List of traditional Irish singers
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This is a list of notable
macaronic
Irish songs.
Singers (by language)
Mainly English-language songs
Men
- Paddy Berry, a CCÉ singer
- Eddie Butcher of Magilligan, County Londonderry, singer, song collector and songwriter
- Robert Cinnamond of Antrim, singer and song collector
- Len Graham, married to Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, with whom he has recorded numerous albums
- Con Greaney, from Limerick
- Frank Harte, seminal collector and singer in the English language tradition
- Joe Holmes
- Luke Kelly, from Dublin, best known for co-founding The Dubliners
- Ronnie Drew, another founding member of The Dubliners
- John Reilly
- Paddy Tunney
- Liam Weldon
- Tom Lenihan, Irish sean-nós singer
- Tommy Makem, The Bard of Armagh; sung multiple of his traditional Irish songs with the Clancy Brothers
Women
- Irish Traveller from Cork, came to prominence in London after starting as a street singer
- Karan Casey from Waterford, formerly a singer with Solas
- Elizabeth "Bess" Cronin
- Cara Dillon from Dungiven, singer and arranger of traditional songs
- Rita Connolly from County Dublin, known for her work with Irish composer, Shaun Davey
- Rosie Stewart County Fermanagh
- Sarah Makem, source singer from Armagh
- Sarah Anne O'Neill from County Tyrone, sister of Geordie Hanna
- Caitríona O'Leary
- Niamh Parsons from Dublin, formerly singer with Arcady
- Róisín White from County Down, singer from Ireland who has passed-on songs to Clannad, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, and Altan
- Rita Gallagher from County Donegal, singer with three All-Ireland senior titles and a TG4 Gradam Ceoil as Singer of the Year in 2017
Mainly Irish-language songs
Men
| Name | Dialect |
|---|---|
| Tomás Mac Eoin | An Cheathrú Rua , Galway Gaeltacht)
|
| Darach Ó Catháin | Connacht Irish (Lettermore, Galway Gaeltacht) |
| Seán 'ac Dhonncha | Connacht Irish ( Carna, Galway Gaeltacht)
|
Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney)[1] |
Connacht Irish (Carna, Galway Gaeltacht) |
| Iarla Ó Lionáird | Munster Irish (Muskerry, Cork Gaeltacht) |
| Liam Ó Maonlaí | Raised in Dublin |
| Nioclás Tóibín | Munster Irish (Ring, Waterford Gaeltacht) |
| Diarmuid Ó Suilleabháin | Munster Irish |
Women
| Name | Dialect |
|---|---|
| Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh | Munster Irish (Kerry Gaeltacht) |
Máire Ní Bhraonáin |
Ulster Irish (Gweedore, Donegal Gaeltacht) |
| Niamh de Búrca[2] | Raised in Dublin |
| Treasa Ní Cheannabháin[3] | Connacht Irish (Carna, Galway Gaeltacht) |
Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola |
Connacht Irish ( Inis Oírr , Galway Gaeltacht)
|
Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill |
Connacht/Ulster Irish (raised in the Meath Gaeltacht, where Connacht Irish is spoken, but her father was an Irish-speaker from Donegal) |
| Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill | Connacht/Ulster Irish (raised in the Meath Gaeltacht, where Connacht Irish is spoken, but her father was an Irish-speaker from Donegal) |
| Róisín Elsafty[3] | Connacht Irish (Galway Gaeltacht) |
| Aoife Ní Fhearraigh | Ulster Irish (Gweedore, Donegal Gaeltacht) |
| Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh | Ulster Irish (Gweedore, Donegal Gaeltacht) |
| Caitlín Maude (also a poet) | Connacht Irish (Casla, Galway Gaeltacht) |
| Nóirín Ní Riain | Raised in Limerick |
| Nan Tom Teaimín de Búrca[4] | |
| Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin[5] | Raised in Louth |
| Nell Ní Chróinín | Munster Irish |
See also
- Lilting, a traditional singing mode; sometimes called "mouth music"
- Traditional Irish singing
- Celtic music
References
- ^ "March Top 10". Irish Music. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Niamh de Burca". Irishmusicreview.com. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Róisín Elsafty". Irishmusicreview.com. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- Raidio na Gaeltachta. 20 October 2010. Archived from the originalon 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Dr Padraigin Ni Uallachain". Queen's University Belfast. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2012.