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MUSICIANS
The following is a list of
traditional Irish musicians that
Jeff
performs with:
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Johnny B. Connolly (accordion,
melodeon) - Dublin
accordion
player Johnny B. Connolly and Jeff
have been performing together since
October 2007 and future tours are
currently in the works for this
exciting duet. Johnny (now living in
Portland OR) is widely known for
his Green Linnet album “Bridgetown”
and his work with Kevin
Burke, Ged
Foley, Patrick Ourceau and Aidan
Brennan. For more info about Jeff
& Johnny, visit their webpage
Listen to audio samples below:
* Hamhill
Reels
* Fairhaired Boy |
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Heather Gilmer (fiddle, vocals)
- Heather and Jeff have
performed together in the ensemble Gilmer & Moore
since 2002 and are known in the
Southwest as being a versitile duet
that plays Irish music with the
utmost integrity, having a
particular interest in music from
the Sliabh
Luachra region of Ireland. Heather
has been the music and dance
coordinator for the Austin Celtic
Festival, and often plays for
dance
classes and workshops. For more info
about Heather Gilmer, visit her
website at: www.fiddlista.com
Listen to audio samples below:
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Sliabh Luachra Reels
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Highlands |
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Ken Fleming (tenor banjo, accordion,
concertina) - Ken is a
phenomenal musician and an emissary of
traditional Irish music in the
Dallas/Ft Worth area. He was a
founding member of the Southwest
Celtic
Music Association and is currently the
director of the Traditional
Irish
Music Education Society (TIMES)
which hosts the O'Flaherty
Irish
Music Retreat as well as regular
tune sessions and concerts
at Trinity Hall Irish Pub in Dallas
TX, where he and Jeff have
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Mark Stone (bodhran, vocals) -
Mark is a featured guest on
Jeff's new record "The
Dove's Perch" and is
arguably the best bodhran player
living in the U.S. today. He became an
internationally known Irish musician
while touring with fiddler James Kelly
and guitarist Zan McLeod. Mark
continues to perform with some of
Irish
music's top players as he teaches at
some of the most prestigious Irish
music camps across the country. In
2005 & 2006 Jeff and Mark
performed a number of festival venues
and concerts with Dublin
accordion legend James
Keane. For more info about Mark
visit his website at: www.markstonemusic.com |
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Christopher Buckley (fiddle)
- Jeff and Christopher performed
together in Cluan
and continue to collaborate musically
for duo performances. Christopher
has been playing Irish fiddle since
the age of fourteen and has won
numerous Fleadh Cheoil awards. In
recent years he has joined with Cluan
bouzouki player Charles Branch and
bodhran player & builder Rob Forkner to
form
the fabulous trad trio The Tea Merchants.
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