Seamie O'Dowd
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Seamie O’Dowd is an Irish musician.
He recorded his first solo album, Headful Of Echoes, in 2006. It received critical acclaim from many sources and was playlisted on radio programmes in Ireland, the U.K., mainland Europe and the U.S.
He has played regularly with accordionist Mairtín O'Connor and Cathal Hayden, with whom he has toured extensively around Ireland, Great Britain, mainland Europe, and more recently in Australia and New Zealand. Their album Crossroads has received widespread acclaim, including being voted one of the top Irish albums by New York's Irish Voice publication.The trio have also toured and collaborated with the legendary Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.
As well as playing with uillean piper Liam O'Flynn,and producing a number of critically acclaimed albums, Seamie has involved himself with a number of musicians and projects, including the trio "The Unwanted", which features himself, Dervish singer Cathy Jordan and harmonica player Rick Epping
. Their CD Music Of The Atlantic Fringe was picked in Irish music publication "Hot Press" as one of their top ten albums of the year.
He recorded his first solo album, Headful Of Echoes, in 2006. It received critical acclaim from many sources and was playlisted on radio programmes in Ireland, the U.K., mainland Europe and the U.S.
He has played regularly with accordionist Mairtín O'Connor and Cathal Hayden, with whom he has toured extensively around Ireland, Great Britain, mainland Europe, and more recently in Australia and New Zealand. Their album Crossroads has received widespread acclaim, including being voted one of the top Irish albums by New York's Irish Voice publication.The trio have also toured and collaborated with the legendary Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.
As well as playing with uillean piper Liam O'Flynn,and producing a number of critically acclaimed albums, Seamie has involved himself with a number of musicians and projects, including the trio "The Unwanted", which features himself, Dervish singer Cathy Jordan and harmonica player Rick Epping
Rick Epping
Rick Epping is a California-born musician who has immersed himself in American old-time and Irish traditional music since the 1960s. He is an accomplished player of the harmonica, concertina, banjo and jaw harp....
. Their CD Music Of The Atlantic Fringe was picked in Irish music publication "Hot Press" as one of their top ten albums of the year.
External links
- Seamie O'Dowd
- Dervish
- The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index A searchable database of traditional dance tunes which identifies sources for tunes on commercial recordings and in tune books.
- TheSession.org
- The Irish Music Review