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Micheal & MacDara Ó'Raghallaigh, Catherine McEvoy,GATHERING TRAD. FEST.KILLARNEY, IRELAND, 24.02.13 PLEASE VISIT THE LINK: http://www.thegathering.ie/ Catherine McEvoy: flute MacDara O' Raghallaigh: fiddle Micheal O'Raghallaigh: concertina = Catherine McEvoy -- Catherine was born in Birmingham on 28th May 1956, after her Roscommon parents had moved there. Catherine played for many years with the Birmingham Céilí Band. She came to live in Ireland in 1977. From 1984-1988 Catherine was a member of "Macalla," the first all female traditional group. Catherine is also a member of the Tain Céilí Band, winning three All- Ireland titles with them. Catherine says that her flute playing influences have been John McKenna and Tom Morrisson, among others. She plays very much in the Sligo/Roscommon style, as her critically acclaimed solo CD "Flute Music in the Sligo/Roscommon Style" will testify. Catherine has released a superb duet album with her fiddle playing brother John, titled " The Kilmore Fancy". Catherine has been one of the senior flute tutors at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare. She now lives in Co. Meath with her husband, Tom, and three children, Jane, Ruairí, and Fergus. = MacDara Ó'Raghallaigh MacDara is the youngest of the musical Ó Raghallaigh family from Rathmolyon, Co.Meath and he was reared on music. Their home on the family farm was one filled with traditional music and song, and Irish was the everyday spoken tongue. His father Pádraig from Cill Chiaráin, Connamara, plays accordeon while his mother Máire, a fine singer, had been a member of Seán Óg Ó Tuama's 'Cantairí na Life'. As a child MacDara listened to the music of his older siblings before he got the chance to start on the fiddle himself - his late brother Félim on fiddle and flute, Nóra and Áine on fiddles, and Micheál on concertina. From an early age he played the fiddle and developed his music skills playing at junior céilís, sessions and house dances in Co Meath. MacDara achieved many All Ireland honours in solo, duet, trio, and céilí band competitions through all the age groups at the Fleadhanna Cheoil, including the All Ireland Senior Fiddle at Clonmel in 1992. He is also a winner of Oireachtas and Fiddler of Dooney fiddle competitions. He was a member of the Naomh Pádraig Céilí Band from its formation in the junior age groups right through to their becoming three in a row All Ireland Senior Céilí Band Champions in 2004/05/06. = MÍCHEÁL Ó RAGHALLAIGH (Michael O 'Reilly) Mícheál hails from a very musical family in County Meath. He has played concertina and accordion from an early age. Micheál has taught workshops and has toured all over Europe and the USA. He is a founding member of the group, Providence. He also is a member of the All-Ireland winning Naomh Padraig and Táin Céilí Bands. = THIS IS AMATEUR HANDHELDS FOOTAGE AND DOES NOT FULLY REFLECT THE CONCERT SOUND OR PERFORMANCE AND IS HERE FOR NO FINANCIAL GAIN BY ME. HOPE KINDRED SPIRITS ENJOY VIEWING THIS, and internet connection and equipment permitting may be viewed in HD. This was filmed using Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48. ---- DISCLAIMER! ---- Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.