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Recent Album: Other Side
Galician bagpiper and flautist Jose Angel Hevia combines Celtic, Spanish and Australian elements in his music. His 1999 debut Tierra De Nadie was a smash hit in Europe and went triple platinum in Spain; the album received its US release that summer. Other Side appeared in early
2001. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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Recent Album: Songs From The Rain
FORMED: 1984, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland's Hothouse Flowers made a name for itself during the late '80s and early '90s with a passionate, bombastic fusion of rock & roll with the rootsy sounds of Irish folk and American gospel. The group was founded as a Dublin street-performance act called the Incomparable
Benzini Brothers by schoolmates Liam O'Maonlai (vocals, keyboards) and Fiachna O'Broainain (guitar), the former of whom had played in My Bloody Valentine forerunner Congress. After winning the Street Entertainers of the Year award in 1985, the Incomparable Benzini Brothers added
bassist Peter O'Toole, saxophonist Leo Barnes, and drummer Jerry Fehily and changed their name to Hothouse Flowers. The group received a glowing write-up in Rolling Stone before even landing a record deal, but that drawback was rectified when U2's Bono
saw them performing on a late-night television show. A single on U2's label Mother got Hothouse Flowers signed to PolyGram. Their 1988 debut, People, cruised to the top of the Irish charts and peaked at number two in Britain. Their follow-ups, Home and Songs From the Rain,
continued their success, but the band has never been able to break through in America to anything beyond cult status. Hothouse Flowers has been quiet since 1993; several members have guested on other artists' albums. ~ Steve Huey, All-Music Guide (From CD-NOW Biography)
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Recent Album: Creation
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Recent Album: Upon A Shamrock Shore/Songs Of
FORMED: 1964, Alberta, Canada
This quintet started out in the late '50s (curiously, by way of Canada) and by the mid-'60s were a popular folk ensemble on television on two continents. Although their work, exuberant and boisterous, with relatively little scholarship, and lacking a traditional sound, became
less fashionable with the ascent of groups like The Chieftains, the Irish Rovers continue to have a devoted core following. ~ Bruce Eder, All-Music Guide (From CD-NOW Biography)
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Recent Album: Irish Tenors: Live In Belfast
The Irish Tenors: John McDermott/Anthony Kearns/Ronan Tynan.
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Recent Album: Live At Blarney Park
The Irish Weavers comedy folk group, have taken the Irish music scene by storm since its formation in Cork in 1993.
The band perform a two and a half hour show which is characterised by fast music, unique stage settings for humorous songs and a variety of instruments being played. The band members have strong diverse personalities yet they combine on stage to produce a show of quality, magic
and unrivalled entertainment.
The Irish weavers have in a very short space of time recorded four cassette tapes,The Britches full of Stitches, Corks Double, which commemorates Corks great double All Ireland success and Weaving a Spell, which is also available on C.D.. Their next release was A Jig a Jog and a
Magic Dog which contains 13 tracks of original songs and music. This is also available on C.D. Their latest release is "The Irish Weavers Live At The Blarney Park" which is available on C.D. and cassette.
The Irish Weavers show is captured on their recently released video titled The Irish Weavers Live In Concert. It contains breathtaking scenery of the Ring of Kerry, waterfall, Blarney Castle, Kissing the Blarney stone and scenes from County Cork, Kerry, Clare and Galway. The
earlier video "An Evening With The Irish Weavers" was filmed in concert and on location in various parts of Ireland including Dingle Bay, Kinsale, The Arran Islands, Cork County and Galway Bay. All scenery is original and there is no duplication.
The Irish Weavers perform at all the main cabaret venues throughout Ireland and have had sell out concert tours of England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg and the USA. Please contact us if you would like us to incorporate your Venue on our next tour.
Bands are bands , comics are comics, but this band have created a category all of their own A five star act not to be missed. (From the Irish Weavers official web site)
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