Matt Cranitch

Matt Cranitch
Born	1948 (age 76–77)
Genres	Irish
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	fiddle
Labels	Ossian, Gael Linn, Mercier, Outlet, Dolphin, Harmonia Mundi, Transatlantic, Circa, Mulligan, DARA, Cross Border Media, Kelly’s Music, MJM
Website	https://www.mattcranitch.com/

Matt Cranitch (born 1948) is an Irish fiddle player. Cranitch is a founding member of Na Fili. ^[1] He is a graduate in electrical engineering and music from University College Cork, lectures at the Cork Institute of Technology on subjects of electronic engineering and music technology. He has a particular involvement in the music of Sliabh Luachra, on the Cork/Kerry border, and is engaged in on-going research on the fiddling style of this region at the Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick. He has written extensively on Irish traditional music. He has also been a member of the band Sliabh Notes. ^{[2] [3]} He currently lives in County Cork.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

Solo albums

• The Irish Fiddle Book (Demonstration Recording) (Ossian OSSCD4, 1988)
• Take a Bow (Ossian OSSCD5, 1988)
• Give it Shtick (Ossian OSSCD6, 1988)
• Éistigh Seal (Gael Linn CEF104, 1984; CEFCD104, 2005)

With Na Filí

• An Ghaoth Aniar (Mercier IRL9, 1969)
• Farewell to Connacht (Outlet SOLP1010, 1971)
• Na Filí 3 (Outlet SOLP1017, 1972)
• A Kindly Welcome (Dolphin DOL1008, 1974)
• Folklore aus Ireland (Harmonia Mundi 20 22159-8, 1975)
• Chanter’s Tune (Transatlantic TRA353, 1977)
• One Day for Recreation (Circa 003, 1978)

With Dave Hennessy & Mick Daly

• Any Old Time (Mulligan LUN047, 1982)
• Phoenix (DARA CD025, 1987)
• Crossing (DARA CD072, 1995)

With Dónal Murphy & Tommy O’Sullivan

• Sliabh Notes (Cross Border Media CBMCD018, 1995; Kells Music KM-9506, 1996)
• Gleanntán (Ossian OSSCD114, 1999)
• Along Blackwater’s Banks (Ossian OSSCD130, 2002)

With Jackie Daly

• The Living Stream (MJM001, 2010)
• Rolling On (MJM002, 2014)

Compilations

• The Mountain Road: The Traditional Music of Cork and Kerry - featuring various artists (Ossian OSSCD84, 1995)
• The County Bounds: Music and Song from the Cork-Kerry Border - featuring various artists, selected recordings from ‘The 1998 Seán Ó Riada International Conference’ (Ossian OSSCD113, 1999)

See also Na Fili Discography.

References

1. Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark & Trillo, Richard (1999) World Music The Rough Guide: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Rough Guides, ISBN   978-1-85828-635-8, p. 188
2. "Pop and Jazz Guide", New York Times , 8 March 2002, retrieved 2011-06-24
3. "Top traditional group bound to make an impression Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ", Waterford News & Star , 12 September 2003, retrieved 2011-06-24