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 (Seán Casey, Mick Conneely, Karen Ryan, among others) were taught by him.
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 (Seán Casey, Mick Conneely, Karen Ryan, among others) were taught by him.
# 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 CPT
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 CPT
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