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Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents, grew up in the Bronx and attended St. Barnabas High School. [1] She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of nine. Her teacher was the Irish fiddler Martin Mulvihill. [2] She toured with Mick Moloney's band The Green Fields of America, founded in 1977.
The event, put on by the Hudson Valley Irish Center, will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Peekskill's Riverfront Green Park.
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. New York University Press. ISBN 0-8147-8802-5. a b Between the Jigs and the Reels: The Donegal Fiddle Tradition C Mac Aoidh - 1994 - Drumlin Publications; Donegal and Shetland Fiddle Music D McLaughlin, Irish Traditional Music Society - 1992 - Irish Traditional Music Society, University College, Cork
He taught in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York. Former students include Eileen Ivers, [5] Mary Rafferty (of Cherish the Ladies), Willie Kelly, [6] and Patrick Clifford. In 1984, Mulvihill was honored with a NEA National Heritage Fellowship. [3] In 1986, he self-published a songbook titled First Collection of Traditional Irish Music ...
Aidan Connolly (Irish: Aodhán Ó Conghaile; born 1991) is an Irish fiddler and teacher from Dublin. [1] Connolly is known for his unique style of fiddle playing and is a highly sought-after performer both in Ireland and abroad. [2]
The album was named the year's top traditional album by The Irish Times. [3] Canny died on 28 June 2008. He was predeceased by his wife, Philomena, and was survived by his daughters, Mary and Rita. A nephew, Martin Hayes, has captured the All Ireland fiddle championship six times and continues to record and perform traditional Irish music. [3]
Horan was born in New York City [4] to Irish parents [5] and studied piano (taught by her father, a carpenter and musician) [6] and Irish fiddle playing at a young age. [7] She attended and graduated from the New England Conservatory [8] in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied classical violin, [7] [9] and the Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado. [5]
In 1974, a monument was erected by the Coleman Traditional Society. It is close to his birthplace, on the Tubbercurry to Gurteen road. Nearby is the Coleman Heritage Centre, a music archive and a replica of the house where he lived. The monument bears this inscription: "Michael Coleman. Master of the fiddle. Saviour of Irish traditional music.
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