List of traditional Irish singers
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This is a list of notable traditional singers from Ireland. Some of the singers alphabetically listed below are known to have sung in both the Irish and English language and if so are listed in both sections below as well known singers of macaronic Irish songs.
Singers (by language)[]
Mainly English-language songs[]
Men[]
- Paddy Berry, a CCÉ singer
- Eddie Butcher of Magilligan, County Londonderry, singer, song collector and songwriter
- Robert Cinnamond of Antrim, singer and song collector
- Len Graham, married to Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, with whom he has recorded numerous albums
- Con Greaney from Limerick
- Geordie Hanna[1]
- Frank Harte, seminal collector and singer in the English language tradition
- Joe Holmes
- Luke Kelly from Dublin, best known for co-founding The Dubliners
- Ronnie Drew, another founding member of The Dubliners
- John Reilly
- Paddy Tunney
- Liam Weldon
- Tom Lenihan, Irish Sean-Nós singer
- Tommy Makem The Bard of Armagh. Sung multiple of his traditional Irish songs with The Clancy Brothers
- Dick Hogan[2]
Women[]
- Margaret Barry, Irish Traveller from Cork, came to prominence in London after starting as a street singer
- Karan Casey from Waterford, formerly a singer with Solas
- Elizabeth "Bess" Cronin
- Cara Dillon from Dungiven, singer and arranger of traditional songs
- Rita Connolly from Co. Dublin, known for her work with Irish composer, Shaun Davey
- Rosie Stewart Co. Fermanagh
- Sarah Makem, source singer from Armagh
- Caitríona O'Leary
- Niamh Parsons from Dublin, formerly singer with Arcady
- Róisín White from Co Down, singer from Ireland who has passed-on songs to Clannad, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, and Altan
- Rachel Uí Fhaoláin 2016 Fleadh Gharman/Fleadh Laighean Champion in Traditional Irish Singing and Sean-Nós Singing
Mainly Irish-language songs[]
Men[]
Name | Dialect |
---|---|
[3] | Munster Irish |
Tomás Mac Eoin | Connacht Irish (An Cheathrú Rua, Galway Gaeltacht) |
[4] | Munster Irish (Waterford Gaeltacht) |
Darach Ó Catháin | Connacht Irish (Lettermore, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Seán 'ac Dhonncha | Connacht Irish (Carna, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney)[5] | Connacht Irish (Carna, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Iarla Ó Lionáird | Munster Irish (Muskerry, Cork Gaeltacht) |
Liam Ó Maonlaí | Raised in Dublin |
Nioclás Tóibín | Munster Irish (Ring, Waterford Gaeltacht) |
Diarmuid Ó Suilleabháin | Munster Irish |
Women[]
Name | Dialect |
---|---|
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh | Munster Irish (Kerry Gaeltacht) |
Máire Ní Bhraonáin | Ulster Irish (Gweedore, Donegal Gaeltacht) |
[6] | Raised in Derry |
Niamh de Búrca[7] | Raised in Dublin |
Treasa Ní Cheannabháin[8] | Connacht Irish (Carna, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola | Connacht Irish (Inis Oírr, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill | Connacht/Ulster Irish (raised in the Meath Gaeltacht, where Connacht Irish is spoken, but her father was an Irish-speaker from Donegal) |
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill | Connacht/Ulster Irish (raised in the Meath Gaeltacht, where Connacht Irish is spoken, but her father was an Irish-speaker from Donegal) |
Róisín Elsafty[8] | Connacht Irish (Galway Gaeltacht) |
Aoife Ní Fhearraigh | Ulster Irish (Gweedore, Donegal Gaeltacht) |
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh | Ulster Irish (Gweedore, Donegal Gaeltacht) |
Caitlín Maude (also a poet) | Connacht Irish (Casla, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Kerry Gaeltacht | |
Nóirín Ní Riain | Raised in Limerick |
[9] | Raised in Tipperary |
Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca[10] | |
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin[11] | Raised in Louth |
Nell Ní Chróinín | Munster Irish |
See also[]
- Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland
- Lilting, a traditional singing mode; sometimes called "mouth music"
- Sean-nós song, an ornamented, a cappella mode of traditional Irish singing
- Traditional Irish singing
- Celtic Music
- Traditional singer
References[]
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- ^ "Northern Ireland – Irish – s r l". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Niamh de Burca". Irishmusicreview.com. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Róisín Elsafty". Irishmusicreview.com. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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- ^ "Dr Padraigin Ni Uallachain". Queen's University Belfast. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
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