Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
If anyone has any information regarding Sligo fiddle players Brendan Mulkere and Maurice Lennon, I would greatly appreciate a post. Please also recommend recordings of players who are sympathetic with this unique style of playing. To my knowledge, nobody plays like these guys do.
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Brendan Mulkere is a famous fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist from Co. Clare. For over 30 years he has been living in London where he teaches Irish traditional music.
Many well known London Irish musicians (Se
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Kevin, you went missing for a while there. Welcome back!
I'll hazard a guess that you'll like the playing of the Kane Sisters from Connemarra--sort of a Sligo-East Galway approach. Give their debut cd, The Well Tempered Bow, a listen.
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
You can hear a snippet of the Kanes at www.thekanesisters.com. Click on "hear us" and then on the blue text that promises 30 seconds of music. Great stuff. The whole cd is excellent--track after track of clean, pulsing, riveting tunes--and great tune selections too.
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Thanks Will. Nice to be back!
Yes, I already own a copy of The Well Tempered Bow. Very good stuff and a great selection to recommend. Still, as good as the Kane sisters are (and 'the well tempered bow' is one of my favorite recordings) they just do not capture what BM & ML can do. Another person recommends Kevin Burke, but I don't consider Kevin's playing as being traditional any longer. Kevin Burke plays 'Kevin Burke style', and that's about all there is to that.
Still, I wish there were more people who played this Clare/Sligo/Leitrim style that I'm hearing on this old tape I was given. Awesome pulse. Lots of bow dynamics to bring out the swing of the tune. Eccentric as hell!
Anyway, hopefully this style of playing isn't lost on a commercial audience and someone can recommend more recordings. Thanks to mufbox, bowhand and will for good information!
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
I know Maurice Lennon is still touring occasionally. I saw him perform about 2 years ago in Chicago and I know he was in town just a few weeks ago because he showed up at the late session at the Abbey Pub. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for info on his next tour.
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
hey sorry dont mean to be rude, but a lot of whats being said here is wrong! brendan mulkere is from clare, but has lived in london for a long time, kane sisters are great, but a long way from sligo style the one player who really plays like this and is very famous is john carty, who was taught by brendan. personally i dont think brendan has a sligo style, it is a composite one of many fiddle styles, clare/sligo/leitrim style is meaningless as even within each county there are many variations. get the coleman and morrison cds, thats why the 'sligo' style became famous.
Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
If anyone has any information regarding Sligo fiddle players Brendan Mulkere and Maurice Lennon, I would greatly appreciate a post. Please also recommend recordings of players who are sympathetic with this unique style of playing. To my knowledge, nobody plays like these guys do.
Thanks!
# Posted on January 11th 2004 by Caoimghgin
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Re: Leitrim Musician Maurice Lennon.
http://www.taramusic.com/biogs/mlbiog.htm
# Posted on January 11th 2004 by BowHand
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Er,,, Kevin Burke. Last I heard he was mostly Sligeach style.
# Posted on January 11th 2004 by Pádraig
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Brendan Mulkere is a famous fiddle player and multi-instrumentalist from Co. Clare. For over 30 years he has been living in London where he teaches Irish traditional music.
Many well known London Irish musicians (Se
# Posted on January 11th 2004 by murfbox
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Kevin, you went missing for a while there. Welcome back!
I'll hazard a guess that you'll like the playing of the Kane Sisters from Connemarra--sort of a Sligo-East Galway approach. Give their debut cd, The Well Tempered Bow, a listen.
# Posted on January 11th 2004 by Will Harmon
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
You can hear a snippet of the Kanes at www.thekanesisters.com. Click on "hear us" and then on the blue text that promises 30 seconds of music. Great stuff. The whole cd is excellent--track after track of clean, pulsing, riveting tunes--and great tune selections too.
# Posted on January 11th 2004 by Will Harmon
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
Thanks Will. Nice to be back!
Yes, I already own a copy of The Well Tempered Bow. Very good stuff and a great selection to recommend. Still, as good as the Kane sisters are (and 'the well tempered bow' is one of my favorite recordings) they just do not capture what BM & ML can do. Another person recommends Kevin Burke, but I don't consider Kevin's playing as being traditional any longer. Kevin Burke plays 'Kevin Burke style', and that's about all there is to that.
Still, I wish there were more people who played this Clare/Sligo/Leitrim style that I'm hearing on this old tape I was given. Awesome pulse. Lots of bow dynamics to bring out the swing of the tune. Eccentric as hell!
Anyway, hopefully this style of playing isn't lost on a commercial audience and someone can recommend more recordings. Thanks to mufbox, bowhand and will for good information!
# Posted on January 13th 2004 by Caoimghgin
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
I know Maurice Lennon is still touring occasionally. I saw him perform about 2 years ago in Chicago and I know he was in town just a few weeks ago because he showed up at the late session at the Abbey Pub. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for info on his next tour.
# Posted on January 13th 2004 by Tusong200
Re: Fiddlers Brendan Mulkere (70's) & Maurice Lennon (80's)
hey sorry dont mean to be rude, but a lot of whats being said here is wrong! brendan mulkere is from clare, but has lived in london for a long time, kane sisters are great, but a long way from sligo style the one player who really plays like this and is very famous is john carty, who was taught by brendan. personally i dont think brendan has a sligo style, it is a composite one of many fiddle styles, clare/sligo/leitrim style is meaningless as even within each county there are many variations. get the coleman and morrison cds, thats why the 'sligo' style became famous.
# Posted on March 16th 2004 by tcoyne