There is a busy day organised for the launch, which will be officially performed by fiddler Paddy Glackin at Hi\u00fada\u00ed Beag\u2019s, Gaoth Dobhair on Saturday 13th September.<\/p>\n
\u201cSean-n\u00f3s stems from the ancient harping tradition of Ireland which lasted at least a thousand years and to demonstrate and explain this properly a day of workshops a lecture and a concert is organised,\u201d explains Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhr\u00edde.<\/p>\n
At 4pm Paddy Glackin will give a fiddle workshop, Siobh\u00e1n Armstrong will give a harping workshop and Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhr\u00edde will give a sean-n\u00f3s singing workshop.<\/p>\n
At 5pm all three musicians will give a lecture, explaining the connection between Gaelic harping, singing and Donegal fiddle playing.<\/p>\n
At 8pm Paddy will launch the album\/book, and a concert will follow with Doimnic (singing), Frances Morton (flute), \u00c9anna \u00d3 Croin\u00edn (uilleann pipes), Tom\u00e1s Mac Se\u00e1in (viola) and Dan Bodwell (double bass). Paddy and Siobh\u00e1n will of course contribute to the concert.<\/p>\n
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Available now via Bandcamp, Gealach na gCuanta<\/strong><\/a> also includes an album of sean-n\u00f3s and newly composed pieces reflecting some of the most ancient and evocative compositions in existence of Irish song. Doimnic has recreated the airs for some songs where they have been lost, and the album features his own prize-winning song, Dh\u00e1 dTrian Catha an Misneach.<\/p>\n Mac Giolla Bhr\u00edde has authored a companion book that breaks new ground in Irish musicology and history. Borne from his deep association with the tradition of sean-n\u00f3s singing, and his life\u2019s work in cultivating and preserving it, the work argues that sean-n\u00f3s singing and Gaelic harp playing were not separate traditions, but two expressions of the same art form. Drawing on historical texts, music collections such as that of Bunting, and personal papers of various collectors, the book traces how these traditions diverged over time but share a common origin.<\/p>\n \u201cWe often think of sean-n\u00f3s singing and the Gaelic harp as distinct traditions, but they were once one,\u201d says Mac Giolla Bhr\u00edde. \u201cThe voice and the cl\u00e1irseach were partners, and the songs conveyed deep, rich, poetry that had developed over centuries. With this project, and as a singer, I wanted to explore that lost unity.\u201d<\/p>\n Born and raised in the Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair, Mac Giolla Bhr\u00edde is a celebrated singer, piano player, accordionist, uilleann piper, composer, and researcher. A former winner of Corn U\u00ed Riada, Ireland\u2019s most prestigious award for sean-n\u00f3s singing, he is widely recognised as a leading voice in the revival and interpretation of Irish-language song.<\/p>\n The dual release of Gealach na gCuanta and the accompanying book invites audiences to experience sean-n\u00f3s not only as a form of song, but as part of a broader cultural and musical continuum\u2014one that reaches back to the harpists and poets of Gaelic Ireland.<\/p>\n The book is available in hard copy from www.doimnic.com<\/a> and includes a free, unique digital download<\/strong><\/p>\n