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Gerry O’ Connor The Rose in the Gap
The Rose in the Gap. Dance music of Oriel from the Donnellan Collection
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The Rose in the Gap, Dance Music of Oriel from the Donnellan Collection collected in a beautiful book by the renowned Louth fiddler, Gerry O’ Connor KEY FEATURES OF THE BOOK : 288 Melodies ā176 Pages āColour photos āCultural and Historical Background of Oriel āBiography of Luke Donnellan Analytical Notes on Each Tune On-line Audio Recordings of Each Melody Alphabetical & Numerical Index of Tunes
Gerry OāConnor grew up in the town of Dundalk, County Louth in a family of musicians, dancers and singers. His mother Rose (nĆ©e OāBrien) taught Gerry and his siblings at home and she continued to teach from there for the next 40 years. Students travelling from Armagh and Dublin as well as closer to home to learn from the doyenne of fiddle teachers. His father Peter was a singer whose seven uncles all played music. From an early age Gerry was involved Irish music and dance, winning numerous All Ireland titles between 1967 and 1973 in a range of formations including duet, trio and four CĆ©ili Band titles. Playing with Michael Colemanās contemporary John Joe Gardiner in the 1970ās formed Gerry’s style of music, focussing on the fluid and ornamented lyrical fiddle playing of the great Sligo masters. His own background in step dancing translates into a vibrant pulsating dance music for which he is noted; today he is regarded as one of the great fiddle players of his generation. He has played and recorded with such highly-regarded groups as LĆ” LĆŗgh (Eithne NĆ UallachĆ”in, Sony Music) and Skylark (Len Graham, Gary OāBriain & Mairtin OāConnor), recording four CDs on the Claddagh label. Gerry has toured and recorded with members of all the legendary groups including Planxty, Bothy Band, De Dannan, Boys of the Lough and Chieftains. LĆ” Lugh’s album āBrighidās Kissā was voted Album of the Year 1996 by readers of the Irish Music Magazine. His solo album āJourneymanā was counted in the top five Albums of the year 2004 by the Irish Times. This critically acclaimed solo album, co-produced with his son DĆ³nal (At First Light), was heralded as a significant milestone in recording the music of the āOrielā region of South Ulster
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| 250g | ā¬3.50 | ā¬5.50 | ā¬9.00 | |
| 500g | ā¬3.50 | ā¬7.00 | ā¬9.00 | |
| 1kg | ā¬9.00 | ā¬9.00 | ||
| 2kg | ā¬9.00 | ā¬9.00 | ||
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| 20kg | ā¬16.00 |
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About the Sound Shop Drogheda (Ireland Ltd.) Est. 1968
The Sound Shop was established in 1968 by Tommy Leddy and Sean McEvoy, Tommy and Sean had being hiring PA equipment for some time from their homes and seeing there was a gap in the market for musical equipment and instruments they went on to open their first shop in 14 North Quay Drogheda, and so the Sound Shop was born.
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