Benny O'Carroll's Traditional All Ireland Band
"Benny
O'Carroll's Traditional All Ireland
Band",
led by guitarist, Benny
O'Carroll, a native of County Kerry, one of the
strongholds of Irish traditional music, is a ten-strong group of
musicians who are part of the vanguard of the Irish music
revival.They bring the listener on a journey through the rich
territory that is Irish music.
The group
represents the very best of the younger generation of talented
musicians which Ireland has produced, including: Jon
Sanders(bouzouki), Neil
Lyons (bodhrán), Enda Scahill (banjo),
Malachy
Bourke (fiddle) Éamonn De Barra
(flute), Timmy Mc Carthy, Peter Browne (accordion),
Deirdre
Scanlan (vocals), Elaine Hogan (harp) and
Benny O'
Carroll.
The group has
taken Irish music to audiences all over the world and is enjoying a
quickly growing reputation as the most dynamic ensemble to emerge
in the new wave of international recognition of Irish
music.
The vibrant,
exuberant music, which "Benny O'Carroll's Traditional All
Ireland Band"
produce, has given a new dimension to this genre. Whether live, or
listening at home, the audience is drawn in to the warmth of the
session, the indefinable something that sets Traditional Irish
Music apart,
Benny O'
Carroll and his troupe of musicians have found a new way of
expressing. The knowing ones will recognize the gifted
musicianship. The newcomers will want to hear more.
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