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The Gloaming (group)
The Gloaming is a contemporary Irish/American music supergroup. Its members are fiddle player Martin Hayes, sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, hardanger fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and pianist Thomas Bartlett. Guitarist Dennis Cahill was a member until his death in June 2022. The group was formed in 2011 and began a first tour of Ireland with a sold out performance in the National Concert Hall (NCH). Since then they have played the NCH annually, increasing to a residency of seven consecutive nights by 2017. After the release of their third studio album and a concert tour in 2019, the band announced that it would "take a break" in 2020. They have recorded three studio albums, ''The Gloaming'' (2014), '' The Gloaming 2'' (2016), ''The Gloaming 3'' (2019), and a concert recording, ''Live at the NCH'' (2018). Thomas Bartlett, the band's pianist, produced all four albums. The first was recorded at Grouse Lodge in County Westmeath in Ireland and the second at Real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelanda sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdomcovering the remaining sixth). It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islands by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Cahill (musician)
Dennis Cahill (June 16, 1954 – June 20, 2022) was an American guitarist who specialized in Irish traditional music. He was born in Chicago of parents from County Kerry, Ireland. He began playing guitar at the age of nine and studied the instrument at the Chicago Musical College. He was active in the Irish traditional music scene in Chicago in the 1980s and 1990s. In the late 1980s, he and Irish fiddler Martin Hayes formed a band in Chicago called Midnight Court, which combined traditional music with rock and roll. The band, in which Cahill played a Fender Telecaster and Hayes an electric fiddle, was active between 1989 and 1992. After its demise, Cahill and Hayes continued to work together and formed an acoustic duo in 1996, developing an "unrushed, lyrical, highly expressive interpretation" of traditional Irish music. Cahill's chordal accompaniment used standard tuning. In 1999, a ''New York Times'' reviewer described Hayes and Cahill's approach as "stripping old reels and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hartnett
Michael Hartnett () (18 September 1941 – 13 October 1999) was an Irish poet who wrote in both English and Irish. He was one of the most significant voices in late 20th-century Irish writing and has been called "Munster's de facto poet laureate". Early life and background Michael Harnett was born in Croom Hospital, County Limerick. Although his parents' name was Harnett, he was registered in error as Hartnett on his birth certificate. In later life he declined to change this as his legal name was closer to the Irish Ó hAirtnéide. He grew up in the Maiden Street area of Newcastle West, County Limerick, spending much of his time with his grandmother Bridget Halpin, who resided in the townland of Camas, in the countryside nearby. Hartnett claimed that his grandmother was one of the last native speakers to live in County Limerick, though she was originally from north Kerry. He claims that, although she spoke to him mainly in English, he would listen to her conversing with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bath, England
Bath ( RP: , ) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 census, the population was 94,092. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, west of London and southeast of Bristol. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the " Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset. The city became a spa with the Latin name ' ("the waters of Sulis") 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath Stone, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real World Studios
Real World Studios is a residential recording studio complex founded by Peter Gabriel and situated in the old Box Mill building in the village of Box, Wiltshire, England, near to the city of Bath. It is closely associated with the Real World Records record label, Real World Publishing, and the WOMAD Festival, whose offices are also based at the complex. Destinations Its aim is to provide excellent working opportunities for many musicians, as well as the wider dissemination of world music. It is intended to serve as a springboard for musicians from all over the world to bring their music to areas and cultures they cannot tap into themselves, especially in the USA where music from Africa, Asia and Latin America is rarely broadcast on mainstream stations. The Real World music label has introduced musicians such as Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Papa Wemba and Youssou N'Dour to Western culture. Peter Gabriel has released all his own albums under this label since 1989, and its influe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Westmeath
County Westmeath (; or simply ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It formed part of the historic Kingdom of Meath, which was named Mide because the kingdom was located in the geographical centre of Ireland (the word Mide meaning 'middle'). Westmeath County Council is the administrative body for the county, and the county town is Mullingar. At the 2022 census, the population of the county was 95,840. History Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the territory of the Gaelic Kingdom of Meath formed the basis for the Anglo-Norman Lordship of Meath granted by King Henry II of England to Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, Hugh de Lacy in 1172. Following the failure of de Lacy's male heirs in 1241, the Lordship was split between two great-granddaughters. One moiety, a central eastern portion, was awarded to Maud de Lacy, Baroness Geneville, Maud (de G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grouse Lodge
Grouse Lodge is a recording studio near Rosemount, County Westmeath, Ireland. Designed by Andy Munro, it has two studios and living quarters in nine stone outhouses, integrating the existing 275-year-old stone structure. Artists It has recorded artists such as Westlife, Sam Fender, Bell X1, McFly ("Motion In The Ocean"), Snow Patrol ('' Eyes Open'', ''A Hundred Million Suns''),Editors ('' An End Has A Start''), Bloc Party (''A Weekend in the City''), Laminate, Duman (Duman I and Duman II) Doves, Manic Street Preachers (tracks from their '' Lifeblood'' and '' Send Away The Tigers'' albums), Muse (''Absolution'') and Royseven (''The Art of Insincerity'') and Michael Jackson. R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the fir ... used the studio to record some of '' Accelerat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The NCH
''Live at the NCH'' is a live album by the contemporary Irish/American music group The Gloaming. It was released on March 2, 2018 on Real World Records. The album received widespread critical acclaim upon its release and went to No.3 in the Irish Album Charts. Background and recording In February 2018, RTÉ reported that The Gloaming were readying the release of a concert album timed for release with the group's sold-out seven-night residency in Dublin's National Concert Hall in March (their only live dates of that year). The release would act as a celebration of the 17 sold-out shows the band had performed at the NCH over the course of their career to that point (that figure now stands at 24). In an interview, pianist and producer Thomas Bartlett said of the venue: “After playing our very first show there, we became really bonded to the National Concert Hall. It’s still absolutely amazing to me to have fallen into the situation where such a thing was even possible. I thin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gloaming 3
''The Gloaming 3'' (also referred to as "''3''") is the third studio album by the contemporary Irish/American music group The Gloaming. It was released on February 22, 2019. Content “Bronwyn Leigh”, which opens the set titled “Doctor O’Neill” was composed by Scottish fiddler Ryan McKasson. Many of the album’s lyrics are sourced from extant poems: * “My Lady Who Has Found The Tomb Unattended, is a 17th-century poem by Eoghan Ruadh mac Uilliam Óig Mhic an Bháird. * “Áthas,” is a poem written by Liam Ó Muirthile. * “Reo” is a poem written by Seán Ó Ríordáin, with additional lyrics from Ó Lionáird. Release and reception ''The Gloaming 3'' was released February 2019 to positive reviews. In its favorable review, The Irish Times located the album at the "intersection where unapologetically traditional music-making sits so comfortably alongside the most visionary, forward-facing musical exploration." Hot Press called the album "transcendent," and "e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 (The Gloaming Album)
''The Gloaming 2'' (also referred to as "''2''") is the second studio album by the contemporary Irish/American music group The Gloaming. It was released on 26 February 2016 on Real World Records, and on Brassland Records in America, Justin Time Records in Canada, and Planet Records in Australia. The album debuted at No.1 in the Irish Album Chart and was met with critical acclaim. Background and recording In an interview with the Irish Times in August 2014, fiddle player and band founder Martin Hayes said that the quintet were all eager to begin work on new material. In December 2015, The Gloaming entered Real World Studios in Wiltshire, England to record material that had mostly been written and previewed during the group’s 2015 touring schedule. Commenting at the time on the recording sessions, vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird felt that a "stronger" record was being made to the band’s 2015 debut, and that while the group had not become completely removed from its "initial c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gloaming (album)
''The Gloaming'' is the debut studio album by the contemporary Irish/American music group The Gloaming. It was released on January 20, 2014 on Real World Records, and on Brassland Records in America, Justin Time Records in Canada, and Planet Records in Australia. The album received widespread critical acclaim on its release and is considered one of the finest recordings of 2014. ''The Gloaming'' made several end-of-year lists for publications such as the Irish Times (who named it No.1 Best album of 2014), Irish Independent, and NPR, while also being nominated for three BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, winning Best Traditional Track for "Samhradh Samhradh". It won the Meteor Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year in 2015. Background and recording In April 2011, the Irish Times reported that a “supergroup” made up of some of the biggest names in traditional Irish music had met for a collaborative session at Grouse Lodge Studios where material had also been demoed and recorded. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall (NCH) (An Ceoláras Náisiúnta) is a national cultural institution, sometimes described as "the home of music in Ireland". It comprises the actual concert hall operation, which in various chambers hosts over 1,000 events each year, as well as Ireland's National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), National Symphony Orchestra and three choirs: the National Symphony Chorus, Cór na nÓg and Cor Linn. Originally built for the Dublin International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures of 1865, the structure was converted into the central building of University College Dublin (UCD) at the foundation of the National University of Ireland in 1908. When UCD began to relocate to a new campus at Belfield in the 1960s, part of the building was converted, and reopened as the NCH in 1981. As a national cultural institution, the NCH falls under the aegis of the Irish Government’s Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, as such, is grant-aided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
