We arrive in the very southwest of Ireland in the spectacularly beautiful county of Kerry, famed for the Ring of Kerry, the Skellig Rocks and the Dingle Peninsula. I spent a couple of weeks down there a couple of years ago. This was the view from our accommodation:
Whilst the members of the band Beoga hail from Antrim, Derry and Limerick, they did form up as a group at the All-Ireland Fleadh in County Kerry in 2002. Their influences combine traditional with more contemporary sounds with unorthodox instrumentation (piano and 2 accordions) , and in fact they recently sold out to pop as they combined with the abominable Ed Sheeran. However they do churn out some pleasant and lively tunes such as this one, Eochaid, which apparently means escaped from their 2016 album Before We Change Our Mind:
We move on to the beautiful Dingle Peninsula, where Irish is still spoken as the first language. Here a shot of Dingle harbour:
Here we meet Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, who used to be the lead singer of Danú, whom we met in County Waterford. She was born near the tip of Dingle and grew up between here and County Clare speaking Irish. Here is a song from her 2017 album Foxglove & Fuschia entitled Bean Dubh A' Ghleanna, which roughly translates as black woman of the glen I believe.
Also from Dingle is Pauline Scanlon who has been collaborating extensively with Sharon Shannon of Co. Clare. She also blends contemporary sounds with traditional Irish music. This song is from her 2004 solo debut album Red Colour Sun and is entitled What Put The Blood, a story of a tragic infanticide.
Pauline Scanlon is also part of the duo Lumiere together with Éllís Kennedy, also from Dingle. This haunting song is from their self-titled 2010 debut album, entitled Ca Rabhais Ar Feadh an Lae Uaim. Not sure what the song is about.
That's it for today. Remember you can follow my virtual trip on tripline. Next stop Limerick.
We move on to the beautiful Dingle Peninsula, where Irish is still spoken as the first language. Here a shot of Dingle harbour:
Here we meet Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, who used to be the lead singer of Danú, whom we met in County Waterford. She was born near the tip of Dingle and grew up between here and County Clare speaking Irish. Here is a song from her 2017 album Foxglove & Fuschia entitled Bean Dubh A' Ghleanna, which roughly translates as black woman of the glen I believe.
Also from Dingle is Pauline Scanlon who has been collaborating extensively with Sharon Shannon of Co. Clare. She also blends contemporary sounds with traditional Irish music. This song is from her 2004 solo debut album Red Colour Sun and is entitled What Put The Blood, a story of a tragic infanticide.
Pauline Scanlon is also part of the duo Lumiere together with Éllís Kennedy, also from Dingle. This haunting song is from their self-titled 2010 debut album, entitled Ca Rabhais Ar Feadh an Lae Uaim. Not sure what the song is about.
That's it for today. Remember you can follow my virtual trip on tripline. Next stop Limerick.
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