An Táin
by Deep End of The Ford

A specially commissioned piece by the William Kennedy Piping Festival, An Táin Bó Cuailnge is the central epic in the Ulster Cycle. This Iron age heroic epic of a tribal ireland is the formative tale of a Gealic Identity which unites the peoples of the Celtic age Ireland in a bloodletting saga of heroes, greed, and ambition. The words for this 8 part descriptive piece come form the 12th century Old irish manuscript The Book Of Leinster

The evolution of Sound

Compound timing, multilayered, rhythmic music derived of explorations of the musical and rhythmical quality of the Irish mediaeval syllabic poetic form. Sound files and description here on evolution of sound

Northern Lights

Irish-Norse entanglement. Delves into the shared intrinsic themes of Norse and Irish music and folklore: More here and on myspace.

 

Táisc is Tuairisc (Death notice and Account)

New composition based on the doomed Franklin expedition in search of the North West Passage. Words by Lorcán Mac Mathúna, Music by Simon O' Connor. more -videos and info

 

 

Old words New music (Common Tongue)

Collaboration with composer Ian Wilson and sax player Cathal Roche using old lyrics to compose new melodies mixed with Jazz and electronic music. myspace

 

The arrows that murder sleep

Duet collaboration with Martin Tourish New music compositions for 8th century Gaelic poetry. More info

Duos - Daire Bracken, James Mahon, Joey Doyle, Maitiú Ó Casaide, Martin Tourish

Voice and chanter/fiddle/flute/accordion. Tight musical duos with melodic debth.

Lorcán Mac Mathúna on myspace

Explorations and experimentations to seek the essence of Sean nós. Find out more and hear the latest collaborative results on myspace

 

The band

Coupla heads Mad jigs reels n'polkas, and songs