Frankie Gavin and Catherine McHugh in Concert

Tickets $20 Advanced | $25 Door
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This performance celebrates Frankie’s long awaited return to the stage and highlights his most recent recording, Port Eireann, which includes legendary uplifting traditional melodies as well as Frankie’s own compositions, including The Burren Barn Dance.

The Journal of Music writes that Frankie comes from a musical family: “His father, mother and family all played Irish Music. He started playing the tin whistle at age four, making his first T.V. appearance three years later. At the age of ten years old Frankie began to play fiddle and at the age of seventeen he placed first in the All Ireland Fiddle Competition and in the All Ireland Flute Competition, both on the same day. Mainly learning by ear, he was strongly influenced by the 78 recordings of Michael Coleman and James Morrison. Sessions in the Cellar Bar, Galway and later in Hughes’ pub in Spiddal led to the formation of De Dannan in 1973.

Frankie has recorded 16 albums with De Dannan as well as a number of solo albums, and three collaborations: one a tribute to Joe Cooley entitled ‘Omos do Joe Cooley’ with Paul Brock; a fine collaboration with fellow De Dannan member Alec Finn; and one with Stephane Grapelli exploring the languages of jazz and traditional music. He has also guested with The Rolling Stones on their Voodoo Lounge album, with Keith Richards on ‘Wingless Angels’ and with Earl Scruggs the great banjo man.”

According to West Cork Music, “Catherine (Kate) McHugh is one of the most outstanding young accompanists in Irish traditional music today. Growing up in an area steeped in legends of Irish traditional music, Catherine has listened to and played with many of the outstanding East Galway musicians. Her approach to piano accompaniment, heavily influenced by legends of the piano, is far beyond her years with a unique understanding of the music she performs. Catherine is in high demand as an accompanist and has performed at many festivals and concerts nationally and internationally.”

Artist sights and sounds:

Frankie Gavin and Catherine McHugh at the Empire, Belfast Tradfest February 2023. The Yellow Tinker/Sally Gardens/The Sligo Maid:
https://youtu.be/ovdKUUU_i9o

Follow Frankie Gavin on Bandcamp: https://frankiegavin.bandcamp.com

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