Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly
The Philadelphia Ceili Group hosted two of Irish music’s greats at The Irish Center last Saturday night: fiddle player Matt Cranitch and accordion player Jackie Daly. Their forte: the Sliabh Luachre style of playing that’s unique to the region of northwest Cork and east Kerry, and they’re considered to be among the preeminent interpreters of this music. And not only that, but they’re funny, too.
The two are on an October tour of the U.S. with their new CD, “Rolling On.” For more information on their tour dates, check out their website.
We captured a few of their tunes on video, but as Matt said at the end of the evening, “These concerts are only successful if there’s an audience…The world’s infested by disco culture, so let’s fight back and support live music. Make live music where it’s happening.”
Next up for the Ceili Group concerts: James Keane & Michael Tubridy at 8PM on Friday, October 24th and Rose Flanagan & Laura Byrne at 8PM on Saturday, November 15th. Come out and make live music where it’s happening!
Here’s a sample of what they played:
