Patrick Moran (musician)
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Patrick Moran is a professional fiddle
r born in Pouch Cove
, Newfoundland
, Canada
.
Patrick began playing the fiddle in 1982 as a student of fiddle player Kelly Russell. Patrick’s Sliabh Luachra
style, nimble versatility and strong understanding of contemporary and traditional melodies has made him a highly respected studio fiddler throughout Canada.
Patrick has collaborated with a number of well-known Newfoundland musicians at sessions, folk festivals, and concerts. He has performed throughout North America
and Ireland
with many prominent artists in traditional Irish
and Newfoundland music, including Séamus Creagh, The Chieftains
, Paddy Keenan
, Ryan's Fancy
, The Sons of Erin and he has appeared at 25 consecutive Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festivals.
Patrick currently performs as a member of the Celtic rock band The Punters, Irish-Newfoundland bands Tickle Harbour and Jeezus Murphy, Newfoundland band The Government Rams, and bluegrass band Crooked Stovepipe.
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
r born in Pouch Cove
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Pouch Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the northeast Avalon Peninsula of the province. The town is a 20-25 minute drive to St. John's, the province's capital city. Pouch Cove was founded many centuries ago and has an active council within the...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Patrick began playing the fiddle in 1982 as a student of fiddle player Kelly Russell. Patrick’s Sliabh Luachra
Sliabh Luachra
Sliabh Luachra is a region in Munster, Ireland, located around the River Blackwater, on the County Cork/County Kerry/County Limerick borderland.-Music and literature:...
style, nimble versatility and strong understanding of contemporary and traditional melodies has made him a highly respected studio fiddler throughout Canada.
Patrick has collaborated with a number of well-known Newfoundland musicians at sessions, folk festivals, and concerts. He has performed throughout North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
with many prominent artists in traditional Irish
Music of Ireland
Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th, and into the 21st century, despite globalizing cultural forces...
and Newfoundland music, including Séamus Creagh, The Chieftains
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
, Paddy Keenan
Paddy Keenan
Paddy Keenan is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborative recordings, and continues to tour both as a soloist, and with...
, Ryan's Fancy
Ryan's Fancy
Ryan’s Fancy was a musical group active from the 1960s until the 1980s, all three of whose members were Irish immigrants to Canada.-Early years:...
, The Sons of Erin and he has appeared at 25 consecutive Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festivals.
Patrick currently performs as a member of the Celtic rock band The Punters, Irish-Newfoundland bands Tickle Harbour and Jeezus Murphy, Newfoundland band The Government Rams, and bluegrass band Crooked Stovepipe.
Discography
- The Punters with (1995)
- Said She Couldn't Dance... with he Punters (1997)
- Snotty Var with Snotty Var (1997)
- Ná Keen Affair with Paddy KeenanPaddy KeenanPaddy Keenan is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborative recordings, and continues to tour both as a soloist, and with...
(1997) - Battery Included with Tickle Harbour (1998)
- Gypsy with Jim FidlerJim FidlerJim Fidler is a singer, producer, and musician living in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.-Biography:...
(1998) - Fire In The Kitchen with The ChieftainsThe ChieftainsThe Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
(1998) - The Long Haul with ShanneyganockShanneyganockShanneyganock is folk-based band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Loosely translated from Gaelic, their name means "creature of the night". Their music is heavily Irish/Celtic influenced....
(1999) - Red Is The Rose with The Ennis SistersThe Ennis SistersEnnis, formerly known as The Ennis Sisters is a Canadian musical family group from St. John's, Newfoundland.-Biography:The Ennis Sisters, Maureen, Karen and Teresa, started playing music at a young age, encouraged by their father John and their mother Ceilie. The trio released their first album,...
(1999) - Will You Wait with The Punters (2000)
- Good Work… If You Can Get It! with The Government Rams (2001)
- Scallywags with ShanneyganockShanneyganockShanneyganock is folk-based band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Loosely translated from Gaelic, their name means "creature of the night". Their music is heavily Irish/Celtic influenced....
(2002) - Fisherman's Blues with The Punters (2003)
- By The Hush with Chris AndrewsChris AndrewsChris Andrews is the name of:* Chris Andrews , digital pioneer, restitution activist* Chris Andrews , Irish Fianna Fáil politician...
(2003) - Set You Free with ShanneyganockShanneyganockShanneyganock is folk-based band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Loosely translated from Gaelic, their name means "creature of the night". Their music is heavily Irish/Celtic influenced....
(2004) - Christmas with ShanneyganockShanneyganockShanneyganock is folk-based band from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.Loosely translated from Gaelic, their name means "creature of the night". Their music is heavily Irish/Celtic influenced....
(2004) - Music From Land & Sea with Sandy Morris (2005)
- One Track Mind with The 8 Track Favourites (2005)
- No Place Like Home with Chris AndrewsChris AndrewsChris Andrews is the name of:* Chris Andrews , digital pioneer, restitution activist* Chris Andrews , Irish Fianna Fáil politician...
(2005) - Just In Case with Crooked Stovepipe (2005)
- Songs For A Sunday Morning with The Punters (2006)
- Beautiful Star with The Punters (2006)
Sound samples
- Reels: Teetotalers / The Ships are Sailing (3:09)
- Polkas: I Didn't Drink The Rum / Jim Keeffe's / The Gortnatubrid (3:22)
- Jigs: Sean Ryan's / Cliffs of Moher (3:02)
- Reels: Julia Delaney / Farewell to Erin (4:52)