North Cregg | |
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Origin | Cork, Ireland |
Genres | Irish folk music, Celtic music |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Greentrax, Magnetic |
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Website | northcregg |
North Cregg are an Irish traditional band from Cork. They formed in 1996 from Cork's pub session scene. [1]
The band's name comes from a tune composed by uilleann piper Jimmy Morrison, who named his composition after a small town near Fermoy, County Cork. [2]
As of 2010, North Cregg consists of Christy Leahy (button box), Liam Flannigan (fiddle, banjo), Ciaran Coughlan (piano), Martin Leahy (guitar, drums), and vocalist Claire-Anne Lynch, who also plays fiddle. [3]
The band were voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" at the Irish Music Magazine Millennium Awards in 2000, [4] and by 2008, they had played at Glastonbury and folk festivals including Irish Fest (Milwaukee), Tønder Festival (Denmark), and Celtic Connections (Glasgow). [5] [6]
As of 2025, the group has released four studio albums. [7] The latest, titled The Roseland Barndance, came out in February 2007 and included guest appearances by Dirk Powell (clawhammer banjo), Chris McCarthy (double bass), and Seamus Burns (spoons). [8]
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