Breag
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- Me, Myself, and I
- Formed in 1993, initially to raise money for local Irish language schools, Bréag have become one of the most refined and original of acts their kind. Over the last decade, having performed as far a field as Sri Lanka, Bréag have developed a Celtic fusion unheard before, blending their Gaelic heritage (being from the first generation of urban Gaelic speakers in modern Belfast). With Eastern European and Latin American traditional styles, branched with roots of reggae and ska, giving the listener (and inevitably the dancer) a unique musical experience.
Bréag have performed throughout Ireland, Europe and Asia, and have returned to the Basque country and Switzerland on numerous occasions. Having performed at the Sligo Arts Festival, Féile an Phobail and other festivals, Bréag have shared a stage with the infamous Jamaican reggae outfit The Wailers (twice), Shane McGowan, Bad Manners, Steel Pulse, Mano Negra, Black 47, Alabama 3, John Spillane and Kila.
Bréag have made numerous TV appearances on RTE, BBC, TG4 as well as performances on Sri Lankan, Basque and French television.
Bréag have released 3 albums first in 1995 with Jah Sa Jungal under their own label Comhcheoil. Not long after its release, Bréag were approached by Outlet Records and consequently recorded their second album Gan Jah. Bréag's latest album, An Peaca (sponsored by Foras na Gaeilge), was released in 2004 again on the Comhcheoil label. Performing on this recording along with Bréag is ex-Wailers, Natty Wailer.
What people say: "Bi-lingually stretching the language to new, unimagined possibilities and welding it to new musical forms...though the weight of traditional Irish songs still lies hauntingly at the bedrock of their sound" (President of the Gaelic League)
"They have been compared to sounds such as the Gypsy Kings and Bob Marley and the Wailers but now stand alone and unique" (Lá)
"Irish Language rockers Bréag are on a crest of a Caribbean wave. Their video for RTE directed by award winning Dearbhla Walsh, should be a collector's item" (Andersontown News)
Band Members
Caoimhín Mac Giolla Cathán - Vocals / Mandolin
Peadar O'Hanlon - Guitar
Nic Sadlier - Bass / Backing vocals
SESSION MUSICIANS
Kasey Peters - Drums
Nathaniel Wynters aka Natty Wailer - Keyboards
Jarlath Mulholland - Saxophone
Stephen Clarke - Saxophone
Peter Benson - Trumpet
Matthew Benson - Trombone
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Contact Breag!!!
Go To www.myspace.com/breag11, To Contact Nic Or Chaomhin About Gigs And Other inqueries...0 Comments 985 days
Good times at ta feile 09 =]
Few years ago at the Open House festival...mad night after Flook!
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sum luv 4 my uncle nic xoxoxoxo
As an New York Times:
http://keltalingvoj.blogspot.com/200...
"Midway through the set, I heard an unfamiliar language being spoken and turned to face a bearded, stringy-haired young man clad in baggy sweatshirt and jeans sitting beside me at the bar. He introduced himself as Caomhín Mac Mac Giolla Catháin, a fiddler and devotee of Gaelic, which, like Irish folk music, has been enjoying a revival in Belfast the last few years.
Many of the people in the room, Caomhín (the name means gentle offspring) told me, were regulars — traditionalists who showed up at Maddens on Friday nights to pay homage to both the ancient language and Ireland’s rich musical heritage. 'This is the real thing,' Mr. Giolla Catháin said of the music. "
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ive got more if ye's want them just ask.
heloo there.
i got some pics for ye's