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Cian is a four piece Irish traditional group, comprising of Flute, Concertina, Guitar and Bodhran. Their music captures the spirit and feel of the Irish Idiom, and each performance is full of energy and passion.
They have enjoyed success to date - performing through-out the country, in venues such as; The Harcourt - Dublin, The Quays - Galway, St John's Art Centre - Listowl, The Queens - Ennis, The Lobby - Cork. They have also performed at Lis Ard 98' & the Tour de France.
The four members are no strangers to the Trad scene;
Brian Duke - Flute;
Brian is recognised as one of the finest players
through-out the country. He has won three All Ireland Fleadhs, toured
the USA and guested with the Chieftains.
Padraig Rynne - Concertina;
A young man with unimaginable talent
having won Five All Ireland Fleadhs and Four Oireactas
championships. He has toured the U.S. and Australia and is probably
the finest concertina player in the country.
Tim Murray - Guitar & Vocals;
A guitar player with his own
inimitable style of accompaniment. Tim was a former member of the
group Danu, with which he recorded and toured. He has also recorded
on Martin Murray's " Dark Horse " with Matt Molloy and Tommy Hayes.
Through touring abroad, he has guested and shared the programme with
Donal Lunny - Richard Thompson - Skydance - Joan Baez - Mairtin o' Connor.
Damien Quinn - Bodhran & Percussion;
A master of the bodhran,
and lively on stage, has recorded and performed with the Donal Lunny
band of the late eighties, recorded with the Chieftains, Manus Lunny,
Eimer Quinn and Calua. He also has a bodhran tutorial coming out
this summer.
Cian are happy to announce the launch of their new album called "Three shouts from a hill ".
Here for the first time we have a Flute and Concertina collaboration, that has certainly worked a treat. It is a wonderful mix of obscure and original Reels, Jigs, H\pipes, Slow Reels, Songs and Airs. The vibrant harmony between Duke & Rynne combined with the driving rhythms of Murray & Quinn has produced an excellent album which leaves you wanting more of the extraordinary sound of Cian.
will be touring throughout Ireland in February to promote
their debut C.D.
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