 2004 Danú won the BBC 2 Folk Award
for "Best Group". At the same awards, the song "The County Down" by
Tommy Sands that Danú had recently recorded, won "Best Song". Muireann
herself won "Best Singer" at the liveireland.com Awards in 2005. She
has toured the world with her music visiting countries as far flung as
India, Bulgaria and Jordan.
Now a regular contributor to television and radio programmes at home
and abroad, she featured prominently in the"Highland Sessions"
BBC television series, celebrating the best of Irish and Scottish
traditional music and song. She also co-hosted and performed at the
2007 Gradaim Cheoil TG4.
Muireann is extremely saught after both as a vocalist and flute player and has collaborated with many musicians at home and abroad such as Liam Clancy, Julie Fowlis, Darrell Scott and The Bulgarian Women’s Choir. She released her solo album 'Daybreak: Fáinne an Lae' in 2006 to great acclaim
Muireann: You Have some GREAT Music Here On myspace I will Be Back to Listen Again. Thank You For Your Friendship. Bob~~~GAINER PRODUCTIONS.
ADD OUR FRIEND DAVID COOLER CLICK THE BANNER AND MEET THE NEW "COUNTRY MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR" FOR THE STATES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA HE IS TRULY A GREAT SINGER AND SONGWRITER AND GUITAR PLAYER IS ONE OF A KIND HIS NEW CD IS TOTALLY AWESOME
YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED THANK YOU ~ DAVID COOLER ~ SANDY~MOUNTAIN MAMA PROMOTIONS~ TAMMY ~ MUDCAT MAMA's PROMOTIONS ~ BOB ~ GAINER PRODUCTIONS ~ And ~DAVID COOLER ~ Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh: YOU ROCK!
Hallo Muireann! How are you? Just wanted to wish you a wonderful summer! Have a great sunday, and coming week aswell. Greetings from An tSualainn, /jackie.
