Years active 1996-Present Website NorthCregg.com | Labels Greentrax, Magnetic Past members John Neville | |
Members Christy Leahy, Liam Flannigan, Ciaran Coughlan, Martin Leahy, Claire-Anne Lynch Albums The Roseland Barndance, Mi.da:za, Summer At My Feet Similar Caoimhin Vallely, Karan Casey, Nomos, Ger Wolfe, Niall Vallely | ||
North cregg
North Cregg are an Irish traditional band from Cork, Ireland. They were formed in 1996 in Cork out of a thriving pub session scene.
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The name "North Cregg" comes from a tune composed by uilleann piper Jimmy Morrison who named his composition after a small townland near Fermoy, County Cork.
The members of North Cregg are Christy Leahy (button box), Liam Flannigan (fiddle, banjo), Ciaran Coughlan (piano), Martin Leahy (guitar, drums) and vocalist Claire-Anne Lynch, who also plays fiddle.
The band were voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" at the Irish Music Magazine Millennium Awards, have played at Glastonbury and other noted festivals, and had produced four albums as of December 2010. The latest of these, titled "The Roseland Barndance" album, was released in February 2007 on the Greentrax Recordings label. This album included guest appearances by Dirk Powell (clawhammer banjo), Chris McCarthy (double bass) and Seamus Burns (spoons).
Discography
Songs
Summer at My FeetSummer At My Feet · 2003
Crehan's ReelsThe Roseland Barndance · 2007
The Pitchfork ReelSummer At My Feet · 2003