by Aaron | Jan 11, 2017 | news |
Temple Bar Tradfest 2017 For Temple Bar TradFest 2017, we will be running Traditional Irish Music themed tours. On top of that, we’re offering a 20% discount on admission for anyone with a ticket for a Tradfest gig! Temple Bar’s Tradfest 2017 is an annual celebration showcasing the best of both Irish and International Traditional and Folk music. Once a small niche festival, Temple Bar Tradfest has gone from strength to strength in recent years. Tradfest 2017, yet again sees a host of talented artists taking to the stage across various venues. Genres range from folk and nu-folk to even Rock ‘N’ Roll. The past decade has seen the festival grow in terms of size and ambition, with this year looking to be the best yet! You can get tickets for the various gigs here. Tradfest 2017 Themed Tours To show our support for Temple Bar TradFest 2017 yet again we will be running our very popular and interesting Traditional Irish Music themed tour. Our knowledgeable tour guides will recount the story of Irish traditional music and pay particular homage to those Trad artists who have frequented the studios and venue in which the tour takes place. Those honoured include Donal Lunny, Luka Bloom, Declan Sinnott, The Gloaming and many more. Visitors will also get the chance to see a live working venue and a working recording studio where many of Ireland’s top traditional albums were produced. There is also memorabilia from such artists as Glen Hansard, Mundy, The Hothouse Flowers, Paddy Casey and more. Tradfest 20% Discount In addition, for those of you coming to enjoy and celebrate this...
by Jesse | Jan 26, 2016 | Blogs |
While doing research for our upcoming Tradfest themed tours, we became very interested in the links between Irish Rock and Irish Traditional music. While investigating the interesting links, we came across a list of “Celtic Rock” songs. After a conversation with a fan on Facebook about the omissions and tenuous entries on the list, we decided to have a stab ourselves. While inspired by that list, this is not a list of Celtic Rock songs, rather a less limiting list of 8 songs that link the worlds of Irish Rock and Irish Traditional music that we thought merited a mention. And what better time to put together such a list than when Tradfest is about to take place? The tours start Wednesday 24th January, running until Sunday 28th January. Happy Tradfest! Horslips - Dearg Doom Horslips formed in the 1970’s, seamlessly blending rock and traditional Irish music into their own distinctive sound. This has caused many to regard them as the founders of “Celtic Rock”. Dearg Doom is instantly recognisable by it’s driving and catchy main riff. The track blends rock guitar riffs with traditional uileann pipes to great effect, which is why anyone old enough to remember Italia 90 will instantly recognise it. Rory Gallagher - She Moved Through the Fair While Rory is best known for his mastery of the electric guitar and his legendary Fender Strat, he also loved to play acoustically. She Moves Through the Fair is a traditional Irish song, which Rory masterfully brings to life with his instrumental version of this beautiful song. Rory has many acoustic songs,...
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