{"id":5927,"date":"2019-07-03T03:54:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.explorewestport.com\/?p=5927"},"modified":"2025-08-03T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T13:29:52","slug":"fanaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.communityexplore.com\/new_sites\/westport\/fanaid\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00c1NAID"},"content":{"rendered":"

A traditional Irish Music from Belfast, Ireland.<\/p>\n

F\u00c1NAID\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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… is a fiddle player, DJ and sound artist from Belfast, where he has been an active member of the traditional music scene for over 20 years. His fiddle playing draws inspiration from the music of Donegal where he holidayed as child.<\/p>\n

He is much in demand as a session musician and has been teaching fiddle classes for \u2018Belfast Trad\u2019 for over 15 years. His compositions, released under the pseudonym Jan Jeffer, have featured on RTE Lyric FM, NTS Radio and at many of Ireland\u2019s top music festivals, including the Sonorities Festival of Contemporary Music, the Cathedral Quarter Arts festival and Electric Picnic amongst others.<\/p>\n

Fi\u00f3na N\u00ed Mhear\u00e1in\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2026 is a flute player, singer and fluent Irish speaker from Belfast who began learning music at tin whistle classes as a child hosted by the outstanding Belfast flute player Davy Maguire. This planted the seed for a love of traditional Irish flute playing and particularly the Belfast and Northern flute styles.<\/p>\n

Paddy Morgan\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2026from County Down has developed a unique style of accompaniment that seeks to remain faithful to tradition while exploring new techniques for the guitar in Irish music drawn from a diverse background. Over the years he has collaborated with a host of artists in various genres from flamenco troops (Al Andalus, K Passa Wipers) to jazzers (The Bog Frogs) and legends of Irish tradition such as fiddle masters Ben Lennon & John Carty and award winning singers Len Graham & Rosie Stewart.<\/p>\n

Date<\/strong> :
\nFriday, July 12<\/strong><\/span>, 2019 | 7-10pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Event location<\/strong> :
\nThe Cove
\n2 Bedford St.
\nWestport, Ontario K0G 1X0 Canada<\/p>\n

Contact<\/strong> :
\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fanaidmusic<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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