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Posted by: Trox 29-Nov-2003, 05:53 PM

Hi
I'm looking for the names of the following artists and the titels of their CD's (if they have made any) :

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these are the violin players form Lord Of The Dance .
I have searched the internet but couldn't find any info about these two women or any cd's with their music or music from Lord Of The Dance.

If you get the idea what I'm looking for please post the CD-titles / artist names.
Music similar to that of the violin players from LOTD is also welcome.

tia
Trox ;)

Posted by: maggiemahone1 30-Nov-2003, 07:51 AM

The top photo is Mairead Nesbitt. So far I can't find who the bottom photo is. I'll keep looking!

http://www.maireadnesbitt.com/

maggiemahone1

Posted by: Trox 30-Nov-2003, 09:56 AM

Thank You

I just ordered "Raining Up" CD which is my first with that kind of music hehe

Any other CD's/artists that I should try ? I dont like vocals or realy slow music,
trí fhidilí which you can listen to on Mairead Nesbitt's site is more my kind of tune

Sorry for all the questions but I'm really new to this genre

Posted by: maggiemahone1 30-Nov-2003, 03:26 PM

I love Natalie MacMasters! She plays the fiddle and is wonderful!

maggiemahone1

Posted by: 3Ravens 30-Nov-2003, 08:57 PM

You would probably like Elke Baker and Alisdair Fraser too!

Posted by: Keltic 30-Nov-2003, 10:17 PM

QUOTE (Trox @ Nov 30 2003, 11:56 AM)

Any other CD's/artists that I should try ? I dont like vocals or realy slow music

Lunasa - http://www.lunasa.ie

All instrumental!!

Read the following reviews:

QUOTE

?Ireland?s newest ?supergroup??the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet.? - IRISH VOICE. ?An amazing new instrumental quintet?state-of-the-art Irish music as aggressively infectious as you?ll ever hear.? - DIRTY LINEN. ?Lúnasa?s musicianship is awesome ? I?d sell my soul to be able to play like that? ? MOJO; ?Lúnasa ,,, have catapulted both themselves and the music onto another plane where creative juices (and not precious entanglements with the past) reign supreme.? ? THE IRISH TIMES

I like all of their recordings but their second CD, "Otherworld" is still my favourite.

Posted by: wyld piper 02-Dec-2003, 08:30 AM

These artist are truely masters of their talent, but I consider 'Leahy' to be in the catagory of Legendary.

Posted by: MarinePaul 15-Jan-2004, 09:50 AM

http://www.npr.org/programs/thistle/exchange/connections.html

I highly reccomend this link to NPR's "Thistle & Shamrock" radio show website. Fionna Ritchie is a great source of background info, news, interviews, and links to the websites of a host of great Celtic music.

As for good fiddle playing, try Catriona MacDonald from Shetland. Her latest cd is titled Bold and is available from compass records.

She is currently part of the "Blazin Fiddles" project. Some of the best players around right now. Although there is so much talent in the Celtic arena that I think it might be hard to say that one is better than any other.

Enjoy,

Paul

Posted by: MarinePaul 15-Jan-2004, 09:55 AM

Umm, something looks wrong with that link I put in there. Try cutting off everything after thistle. The site is easy to maneuver around, just look for the connections link.

Sorry.
Paul