"Téada are a new and fresh face in Irish music….this is a band to watch out for." - The Irish Voice
téada (tay-da): meaning 'strings' in the Irish language
Téada is one of the busiest bands on the traditional Irish music scene. They are a group creating a soulful, stately sound with a subtle approach to adornment.
Their debut CD features the uniquely sweet fiddle-playing and vocals of Sligo musician, Oisín Mac Diarmada, the flowing flute and harmonic guitar playing of London-born John Blake, rhythmic bouzouki and banjo-playing from Seán McElwain of Monaghan, and the thoughtfully-crafted tune settings are sensitively enhanced by Tristan Rosenstock on bodhrán.
John Blake - flute, guitar, piano, whistle
Oisín Mac Diarmada - fiddle, piano, whistle, vocals
Seán McElwain - banjo, bouzouki, backing vocals
Tristan Rosenstock - bodhrán, backing vocals
Track Listing
- 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)
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