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John Rynne, Paul Bradley, and Graham Dunne February 1st, 2008

Dia dhaoibh go léir!

Thank you to all who came along to the last folk club. We had a great night of music and fun, with no small thanks to a brilliant audience who brought the best out of the two Johns and Paul.

We're at it again next Friday night (Feb 1st) with some more fine wesht of Ireland musicians. John Rynne is our flute player (not a misprint - the last fellow WAS John Wynne!!). He is from Ennis, Co. Clare and is a friend of mine for many years now. He has a vibrant, lively style of playing which, coupled with a wicked sense of humour, should provide us with great entertainment. He probably appears on many CDs but the only one I'm aware of is "Flute Obsession", which has a lot to do with his character!!! He is mighty craic to meet at festivals and this venue should bring out the best in him.

Paul Bradley (fiddle/viola) is one of the foremost players of his generation in Ireland. His fiddle style is highly energetic and evocative. Born in Bessbrook, Co. Armagh. His first solo effort, Atlantic Roar, received excellent reviews in Folk Roots Magazine and Irish Music Magazine, while The Irish Times wrote "Key and style changes show off not only his talent and utter comfort with the instrument, but also his thorough understanding of the music he plays." Recent gigs in Armagh, Wicklow, Antrim and Belfast with Clare concertina player Padraig Rynne and Paul Meehan on guitar produced some wild and versatile music. Paul plans another solo album for the near future. Paul is a violin-maker and studied at the Newark School of violin-making in England. He lives in Galway.

Young Dubliner Graham Dunne is a well-known guitarist in the Irish Traditional music scene. He is known for his sensitivity of touch as an accompanist, and his fiery ability as a soloist. Based in Ennis, Graham works as a full time guitarist with Niamh Parsons. For a year he worked with Sean Tyrell with whom he toured Ireland, France and Belgium, as well as working on the music for a documentary entitled "Necklace of Wrens"- a biographical account of the poet Michael Hartnett. In the summer of 1999, he performed in Sean's critically acclaimed musical revival of "The Midnight Court" in Galway's Premier Theatre Venue, The Town Hall. 1994 saw Graham finish his diploma in sound engineering but he decided he would be much more useful on the other side of the desk. Over the last few years, Graham has found himself accompanying such musical legends as Liz Carroll, Paddy Keenan and Tommy Peoples. He regularly works with the Mary Custy Band who are based in Ennis, where he can often be found in sessions around the area.

For the past five years, Graham has been working with top traditional vocalist Niamh Parsons with whom he has toured the UK, Germany, Holland, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, USA, Australia and Ireland.

Graham is also the featured guitarist on Niamh's last two albums -'In My Prime' which was nominated for the BBC Radio 2 Album of the Year award and also for the AIFM Album of the Year award in the USA. The second album - Niamh's latest - 'Heart's Desire', received rave reviews upon it's release in May 2002. Produced by top guitarist Dennis Cahill, Graham can be heard here delivering two sets of tunes - a set of reels and a self-penned set of jigs. Accompanied by Dennis, these instrumentals add greatly to the album's musical content.

Gig is usual venue, Carlovian Bar, Tullow Street, Carlow. It begins at 9.30 and the admission is E15 with E10 concession to unwaged listeners. I hope you can come along as this promises to be a rather unique night. Thanks!