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North Cregg

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Years active
  
1996-Present

Website
  
NorthCregg.com

Record label
  
Greentrax Recordings

Labels
  
Greentrax, Magnetic

Past members
  
John Neville


Members
  
Christy Leahy, Liam Flannigan, Ciaran Coughlan, Martin Leahy, Claire-Anne Lynch

Origin
  
Cork, Republic of Ireland (1996)

Albums
  
The Roseland Barndance, Mi.da:za, Summer At My Feet

Genres
  
Folk music of Ireland, Celtic music

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).

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Discography

  • ... and they danced all night (1999)
  • mi.da:za (2001)
  • Summer at my feet (2003)
  • The Roseland Barndance (2007)
  • Songs

    Summer at My FeetSummer At My Feet · 2003
    Crehan's ReelsThe Roseland Barndance · 2007
    The Pitchfork ReelSummer At My Feet · 2003

    References

    North Cregg Wikipedia