MP3 Kieran Wade - Across the Western Ocean

Irish writer of original songs which are strongly influenced by the traditional music of Ireland and Canada

10 MP3 Songs in this album (41:26) !
Related styles: FOLK: Irish Traditional, FOLK: Celtic Folk

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Kieran Wade is a Dublin-born singer/ songwriter and musician who has spent most of his life immersed in the world of Irish traditional music.
He first started playing Irish music in a group while at college in Manchester and played mainly in folk clubs around the Lancashire area.
His musical development continued when he moved to Canada, at the beginning playing the banjo in traditional sessions and moving on to play at many of the folk festivals that are a big feature of summer life in Canada and the U.S.
He was a founder member of the Inishowen céilí band and the bandâs many appearances over the years at céilís, clubs, sessions and festivals helped hone his skills on the tenor banjo.
In the mid â80âs Kieran also joined Tip Splinter, at the time one of Canadaâs foremost Irish/ Canadian traditional bands. Tip were initially started out as an off-shoot of the Toronto Irish Players theatre group, and played a mix of both Irish and Canadian folk material, along with some original stuff from members of the band.
It was after joining Tip Splinter that Kieranâs singing and song writing skills started to develop and over the course of 4 albums recorded with Tip, some of his songs became an established part of the bandâs repertoire.
Since returning to Ireland in the early 90âs, family commitments have kept gigging to a minimum but he still plays at traditional music sessions in Dublin and has had musical tours to China and the Czech Republic with Brú Ború.
Some of his songs have been recorded by various artists in Ireland and Canada, most recently by Sean Keane on his latest CD âThe Irish Scatteringâ
In the meantime, Kieranâs album of original material titled âAcross the Western Oceanâ is now available on CD and includes 3 tracks which were first recorded with Tip Splinter.