The Folk-Clupp Lëtzebuerg presents:FRIDAY, the 3rd October 2008 at 9:00 pm Adm. 15 €
In the hall Sang & Klang, corner rue Vauban & rue des 3 Glands (Luxemburg/Pafendall)
Benny McCarthy: accordion, melodeon
Sean Ryan: tin whistle, vocals
Cormac Cannon: uilleann pipes, tin whistle Benny McCarthy - Accordion, MelodeonBenny comes from Deelish, West Waterford, and is a founder member of Danú. He began to play the accordion at the age of 13 and absorbed influences from other players including Jackie Daly, Joe Derrane and Máirtín O'Connor. As his career has progressed, Benny has developed his own uniquely personal style, clearly influenced by his melodeon playing. He has participated in a PURE IRISH DROPS project already twice, and his unbelievable virtuosic playing which makes him the powerhouse of every group he plays with blew each time the audience away. His tours led him apart from almost every European country to North-America, Japan and even to India. Of course he enjoys this success, but remained true to himself, and till this day he is, what he always was, a grand brilliant box player, who loves to play music, be it alone or with others.Sean Ryan - Tin Whistle, VocalsSean began playing the tin whistle at a very early age and has developed a style that is unmistakable. Growing up in the shadow of the Rock of Cashel in Co. Tipperary, music was to be heard nightly, his father playing the fiddle and mouth organ and his grandmother the concertina. He has a vast repertoire of tunes, drawn from many sources. Sean's whistle playing captures the attention immediately. The staccato delivery of his music is mantled by a rhythmic and energetic delivery of his selections. Sean's style and his execution of the music enables him to elevate the ordinary, much played tune and rejuvenate it with his own personalised approach and élan. His judicious tune selection and the adroit choice of accompaniment, that features musicians whose skills are without peer, is testimony to his artistry and pedigree as one of Ireland's foremost musicians. A lot of his music is based in Galway where he plays regular sessions with old friends and never ceases to enjoy the vibrancy of the place, which is such a contrast to the stone-walled serenity of “The Leap”, where he lives. He has travelled and played extensively in Germany, Switzerland, England and Scotland, and also played support with DeDanann in America, including the great Irish Festival in Milwaukee.Cormac Cannon - Uilleann Pipes, Tin WhistleCormac has played traditional Irish music on the tin whistle and Uilleann pipes since his earliest childhood. Today he is an experienced performer on the Uilleann pipes with a keen interest in the music of the older pipers and fiddle players, particularly the music of Clare and Kerry. He is in regular demand both as a performer and teacher in Ireland and has toured throughout Europe and Japan and further a field. A musician heart and soul, he has even involved music in his “real” career as an electronics engineer, with projects including developing a midi system for the Uilleann pipes. Peter Browne and Kieran Hanrahan recorded him last year for the RTE radio series “The Bloom of Youth”. At the time being he works on his PhD at the university in Edinburgh. Although he has not only ambitions in the field of music, Cormac is one of best Uilleann Pipes players in Ireland, as he proved impressively to the audience during the PURE IRISH DROPS tour 2006.
