Who we've funded

Barry, Leonard

To display the versatility of uilleann pipes within several regional styles of traditional music. To contrast solo playing with a selection of duets and trios exploring musical combinations previously unheard.

Traditional arts

Dublin City Council

Callery, Phil

To record an album of traditional song by the traditional vocal group the Voice Squad focusing on parts of their repertoire that have been performed but not recorded. The album will be released at the end of 2012.

Traditional arts

Meath County Council

Cheevers, Luke

To record a solo album of unaccompanied singing by the celebrated traditional Irish singer; Luke Cheevers. Luke is renowned for his distinctive Dublin repertoire and style. This will be his first album.

Traditional arts

Dublin City Council

Comharchumann Dhún Chaoin

To collect, edit and transcribe 20 sean-nós songs of Labhrás Mac Síthigh which were recorded in the early years of Raidió na Gaeltachta. To publish the collection as a CD along with transcribed lyrics as well as the notes pertaining to the sources.

Traditional arts

Kerry County Council

Crawford, Kevin

To record an album, by the Teetotallers, of rare and previously unrecorded tunes from Co Clare along with four songs of historical and geographical relevance. The Teetotallers are a new trio featuring Martin Hayes, John Doyle and Kevin Crawford.

Traditional arts

Clare County Council

de Mórdha, Dáithí

To publish a collection of songs from the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, collected from various archives over the last hundred years, in both CD and booklet form, with a downloadable album, as well as a website to sell the album.

Traditional arts

Kerry County Council

Dwyer, John

T0 record the music of John Dwyer to include a selection of music composed over the course of his life - many of which have never been recorded before - as well as a selection of traditional music.

Traditional arts

Waterford County Council

Gaelacadamh Teo, An

To publish a collection of songs from the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht, collected from various archives over the last hundred years, in both CD and booklet form, with a downloadable album, and a website to sell the album.

Traditional arts

Galway City Council

Gannon, Colm

To record a CD of rediscovered repertoire and tune settings from the Connemara area. The applicant discovered this material as a result of archiving work funded by the Arts Council.

Traditional arts

Galway County Council

Gill, Emmett

A CD of fiddle and pipes duets drawing on a shared interest in traditional Irish music. The applicant has researched and has played many tunes that have not previously been recorded on CD.

Traditional arts

Dublin City Council

Houton Music

To record a duo album that will enhance the applicants' musical potential and development as professional musicians. The album will promote their work, create more performance opportunities, and will include new compositions, north Donegal repertoire, and music from the Bunting collections.

Traditional arts

Donegal County Council

John McKenna Traditional Society Lt

To produce a CD of John McKenna's flute-playing based on digitally re-mastered 78 records and newly discovered material presented to the John McKenna Society by his family.

Traditional arts

Leitrim County Council

Mac Con Iomaire, Colm

To record a follow-up to the 2008 album 'The Hare's Corner-Cúinne an Ghiorria'. It will be an instrumental recording of new compositions played on various acoustic instruments with the help of some other collaborators on harp, bouzouki, piano, drums and strings.

Traditional arts

Wexford County Council

McCarthy, Seán

The young Irish traditional music group FullSet propose to record a 12-track album of traditional and newly composed tunes and songs to follow on from the success of their debut album 'Notes At Liberty'.

Traditional arts

Cork County Council

Na Mooney's

To record a CD of Irish traditional music and song from the north-west Donegal gaeltacht by Na Mooney's. They started playing in their teens with Ceoltóirí Altan in the 70s and Mairéad, Gearóid and Anna will be joined by Ciarán to record their music together on CD for the first time.

Traditional arts

Donegal County Council

Ní Charra, Niamh

To record a tribute album to Sliabh Luachra musician Cuz Teahan, who emigrated to Chicago in the 1920s. To include a selection of the compositions and tunes associated with him. To include special guests from Chicago and Ireland who grew up with his music.

Traditional arts

Dublin City Council

Ní Riada, Liadh

To produce a CD of the O’Sullivans from Cúil Aodha focusing on the particular style of Múscraí.

Traditional arts

Cork County Council

Nic Cormaic, Aoife

To record a CD of newly composed tunes, all written, arranged and performed by traditional fiddle player Aoife Nic Cormaic with accompaniment by Frank Tate on bouzouki.

Traditional arts

Dublin City Council

Ó Beaglaoich Snr, Breanndán

Following on from a Music Network Tour of Ireland last September, the applicants propose to organise another tour next September and do a live recording of the last concert .

Traditional arts

Kerry County Council

Ó Cathasaigh, Roibeard

To develop an hour-long DVD of Bab Feiritéar's storytelling with subtitles in both Irish and English based on a visual recording from 1985. To publish the DVD in a book containing the text of the stories as well as commentary and scholarly notes.

Traditional arts

Limerick County Council

O'Brien Moran, Jimmy

To make a recording of the music of Paddy Conneely, (the Galway Piper c.1800-1851) whose music was collected by Petrie, Forde, Lord Rossmore and the Hudson Brothers in the 1840s.

Traditional arts

Waterford County Council

Regan, Colm

To record a solo button accordion album of traditional music, consisting of traditional tunes from Leitrim and new compositions inspired by the Leitrim legend of An Dobhar-Chú. To present innovative techniques of accordion playing which are in tune with the style of the region.

Traditional arts

Fingal County Council

Rynne, Pádraig

To record a studio album primarily focusing on a mixture of newly composed tunes and older tunes with the backing arrangements taking a modern approach, using electronics, while the melody keeps the traditional influence.

Traditional arts

Clare County Council

Sheehan, Gary

To record the debut album of The Gloaming. Martin Hayes, Iarla O'Lionaird, Dennis Cahill, Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh and Thomas Bartlett came together to form The Gloaming in 2011. The band toured successfully garnering positive press and audiences.

Traditional arts

Cork County Council

Taylor, Mary

To record an instructional DVD for sean-nós dancing designed for dancers at intermediate level and above. A set of jig steps and a set of reel steps will be taught, with musical accompaniment played at three different speeds. This will be a follow-up to a previous DVD for beginners.

Traditional arts

Dublin City Council

The National Folklore Collection / Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann

Due to previous funding from a Deis Recording Award in 2010 the applicant has digitised and re-mastered the entire collection of the fiddle music of Mickey Doherty recorded by the Irish Folklore Commission. To publish this material in CD and booklet form.

Traditional arts

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

The Nest Collective

A one-week song-collecting journey to survey traditional songs, knowledge and lore extant amongst Irish Travellers within the UK and Ireland. Material collected will populate a new website offering both family musical portraits and a repository of songs for wider culture and academic awareness.

Traditional arts

International

The Tin Sandwich Project

This Tin Sandwich Project is a group of musicians including John and Pip Murphy, Benny McCarthy and Donal Clancy. The recording will be based around mouth organ, melodeon, guitar and vocals. Tin sandwich is a nickname for Harmonica, hence the name.

Traditional arts

Wexford County Council