Nan Tom Teaimín De Búrca
Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca is an Irish traditional sean-nós singer. Biography Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca (also given as Nan Tom Taimín) is from Connemara. She moved to London in 1978 but there was no market for her traditional singing there at the time. When de Búrca moved back to Ireland she came to Rusheenamanagh, near Carna, County Galway. Today she teaches sean-nós singing and is a tutor for the masters course in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance which is part of the University of Limerick. She has won a number of awards for her singing, including the Corn Uí Riada in both 1998 and 2000, the most prestigious annual award for sean-nós singing. She also was awarded the TG4 Singer of the Year award in 2014. She has released four solo albums of traditional Irish music, including folk songs and sean-nós as well as appearing on a number of collections of Irish music including ''Ireland : The Greatest Songs Ever''. She is a regular at festivals including being invi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sean-nós Singing
singing ( , ; Irish language, Irish for 'old style') is A cappella, unaccompanied, Irish traditional music, traditional Irish vocal music usually performed in the Irish language. singing usually involves very long melodic Phrase (music), phrases with highly Ornament (music), ornamented and melismatic melodic lines, differing greatly from Folk music, traditional folk singing elsewhere in Ireland, although there is significant regional variation within Ireland. songs cover a range of genres, from love song to lament to lullaby, traditionally with a strong focus on conveying the relevant emotion of the given song. The term , which simply means '[in the] old way', is a vague term that can also refer to Sean nós (other), various other traditional activities, musical and non-musical. The musician and academic Tomás Ó Canainn said: ...no aspect of Irish music can be fully understood without a deep appreciation of singing. It is the key which opens every lock. The o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Connemara
Connemara ( ; ) is a region on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, which is a key part of the identity of the region and is the largest Gaeltacht in the country. Historically, Connemara was part of the territory of Iar Connacht (West Connacht). Geographically, it has many mountains (notably the Twelve Pins), peninsulas, coves, islands and small lakes. Connemara National Park is in the northwest. It is mostly rural and its largest settlement is Clifden. Etymology "Connemara" derives from the tribal name , which designated a branch of the , an early tribal grouping that had a number of branches located in different parts of . Since this particular branch of the lived by the sea, they became known as the (sea in Irish is , genitive case, genitive , hence "of the sea"). Definition One common definition o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carna, County Galway
Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 50 km west of Galway city. Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance, and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat. Carna is not located close to any villages. The population dramatically dropped from the previous average of 8,000 before the Great Famine (Ireland), Great Famine. The age of the average resident is significantly higher than the Irish national average. The National University of Ireland, Galway, has an Irish language, Irish-language and educational centre (''Áras Shorcha Ní Ghuairim'') in Roisín na Mainiach, near Carna. It also operates a marine biology station Martin Ryan Institute in Maínis and an atmospheric Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station, research station at Mace Head, Carna, which is run by the universit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of Limerick
University of Limerick (UL) () is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972, as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it became a university in September 1989 in accordance with the Act of the Oireachtas, University of Limerick Act 1989. It was the first university established since Irish independence in 1922, followed by the establishment of Dublin City University. UL's campus lies along both sides of the River Shannon, on a site with on the north bank and on the south bank at Plassey, County Limerick, from the city centre. It has over 11,000 full-time undergraduate students, including over 2,400 international students, and 1,500 part-time students. There are over 800 research postgraduates and 1,300 postgraduate students receiving instruction at the university. Its co-operative education ("co-op") programme offers students an up to eight-month work placement as part of their degree ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Corn Uí Riada
Corn Uí Riada is the premier sean-nós singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge, an annually held arts festival of Culture of Ireland, Irish culture. It is named in honour of the composer and founder of the legendary male choir Cór Chúil Aodha, Seán Ó Riada. A Cóisir Uí Riada is held whilst tuning into the broadcast of Corn Uí Riada, on the internet. Past winners *1972 Treasa Ní Mhiolláin *1973 Nan Ghrialais *1974 Áine Ní Dhonnacha *1975 Joe John Mac An Iomaire *1976 Micheál Seoighe *1977 Joe John Mac An Iomaire *1978 Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donncha *1979 Treasa Ní Mhiolláin *1980 Tomás Ó Neachtain *1981 Tomás Ó Neachtain *1982 Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donncha *1983 Máirtín Tom Sheáinín Mac Donnacha *1984 Sarah Ghriallais *1985 Johnny Mháirtín Learaí Mac Donnchadha *1986 Máirín Uí Chéide *1987 Nora Bn Mhic Dhonnacha *1988 Máirtín Tom Sheáinín Mac Donnacha *1989 Nora Bn Mhic Dhonnacha *1990 Áine Uí Cheallaigh *1991 Liam Lillis Ó Laoire *199 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lviv
Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main Ukrainian culture, cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel of Galicia, Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Lviv (then Lwów) emerged as the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia in the 14th century, superseding Halych, Chełm, Belz, and Przemyśl. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia from 1272 to 1349, when it went to King Casimir III the Great of Kingdom of Poland, Poland in a Galicia–Volhynia Wars, war of succession. In 1356, Casimir the Great granted it town rights. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
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Living People
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21st-century Irish Women Singers
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