Téada
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Téada is a traditional Irish music group from Ireland
. The band comprises five members. The members are Oisín Mac Diarmada who plays the iddle, Paul Finn on button accordion, Damien Stenson on the flute
s and various whistle
s, Seán Mc Elwain on the bouzouki
and the guitar
and Tristan Rosenstock who plays the bodhrán
. Téada first came to attention through an appearance on the Irish television series, Flosc, in 2001. When Téada released their eponymous debut album Téada the The Irish Times
lauded the band for "keeping the traditional flag flying at full mast," and Scotland
's Edinburgh Evening News
wrote, "If there is a better new band on the Emerald Isle
, they must be very, very good."http://www.greenlinnet.com/artists/teadabio.htm
born but Sligo
raised graduate of Trinity College, Dublin in Music Education 1999 All Ireland Fiddle Champion. He plays the fiddle and with Téada and also works as a fiddle tutor. His other skills include lecturing and production work. Mac Diarmada has released some solo work, most notably Ar an bhFidil.
.
with Téada on all of the albums to date. He is from Glenageary
, on the southside of Co. Dublin in Ireland
. Rosenstock has just completed his studies in Irish
and Old Irish
at Trinity College, Dublin
, and presently performs and tours with Téada on a full-time basis. Tristans interest in traditional Irish music has developed through his years at school in Irish medium education
in Scoil Lorcáin
and Coláiste Eoin
. Rosenstock is the son of Irish language poet Gabriel Rosenstock
1. Miss Cassidy's/All Around The Room/The Ballintra Lass (Reels)
2. The Bog of Allen/Eanach Dhúin/Bill the Weaver's (Jigs)
3. Poitín March/Devlin's/Basket of Oysters/Crotty's Glory (March/Polka/Fling/Reel)
4. The Russians are Coming/The Miller's Daughter/The Boston-Sligo Reel (Reels)
5. Murty Rabbett's/Gan Ainm from Grier Manuscript/The Crossroads Dance (Polka/Slip Jig/Jig)
6. Danny O'Mahony's/The Stormy Night/Paddy Cronin's (Jigs)
7. A Sligo Air/ Sally Gally (Air/Jig)
8. Ríl Liadroma/The Green Cockade/The Mourne Mountains (Reels)
9. Granuaile Barndance/The Circus Polka (Barndance/Polka)
10. Clothiers (Air)
11. Paddy Fahy's/Séamus Mór McKenna's (Reels)
1. Lady Montgomery's, Follow Me Down To Carlow, Give The Girl Her Fourpence, Jenny Tie Your Bonnet (reels)
2. The Tenpenny Piece, James Kelly's, Comb Your Hair And Curl It (jigs)
3. Jamesy Gannon's, McDermott's, Over The Moor To Peggy (march, barndance, reel)
4. Tá Dhá Ghabhairín Bhuí Agam, The Shelf (polkas)
5. Nóra Críona (air)
6. Delia Keane's, The Horse's Leotard, Seán Buí, The Dawn Chorus (jigs)
7. The Ebb Tide, Peter Wyer's (hornpipes)
8. Sarah's Delight, Paddy Seán Nancy's, The Ireland We Knew, The Ewe Reel (reels)
9. Planxty Crilly, Micho Russell's, Mickey Callaghan's (planxty, polka, slide)
10. Port Aitheantais na gCaipíní, Johnny's So Long At The Fair (jigs)
11. Bonnie Ann, John Kelly's, The Boy In The Boat (reels)
1. Brid Thomais Mhurchadha
2. The Stepping Stone/An Tseanbhean Bhocht
3. The League Reel/Peter Horan's/The Flannel Jacket
4. The Ace And Deuce Of Piping
5. Humours Of Lissadell/Maude Miller/The Jolly Tinker
6. Thios I Dteach An Toraimh
7. Highland Chluain Ard/Clarke's/The Foxhunter's Jig/The Old Maid
8. John Egan's/Saunder's Fort
9. Tom Cawley's/Ta An Coilleach Ag Fogairt An Lae/Rowsome's/Clancy's
10. The Trip We Took Over The Mountain
11. King Of The Pipes/Queen Of The Fair/The Woodcock
12. Píopa Ainde Mhoir
13. The North Wind/Up Roscommon/Sporting Nell
14. The Green Blanket/Up Sligo/Up Leitrim
1. Tom O'Connor's/The Joy of My Life/Handy with the Stick (hornpipes & jigs)
2. Teresa Halpin's/Rathlin Island/Michael Hynes' (reels)
3. The Surround/Up in the Garret/Port na Deorai (slip jigs)
4. Peigin's Peadar (song)
5. Micho Russell's/Bill Harte's/The Green Gates (reels)
6. The Chaffpool Post/The Mayday Hornpipe (barndance & hornpipe)
7. The Liffey Banks/Pat Molloy's(reels)
8. A bhean A' Tí Song
9. Tom Roddy's/The Old Firm Jig/The Maid at the Well (jigs)
10. Rossinver Braes (hornpipe)
11. The Crock of Gold/Johnny's Gone to France/The Tailor's Thimble (reels)
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...
. The band comprises five members. The members are Oisín Mac Diarmada who plays the iddle, Paul Finn on button accordion, Damien Stenson on the flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
s and various whistle
Whistle
A whistle or call is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means...
s, Seán Mc Elwain on the bouzouki
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
and the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and Tristan Rosenstock who plays the bodhrán
Bodhrán
The bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
. Téada first came to attention through an appearance on the Irish television series, Flosc, in 2001. When Téada released their eponymous debut album Téada the The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
lauded the band for "keeping the traditional flag flying at full mast," and Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
's Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News
The Edinburgh Evening News is a local newspaper based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is published daily . It has a circulation of 68,000 and is owned by Johnston Press, which also owns The Scotsman and many regional titles throughout the UK.Much of the copy contained in the Evening News concerns local...
wrote, "If there is a better new band on the Emerald Isle
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...
, they must be very, very good."http://www.greenlinnet.com/artists/teadabio.htm
Damien Stenson
Hailing from the rich musical environment of County Sligo, Damien Stenson who is noted for his extensive repertoire and flowing style of playing. Stenson has featured on a number of recent albums including the compilation "Wooden Flute Obsession Vol. 2".Oisín Mac Diarmada
Oisín is a ClareCounty Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
born but Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
raised graduate of Trinity College, Dublin in Music Education 1999 All Ireland Fiddle Champion. He plays the fiddle and with Téada and also works as a fiddle tutor. His other skills include lecturing and production work. Mac Diarmada has released some solo work, most notably Ar an bhFidil.
Paul Finn
Paul is a Laois native and plays the button accordion with Téada. He is known to have a pulsating and rhythmic yet traditional performance style on the accordionAccordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
.
Tristan Rosenstock
Tristan plays the bodhránBodhrán
The bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
with Téada on all of the albums to date. He is from Glenageary
Glenageary
Glenageary is an area in the suburbs of south County Dublin, Ireland, part of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County.While there is no officially defined boundary, it is surrounded by the areas of Sallynoggin, Dalkey, Dun Laoghaire, Glasthule and Johnstown...
, on the southside of Co. Dublin in 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...
. Rosenstock has just completed his studies in Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
and Old Irish
Old Irish language
Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Goidelic languages for which extensive written texts are extant. It was used from the 6th to the 10th centuries, by which time it had developed into Middle Irish....
at Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
, and presently performs and tours with Téada on a full-time basis. Tristans interest in traditional Irish music has developed through his years at school in Irish medium education
Gaelscoil
A gaelscoil is an Irish-medium primary school in Ireland, of a sort found outside the traditionally Irish-speaking regions, especially in urban areas....
in Scoil Lorcáin
Scoil Lorcáin
Scoil Lorcáin is an all-Irish voluntary primary gaelscoil which is located in Monkstown, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It prides itself in the Irish culture and teaches all subjects except English through the means of the Irish language. The school is financed by resources from the Department...
and Coláiste Eoin
Coláiste Eoin
Coláiste Eoin is an Irish language Catholic voluntary secondary Gaelscoil for boys, under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust located in Booterstown, County Dublin, Ireland. It prides itself in the Irish culture, having successful hurling and football teams, traditional music bands,...
. Rosenstock is the son of Irish language poet Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock is an Irish poet, haiku writer, translator and author. He was born in Kilfinane, County Limerick in 1949. He currently resides in Dublin.-Biography:...
Ceol is Cuimhne
Music And Memory, Téada's fourth studio album, released in 2010.1. Miss Cassidy's/All Around The Room/The Ballintra Lass (Reels)
2. The Bog of Allen/Eanach Dhúin/Bill the Weaver's (Jigs)
3. Poitín March/Devlin's/Basket of Oysters/Crotty's Glory (March/Polka/Fling/Reel)
4. The Russians are Coming/The Miller's Daughter/The Boston-Sligo Reel (Reels)
5. Murty Rabbett's/Gan Ainm from Grier Manuscript/The Crossroads Dance (Polka/Slip Jig/Jig)
6. Danny O'Mahony's/The Stormy Night/Paddy Cronin's (Jigs)
7. A Sligo Air/ Sally Gally (Air/Jig)
8. Ríl Liadroma/The Green Cockade/The Mourne Mountains (Reels)
9. Granuaile Barndance/The Circus Polka (Barndance/Polka)
10. Clothiers (Air)
11. Paddy Fahy's/Séamus Mór McKenna's (Reels)
Inné Amárach
Téada's album Inné Amárach from 2006 features the five musicians: Oisín Mac Diarmada, Paul Finn, Damien Stenson, Seán Mc Elwain and Tristan Rosenstock.1. Lady Montgomery's, Follow Me Down To Carlow, Give The Girl Her Fourpence, Jenny Tie Your Bonnet (reels)
2. The Tenpenny Piece, James Kelly's, Comb Your Hair And Curl It (jigs)
3. Jamesy Gannon's, McDermott's, Over The Moor To Peggy (march, barndance, reel)
4. Tá Dhá Ghabhairín Bhuí Agam, The Shelf (polkas)
5. Nóra Críona (air)
6. Delia Keane's, The Horse's Leotard, Seán Buí, The Dawn Chorus (jigs)
7. The Ebb Tide, Peter Wyer's (hornpipes)
8. Sarah's Delight, Paddy Seán Nancy's, The Ireland We Knew, The Ewe Reel (reels)
9. Planxty Crilly, Micho Russell's, Mickey Callaghan's (planxty, polka, slide)
10. Port Aitheantais na gCaipíní, Johnny's So Long At The Fair (jigs)
11. Bonnie Ann, John Kelly's, The Boy In The Boat (reels)
Lá an Dreoilín
Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone. This is the second album released by Téada in 2004 which features five members Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, vocals), John Blake (guitar, flute) Seán McElwain (banjo, bouzouki), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán) and Paul Finn (accordion). For a review and sound bites from the album see:http://www.greenlinnet.com/shopping/search_detail.cfm?ProductID=1058 and []1. Brid Thomais Mhurchadha
2. The Stepping Stone/An Tseanbhean Bhocht
3. The League Reel/Peter Horan's/The Flannel Jacket
4. The Ace And Deuce Of Piping
5. Humours Of Lissadell/Maude Miller/The Jolly Tinker
6. Thios I Dteach An Toraimh
7. Highland Chluain Ard/Clarke's/The Foxhunter's Jig/The Old Maid
8. John Egan's/Saunder's Fort
9. Tom Cawley's/Ta An Coilleach Ag Fogairt An Lae/Rowsome's/Clancy's
10. The Trip We Took Over The Mountain
11. King Of The Pipes/Queen Of The Fair/The Woodcock
12. Píopa Ainde Mhoir
13. The North Wind/Up Roscommon/Sporting Nell
14. The Green Blanket/Up Sligo/Up Leitrim
Téada
Téada's self titled debut album was released in 2003 back when Téada had four group members. This album featured John Blake on the flute, guitar, piano and whistle, Oisín Mac Diarmada on the fiddle, piano, whistle and vocals, Seán McElwain on the banjo, bouzouki and backing vocals and Tristan Rosenstock on the bodhrán and backing vocals. For a review and sound bites from the album see: [] and http://www.greenlinnet.com/shopping/search_detail.cfm?ProductID=10491. Tom O'Connor's/The Joy of My Life/Handy with the Stick (hornpipes & jigs)
2. Teresa Halpin's/Rathlin Island/Michael Hynes' (reels)
3. The Surround/Up in the Garret/Port na Deorai (slip jigs)
4. Peigin's Peadar (song)
5. Micho Russell's/Bill Harte's/The Green Gates (reels)
6. The Chaffpool Post/The Mayday Hornpipe (barndance & hornpipe)
7. The Liffey Banks/Pat Molloy's(reels)
8. A bhean A' Tí Song
9. Tom Roddy's/The Old Firm Jig/The Maid at the Well (jigs)
10. Rossinver Braes (hornpipe)
11. The Crock of Gold/Johnny's Gone to France/The Tailor's Thimble (reels)