18th February 2012 at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London W6.

Country: France - Bretagne. Style: Traditional Breton.

Lineup: Jean-Michel Veillon (flute).

Jean-Michel Veillon was born in Fréhel (in the Côtes d’Armor in the north of Brittany), and introduced the Wooden Flute to Breton music after developing an interest in Irish music. He has been a member of numerous groups: Galorn, Kornog, Pennou Skoulm, Barzaz, Den, Celtic Procession (Jacques Pellen), L'heritage Des Celtes (Dan Ar Braz), Alain Genty Group, Duo Veillon-Riou. This solo performance illustrated the different strands of Breton music.
More information: www.jmveillon.net/

Tags:   World Music France Bretagne Traditional Breton Music Jean-Michel Veillon Wooden Flute Flute Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

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18th February 2012 at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London W6.

Country: France - Bretagne. Style: Traditional Breton.

Lineup: Jean-Michel Veillon (flute).

Jean-Michel Veillon was born in Fréhel (in the Côtes d’Armor in the north of Brittany), and introduced the Wooden Flute to Breton music after developing an interest in Irish music. He has been a member of numerous groups: Galorn, Kornog, Pennou Skoulm, Barzaz, Den, Celtic Procession (Jacques Pellen), L'heritage Des Celtes (Dan Ar Braz), Alain Genty Group, Duo Veillon-Riou. This solo performance illustrated the different strands of Breton music.
More information: www.jmveillon.net/

Tags:   World Music France Bretagne Traditional Breton Music Jean-Michel Veillon Wooden Flute Flute Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

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18th February 2012 at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London W6.

Country: France - Bretagne. Style: Traditional Breton.

Lineup: Jean-Michel Veillon (flute).

Jean-Michel Veillon was born in Fréhel (in the Côtes d’Armor in the north of Brittany), and introduced the Wooden Flute to Breton music after developing an interest in Irish music. He has been a member of numerous groups: Galorn, Kornog, Pennou Skoulm, Barzaz, Den, Celtic Procession (Jacques Pellen), L'heritage Des Celtes (Dan Ar Braz), Alain Genty Group, Duo Veillon-Riou. This solo performance illustrated the different strands of Breton music.
More information: www.jmveillon.net/

Tags:   World Music France Bretagne Traditional Breton Music Jean-Michel Veillon Wooden Flute Flute Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

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18th February 2012 at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London W6.

Country: Britain (inc Scotland) & Ireland (British resident) & France. Style: Irish Traditional Folk.

Lineup: Niall Keegan (flute), Jean-Michel Veillon (flute), Paul Gallagher (flute), Aidan Burke (fiddle), Niopha Keegan (fiddle), Brendan Mulkere (fiddle), Matt Tighe (fiddle), Sinead Egan (p), Mark Maguire (bodhrán).

After Jean-Michel Veillon’s solo performance the second half of the evening featured a rotating group of performers playing Irish Traditional Music. What they had it common (apart from Veillon who returned for the funal tunes) was that they were either current or formers students of Brendan Mulkere (director of the traditional Irish Music Programme at the Irish Cultural Centre) or had played in the past with one of his former students Niall Keegan (now director of the Traditional Irish Music Performance Masters at the University of Limerick). Apart from Mulkere (from Co. Clare) they were all London (or Glasgow) Irish. The musicians included Niall’s sister Niopha (of the Unthanks), Mark Maguire (of Deaf Shepherd), Aidan Burke (of Comas) and Paul Gallagher (of Le Cheile).

Tags:   Folk Music Great Britain Scotland Ireland France Irish Folk Niall Keegan Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

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18th February 2012 at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London W6.

Country: Britain. Style: Irish Traditional Folk.

Lineup: Niall Keegan (flute), Jean-Michel Veillon (flute), Paul Gallagher (flute), Aidan Burke (fiddle), Niopha Keegan (fiddle), Brendan Mulkere (fiddle), Matt Tighe (fiddle), Sinead Egan (p), Mark Maguire (bodhrán).

After Jean-Michel Veillon’s solo performance the second half of the evening featured a rotating group of performers playing Irish Traditional Music. What they had it common (apart from Veillon who returned for the funal tunes) was that they were either current or formers students of Brendan Mulkere (director of the traditional Irish Music Programme at the Irish Cultural Centre) or had played in the past with one of his former students Niall Keegan (now director of the Traditional Irish Music Performance Masters at the University of Limerick). Apart from Mulkere (from Co. Clare) they were all London (or Glasgow) Irish. The musicians included Niall’s sister Niopha (of the Unthanks), Mark Maguire (of Deaf Shepherd), Aidan Burke (of Comas) and Paul Gallagher (of Le Cheile).

Tags:   Folk Music Great Britain Irish Folk Niall Keegan Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith

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