Bríd Harper and Paul McGlinchey November Session
30th October 2018
Dún Uladh is looking forward to welcoming two stellar Irish traditional music acts this Saturday 3rd November for our monthly session.
Bríd is an Irish traditional fiddle player from Castlefinn, Co. Donegal and now living near Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. Encouraged by her parents she grew up learning and playing Irish traditional music with her sisters in the Finn Valley area. With music on both sides of the family she is carrying on the tradition of fiddle playing. She won numerous under-age All Ireland titles and other prestigious fiddle awards including the Senior All Ireland, Oireachtas na Gaeilge and Fiddler of Dooney.
Bríd an MA graduate of the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance at University of Limerick has toured extensively and has performed with many great musicians including Dermot Byrne Steve Cooney Donogh Hennessy Danny O'Mahony Arty McGlynn Harry Bradley Tony O'Connell and Cyril O'Donoghue. She has been hailed as one of the leading exponents of traditional fiddle playing of our time. Bríd is highly respected as a teacher and has tutored at many Summer Schools and Workshops throughout Ireland and in France, Holland and the USA. Her first solo CD was released in 2015 and has enjoyed much success to date.
Paul McGlinchey has been playing the flute since the tender age of 14 years old and credits flute playing as one of the things that ultimately defines him. Paul has said he finds great enjoyment to playing music and the social interaction that comes with it. Having been born and bred in Omagh, Co.Tyrone, Paul's family had a great influence in his playing of traditional Irish music as they had a deep interest in the art and had a house enriched with Irish music and traditional sessions. Paul is a three time All-Ireland flute champion and winner of All-Ireland Flute slow airs amongst a multitude of various other titles. Paul has been taught by well known Irish traditional musicians such as Arthur Kearney and Sean McCusker.
The session begins at 9:30pm this Saturday 3rd November with free admission and is sure to be a night of craic agus ceol.
See you at Dún Uladh!
