Acoustic traditional Irish tunes & songs incorporating a wide range of instruments and finely arranged vocal harmonies. Includes flute, fiddle, uilleann pipes, whistles, guitar, piano, bodhrán, cello.

13 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Traditional Folk, WORLD: Celtic



Details:
"Iontach" - if you consult an Irish dictionary - can mean "mighty, wonderful", words that could be used to describe the line up of this trio: Siobhán Kennedy, Angelika Berns and Jens Kommnick. They are all well known in the Irish Traditional Music scene and have formed this small, but fine band, playing a wide mixture of instrumental and vocal arrangements. Ranging from merry to melancholic, to spirited, often traditional, sometimes contemporary and others almost classical, providing the listener with Irish Music that has no boundaries - in other words "Irish Music Unlimited"! IONTACH's CD "The Half Gate" was nominated as the "CD of the year" by German's biggest Folk Magazine "Folker".

Siobhán Kennedy's playing on flute, whistle or fiddle invites people to dance or "finger tap" (which is no surprise as she grew up in a musical family and has played music for so long that she doesn't even remember learning!). Traditional and contemporary love songs and ballads come to new life through Angelika Berns' voice, clear and full of nuances. Jens Kommnick feels comfortable on many instruments, but his sensitive and powerful guitar playing is outstanding when it comes to accompany a sweet ballad or to back a lively tune. These three musicians complement each other in their skills and their fun and love for the music. They're just mighty - or in Irish words - go h-iontach!