Traditional Singers Male

I've known Jerry for many years. When I first moved to Dublin as a ninteen year old it was in the house of Jerry and his wife Anne that I stayed. He was really doing my father (whom he had known through the Irish music in Liverpool) a favour. And it was in Liverpool I last saw him we did the Liverpool Irish Festival together. In one venue there was actually a pulpit in the bar. So Jerry got a chance to sing "Down from your pulpit, Down from your thrones" in an actual pulpit. It was the highlight of the weekend.

Jerry is in great demand to do talks and demonstrate Dublin songs at festivals around Europe . He is a reguar at the Tocan Festival in France, A UilleannPiper and an athlete. Is there no end to this mans talent!

You have probably realised that most of the CD's that are highlighted are from music friends and people I have played or sang with over the years and still am. Antaine is one of my best of them.

I've seen him go from a singer in the Goilin singers Club to a TG4 personality and highly respected

sean-nos singer and teacher. He is everywhere ,on the TV, the radio and still has time to Fleadh.

Jim is one of those singers you have to be with in a singing session. He always comes out with that classic song you were waiting to hear. Listening to him on this CD brings back some great memories. They share this CD with Mairead Ni Oistin & Grace Toland.

I've known Cyril since I came to Ennis in 1986.He played a lot in Doolin Co.Clare in those days. He lives in Shannon Co.Clare. His father is the well known flute player Paddy O'Donoghue.This is his first solo project but Cyril can be found playing and singing on many of the great Co.Clare traditional music cd's. The musicians Cyril has recorded with is like a who's who of Clare trad --Connor McCarthy ,Christy Barry,Connor & Annmarie McCormac,Tola Custy, Siobhan Peoples, Murt Ryan and the Ennis based band "Damp in the Attic" with P.J.King & Martin Murry.