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 Hugo Duncan |
Hugo Duncan is a singer and BBC broadcaster
from
Northern Ireland. His
nickname is "The wee man from
Strabane".He has two
music programmes on
BBC Radio in Northern
Ireland; Country Afternoon with Hugo Duncan on
Radio Ulster each
weekday from 13:30 to 15:00, and on
Radio Foyle, every
Sunday from 15:00 to 17:00. The theme tune used on his
BBC Radio Ulster show
is
Rocky Top, while he
closes each programme with
Yakety Sax, also
known as the theme to
The Benny Hill Show.
Hugo is also a live singer, playing in various venues throughout Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. For a recent charity event, Hugo
dressed up as
Britney Spears and
sang Spears' classic "...Baby
One More Time". More... |
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 Frances Black |
FRANCES BLACK's professional singing debut
was in 1986, when she began performing with her three brothers and sister
(Shay, Michael, Martin, Mary, Frances) as The Black Family, performing a mix
of traditional and contemporary/traditional Irish music. With The Black
Family, she did two major tours of Ireland in the late 1980s, and appears on
both recorded albums [see
discography]. |
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 Mick Flavin |
Mick Flavin grew up in a
thatched farmhouse in Ballinamuck, Co. Longford. Working on a farm and
running wild through the fields was a favourite part of this country boy's
young life. His early home life was centred around an old record player and
this influenced his interest in music and in people like Buddy Holly, Eddie
Cochran, Hank Williams and Tex Ritter. On his way to the well for water he
always held the bucket over his head so he could hear the reverberation of
the sound when he sang.. His first guitar cost the princely sum of £4 and he
learned to play it from a Guitar Tutor he bought in Denniston's Music Shop
in Longford. From the expertise he acquired playing his guitar and singing,
he received an offer at sixteen years of age to play in a local band, which
lasted two years. To support his music he acquired a trade and concentrated
on qualifying as a carpenter.
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 Gene FitzPatrick |
Gene Fitzpatrick One of Ireland’s best loved and most highly respected performers, Gene has become a household name with a string of album successes and a reputation as one of the funniest comedians in the country. Famed for his unique style and delivery, Gene’s wonderfully warm personality and practiced ability to bring his audience into the act has gained him a devoted fan base of all ages. More... |
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 Mary Black |
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Fair Isle Folk - No Photo |
Fair Isle Folk - No Information |
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 Sean Brennan |
Sean plays in and around the dance scene in Co. Roscommon. His debut CD is
called 'Songs, I Love To Sing' and it is a collection of beautiful ballads,
waltzes and jives which delights the hearts of everyone who listens. This CD
has 10 great tracks and is dedicated to Sean's Parents, Bridget and Johnny
Brennan for their love and support. |
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 Shaun Connors |
A night in the company of this seasoned performer can range
from side-splitting comedy banter to spell-binding and hilarious after
dinner speaking - and he possesses a superb singing voice as well. |
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 Sharon Shannon |
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 Robbie O'Connell |
Robbie O'Connell was born in Waterford, Ireland and grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, where his parents had a small hotel. He began to play guitar and sing at age thirteen and soon became a regular performer at the hotel’s weekly folk concerts. He spent a year touring the folk clubs in England before enrolling at University College Dublin where he studied Literature and Philosophy. During school vacations Robbie worked as an Irish entertainer in the U.S.A. In 1977, he joined the Clancy Brothers with whom he has recorded 3 albums, and two years later he moved to Franklin, Massachusetts.With the release, in 1982, of his first solo album, Close to the Bone, Robbie emerged as an artist of major stature. Soon after, he began touring extensively with Mick Moloney and Jimmy Keane, and also with Eileen Ivers and Seamus Egan in the Green Fields of America. In 1985, the trio's first album, There Were Roses, was released. Robbie also participated in The Festival of Mountain Music and Dance on a five nation tour of Latin America. In 1987, the trio followed up their very successful first release with the album, Kilkelly, the title track of which was voted "Best Album Track of the Year" in Ireland. 1989 saw the release of a live concert recording of the Green Fields of America. More... |
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 Kevin Collins |
Kevin started singing at the tender age of six,
and started publicly performing at age 13. Spending the majority of his childhood days at his grandmothers house, Kevin learned to have great respect for his grandmother and seniors. One of Kevin's releases entitled, "My Old Homestead" was lovingly dedicated to his grandmother! On a trip to Boston, with his grandmother, eight year old Kevin, performed on stage with Leroy Van Dyke and received a standing ovation. Kevin is very proud of the fact that his grandfather, Charles Collins, a resident of Bond's Path, Placentia was a mail-carrier for 29 years. Charles Collins delivered mail from Placentia to Patrick's Cove on the Cape Shore by horse and buggy for a distance of 15 miles year ‘round for 29 years. He later worked in the lumber woods for the remainder of his life until his death at age 55. He left behind a wife and 12 children. More... |
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 T.R. Dallas |
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Sil Fox - No Photo |
Sil Fox - No Information |
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 Daniel O'Donnell |
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 Jimmy Buckley |
Jimmy
Buckley
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