Inside the Banjoverse

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Katherine Mac Mághnuis - Musician, Educator and CEO of Athenry Music School May 30, 2024

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Musician, educator, CEO of Athenry Music School with over 500 students and 42 faculty. Katherine is a force of nature, a deeply present and committed educator and music teacher, and a huge inspiration for anyone involved in music education

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Brenna McMillan - Banjoist, Singer, Songwriter May 10, 2024

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Brenna McMillan is a banjo player and singer from Winchester, KY.

Growing up, Brenna sang harmony parts in bluegrass bands, children's choirs, church choirs, and family gatherings. She began to play the banjo when she was nine. Throughout highschool, she dabbled in various genres of music, performing anything from R&B hits to gospel numbers. Through adoption, the family changed dramatically in size and lifestyle when she was eleven, and at this time her love for the rhythm of a banjo roll developed from researching the banjo in West Africa and listening to Liberian drumming. In college, she joined Theo in the college bluegrass band, an experience that solidified a latent love for playing bluegrass music. Brenna toured with the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble in the United States and Europe, and was the recipient of the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry and then moved to Nashville in May of 2018.

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Interview with Jim Pankey, banjo teacher and player Apr 04, 2024

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Jim has been playing and teaching banjo since 1977. He has been a contributor to the premier banjo publication The Banjo Newsletter. You will also find him listed among the faculty alumni at highly esteemed acoustic music and banjo camps such as Steve Kaufman’s Acoustic Kamp in Maryville, Tennessee, Banjo Newsletter Workshops and The Maryland Banjo Academy in Buckeystown, Maryland.

As a master of several styles, Jim has found outlets for each of these in the musical community.

Jim is an active and well respected member of the banjo and musical communities and continues to pursue the banjo’s music and its marvelous history. As an often reluctant yet always fierce competitor Jim’s banjo prowess has earned him many titles in contests all across the southeast.

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Interview with Mick Conneely, fiddle & bouzouki player Mar 19, 2024

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Mick is widely regarded as one of the finest fiddle players of his generation in the Irish tradition. To date he has played, toured and recorded with many artists, most notably De Danann. In 2001 his debut solo album Selkie was released to critical acclaim on the prestigious boutique trad label Cló Iar-Chonnacht and he has recorded on numerous albums to date. Mick's style of fiddle playing is characterized by his expressive tone, rhythmic drive, inventive ornamentation and his rich repertoire of tunes. Mick is a leading exponent of the 6-string Greek bouzouki in Irish traditional music.

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Don Stiffe - Singer / Songwriter Mar 01, 2024

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Don Stiffe is one of the greatest singer / songwriters to have emerged on the Irish Folk Scene in recent years, receiving critical acclaim and awards both at home and abroad. Don is a passionate and talented singer whose impressive performance style has moved audiences all over the world.

Stiffe’s version of the “Dimming of the Day”, by Richard Thompson won “Vocal Cut of the Year’ at the Live Ireland 2010 Awards. This song featured on his debut solo album, “Start of a Dream, which was originally released in 2006, achieving much critical acclaim. The renowned Irish Music Magazine described the musical quality of the album as being “in the Premier League”. The array of talented musicians playing on the album are testament to the respect that is held for Don in the Irish Music world, with guest performances from Frankie Gavin, Sharon Shannon, Arty McGlynn, Cathal Hayden and Carl Hession, to name but a few.

In 2011 Don was a finalist in one of Ireland’s most watched TV shows, The All Ireland Talent Show, with live audiences of up to 800,000 people. His profile was raised significantly by taking part in this show and was further raised when he won yet another award at the Live Ireland 2011 Awards, this time for his song, “Somebody Special”, sung by Matt Keane, which was crowned Song of the Year from the Live Ireland Awards

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Tim Chaisson of The East Pointers & Six Hearts Feb 20, 2024

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Tim Chaisson is a JUNO, multiple East Coast Music and Music PEI award winning musician from Bear River, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Along with having three successful solo albums, he sings lead vocals and plays fiddle, guitar and percussion in the internationally acclaimed group, The East Pointers. Chaisson and The East Pointers tour consistently, selling out venues across Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States.

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Jake Eddy - Bluegrass Guitar Virtuoso Feb 09, 2024

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Jake Eddy is a bluegrass guitarist born and raised in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He began his music career and lifelong addiction to the road by playing banjo professionally at the age of fourteen with bluegrass-legend Melvin Goins. His guitar playing, which is primarily influenced by bluegrass and jazz, is showcased on his debut album of fiddle tunes, entitled "Jake Eddy," which features such greats as Grammy-award winning Bryan Sutton, Rob Ickes, and Kenny Smith. He tours as a sideman with the Becky Buller Band from Manchester, TN as well as his own group. His current touring group features his brother, Carter on the upright bass and NC-native Graham Brewer on the mandolin!

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Winifred Horan - fiddler with Solas and Reverie Road Feb 02, 2024

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Winifred Horan is an American fiddler of Irish descent. After classical training, she played with the all-female Celtic music ensemble Cherish the Ladies before becoming an original member of the Irish traditional music supergroup Solas.

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https://www.reverieroadmusic.com

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My Top Ten Banjo Tracks - Part II Jun 29, 2023

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Featured tracks:

Mick Moloney - No Strings Attached - My Love is in America/The Lisdoonvarna Reel
Theresa O'Grady - The Banjo'ista - Happy to Meet Sorry To Part/Padraig O'Keefe's/Paddy Fahey's
Colm Naughton - The Space Between the Notes - The Merry Sisters/Miss Susan Cooper/Richard Dwyer's
Angela Usher - The Gort Mile - The Love of Lucia/Cranman/Connaill's Favourite
Ciaran Ryan - Banjaxed - Tongue in Cheek
Brian McGrath - Pure Banjo - Maids of Mount Cisco/Come West Along The Road
Paraic Mac Donnchadh - Not Before Time - Reel of Rio/McFadden's/Pigtown/Coleman's Cross
Eamonn Coyne - Through the Round Window - Hendon Road
Kieran Hanrahan - Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo - Kitty gone A Milking/Music In The Glen
Caladh Nua - Next Stop - The Lisnagun Set

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Jimmy Keane (Piano Accordion - Bohola/Green Fields of America) Jun 15, 2023

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Irish music accordion virtuoso Jimmy Keane was born in London of Irish-speaking parents from Connemara and Kerry. His late father Jimmy was a magnificent sean-nos (old style) singer, and along with young Jimmy’s mother Mary, actively encouraged him to take up traditional Irish music.

Jimmy’s accomplishments are far reaching. He has achieved astonishing and unprecedented success in competitive playing, having won five consecutive All-Ireland titles on the piano accordion. He has always been an avid collector and arranger of old tunes and is becoming increasingly known for his original compositions, many of which have become part of the mainstream of traditional Irish music around the world. He also has recorded and produced numerous albums

Many regard Keane as the premier exponent of traditional Irish music on the piano accordion. Noted University of Limerick Professor, composer, and musician Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin praised Keane as the "savior of the piano accordion." eMusic described him as "one of the true giants of Irish traditional music of the past fifty years," and the voice of Ireland, singer-songwriter Christy Moore, described Jimmy's playing as "wild and beautiful."

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