North Cregg

North Cregg
North Cregg
Origin Cork, Ireland
Genres Irish folk music, Celtic music
Years active 1996-Present
Labels Greentrax, Magnetic
Website NorthCregg.com
Members
Christy Leahy, Liam Flannigan, Ciaran Coughlan, Martin Leahy, Claire-Anne Lynch
Past members
John Neville[1]

North Cregg are an Irish traditional band from Cork, Ireland. They were formed in 1996 in Cork out of a thriving pub session scene.[1]

The name "North Cregg" comes from a tune composed by uilleann piper Jimmy Morrison who named his composition after a small townland near Fermoy, County Cork.

The members of North Cregg are Christy Leahy (button box), Liam Flannigan (fiddle, banjo), Ciaran Coughlan (piano), Martin Leahy (guitar, drums) and vocalist Claire-Anne Lynch, who also plays fiddle.

The band were voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" at the Irish Music Magazine Millennium Awards,[2] have played at Glastonbury[3] and other noted festivals, and have produced four acclaimed albums to date. Their most recent album "The Roseland Barndance" was released in February 2007 on the Greentrax Recordings label. This album includes guest appearances by Dirk Powell (clawhammer banjo), Chris McCarthy (double bass) and Seamus Burns (spoons).

Discography

  • ... and they danced all night (1999)
  • mi.da:za (2001)
  • Summer at my feet (2003)
  • The Roseland Barndance (2007)

References

  1. ^ a b FolkMusic.net - Feature article - "The living tradition"
  2. ^ NorthCregg.com - News
  3. ^ BBC - Music - Glastonbury 2005

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