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Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh

About Me

"it's like if you untangled an irish session,
hung up the choicest bits each in front
of its own glowing christmas light
and viewed it through 3D glasses
made of paper and cellophane."
Kristin Andreassen
"some of the most maddeningly nourishing, elevating,
and mesmerizing Irish traditional music you'll hear today."
Earle Hitchner. September 26th, 2007, IRISH ECHO
Born in Dublin, and now living in a home for the bewildered,
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh is an international peculiarity.
He makes awesome music from fiddles
and is known to be fond of keeping chickens.
Once upon a time, he studied Theoretical Physics,
and now looks at the night sky in perplexity.
(so says the Fink )
Visit where the one-eyed man is king at CD Baby , iTunes or PayPlay.fm - a curious little record I made very recently indeed. The good people at CD Baby let you listen to a two minute clip of each track. How fantastic!
for something more traditional, head on over to the MySpace of
Kitty Lie Over
that's where you'll find some music I make with uilleann piper Mick O'Brien...
Visit Kitty Lie Over at CD Baby , iTunes or PayPlay.fm
"What's this?", you ask. Well, it's a video for it's all about the rhythm of her toes, of course.
and now for a concert series at the Mermaid in Bray:

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/26/2006
Band Website: stateofchassis.com
Band Members: solo
fiddle, hardanger, flute, whistle etc.

kitty lie over
Me: fiddle, hardanger, whistle
Mick O'Brien: uilleann pipes, whistles

fyh
Me: fiddle
Brendan Begley: accordion, vocals

invisible fields ensemble
Iarla Ó Lionáird: vocals
Leo Abrahams: electric guitars
Graham Henderson: keyboards
Me: fiddle, 5-string viola

aphelion
Me: hardanger, 5-string viola
Iarla Ó Lionáird: vocals, keyboards, effects
Influences: Currently inspired by:

Feist

Richard Serra

You, the living

Sounds Like: Khquee-veeen Oh Rye Allah
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Mermaids, amphitheatres and the wild beasts of Ireland...

Things have been ridiculously busy this last while. I most definitely can't complain: Pintxos and music adventures in the Basque Country... wood chopping and music fun at the Good Hatchery...Kerry ...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:27:00 PST

Mashed potato for brains (thats jet lag for you...)

Just in from a gig in Whelan's - I played support to Juno Falls, which was lots of fun. I'm glad I managed to wake up in time for it - I returned last night from the West Coast of the States, and imm...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 PST

Radio broadcast on Sunday

hey dudes and dudesses! Greetings from Friday Harbor near Seattle!Just to let you know there's a concert being broadcast this Sunday 9th March featuring myself, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh and Catherine Mc...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:06:00 PST

Portland, brains and blueberries

I arrive in Portland, Oregon this Tuesday. Anyone got any hot tips for that town? Good bookshops, record stores, movie theaters and cafés are all things that make me happy.Part of the reason I'm hea...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:19:00 PST

Tales from a sparkling planet

What a week! On Wednesday, Nils Økland, played a concert with his trio in Dublin's St. Audeon's Church for the Improvised Music Company. Not only that, but I got to play support for him, which I en...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:46:00 PST

Unmissable Nils Økland Trio gig in Dublin this Wednesday!

One of my absolute favourite musicians is Nils Økland, and he'll be in Dublin for a concert this coming Wednesday, February 13th! If you're be in Dublin and haven't made other plans, I highly recomme...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:01:00 PST

end of tour / irish times review

I finished the Music Network tour last night: after being submerged in the world of traditional music for the last two weeks, I drove home after our last gig with the car stereo turned up good and lou...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:06:00 PST

Big article in the Irish Times / JK Ensemble interview

Two radio clips for you:JK Ensemble (25 mins / 32.4 MB) performance and long chunky interview, broadcast on RTÉ LyricFM, Tuesday 15th January 2008. The JK Ensemble is one of my favourite radio progra...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:15:00 PST

radio programme clip

here's an interview plus tunes from the Arts Show on RTE Radio 1, broadcast 26th December 2007:Caoimhín on the Arts Show
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:39:00 PST

EP reviewed in The Irish Times and the JMI

Two reviews, and why not? CAOIMHÍN Ó RAGHALLAIGH Where the One-Eyed Man Is KingSiobhán Long, The Ticket, The Irish Times, Friday, December 14, 2007This is more an exploratory series of musings than ...
Posted by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:27:00 PST