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:
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Hamhill Reels
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Fairhaired Boy |
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Heather Gilmer (fiddle, vocals) - Heather and
Jeff have performed together in the ensemble Gilmer
& Moore for the past five years 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 performed together since 2004. |
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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. |
