Arizona Irish Music
FRI. JAN 15 FINGAL AT ICC
On Jan 15, the band Fingal will perform at the Irish Cultural Center, 1106
N. Central, Ave, Phoenix, AZ
The world of Irish traditional music is in some ways like the jazz world -
there are certain musicians known to insiders as the "real
thing", the genuine creative artists of the music.
These players often combine and recombine in new groups, searching for fresh
inspiration. It's safe to say that the members of Fingal would fall into that
category, and the fact that they've formed a touring group has got the trad
music world abuzz. James Keane was a founding member of the
great Castle Ceili Band in Ireland and is among the truly legendary figures
in Irish music; Singer and guitarist Daithi Sproule has been a member of the
band Altan for many years; Randal
Bays made two seminal recordings with fiddler Martin Hayes plus a string of
highly acclaimed solo releases. Although
this trio was formed only a few years ago, Fingal's musical connections go
deep and wide.
They’re playing exactly the music they want to play, and the result is a powerhouse
of a trad group that knows how to deliver the full voltage of the Irish music
tradition
James Keane was a founding member of
the great Castle Ceili Band in Ireland and is among the truly legendary figures
in Irish music; Singer and guitarist Daithi Sproule has been a member of the
band Altan for many years; Randal
Bays made two seminal recordings with fiddler Martin Hayes plus a string of
highly acclaimed solo releases. Although
this trio was formed only a few years ago, Fingal's musical connections go
deep and wide.
Randal Bays is a self-taught American
born musician who's been playing Irish fiddle for thirty years, and through
his recordings and performances has built up a reputation as a master. He's
"among the best Irish style fiddlers of his generation", according to Fiddler
Magazine. Randal has toured and recorded with many of the great Irish musicians
of the day, including James Kelly, Martin Hayes, Michéal O'Domhnaill and many
more. His live CD "House to House" (with Roger Landes) was picked by the Irish
Times as one of the "top five traditional recordings of 2005". He's performed
all over the US, Europe and Canada, and is a respected teacher of Irish fiddle.
Randal is a co-founder of the Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp, which takes
place every March in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington state.
Dáithí Sproule is a native of Derry in the North of Ireland, a renowned traditional singer in both Irish and English, and one of the world's premier guitarists in the Irish tradition. He's widely credited with pioneering the use of DADGAD tuning in the accompaniment of Irish music, a style now used around the world. He's worked with many of the greats in Irish music, and has been for some years a member of the famed Donegal group Altan. The Rough Guide to Irish Music called him "a seminal figure in Irish music." Dáithí has also taught Old Irish, Celtic mythology and Irish music at the University of Minnesota, the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul and University College Dublin. He published a volume of short stories in Irish and several academic articles on early Irish poetry and legend. Dáithí now lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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