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FrankC
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09 Jul 2006 at 17:07 |
From RTE website.
Folk musician Micheal O'Domhnaill dies
09 July 2006 15:51
The death has taken place of Micheal O'Domhnaill, one of the foremost figures in folk and traditional music.
He died suddenly at his Dublin home. He was 54.
A native of Co Meath, he was a former member of the Bothy Band.
He also performed regularly with his sisters Triona and Maighread.
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Simon T
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09 Jul 2006 at 18:23 |
| How sad - this man was a great musician. I saw him play live a few times with Relativity and I loved his guitar playing and singing. |
Auldtimer
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09 Jul 2006 at 18:29 |
This is very sad news, indeed. Such a fine musician taken far too soon.
Who else recalls that fantastic Relativity concert in Edinburgh in the university venue whose name escapes me? What a magic night of music - and what a party afterwards!
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Elizabeth.
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09 Jul 2006 at 19:59 |
| The George Square Theatre. One of those truly great night of music - all four were on top form. I seem to recall that Cathal McConnell with his newly-born baby in his arms was in the audience. |
Gordon
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10 Jul 2006 at 10:11 |
I'm really sad to read this news.
As well as his ground breaking work with the Bothy Band (still in my view the greatest band ever), his two albums with Kevin Burke - Promenade and Portland - were classics. In fact for a while I listened to little else.
His guitar playing behind the fiddle was as good as it gets and became the benchmark for subtle and driving Irish accompaniment.
I also loved his singing, both in Gaelic, which he usually did, and English. His version of Lord Franklin was lovely.
I'm a bit surprised there doesn't seem to have been more reaction to his death on this thread. To my mind he was one of the major figures in Celtic music.
Incidentally, I was surprised that he was only 54. I thought he would have been older.
Dagger Gordon. |
Margaret Stewart
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10 Jul 2006 at 14:32 |
Just hours back from the Willie Clancy Week, in Co. Clare, where I spent a few days with Micheal's sister Mairead Ni Dhomnaill. We were all utterly shocked to hear the news. Many musical tributes were played in Micheal's memory at the weekend, and a special mention made at the O'Riada Mass yesterday. Sean Potts and Michael Tubridy played musical tributes at the end of mass also. Many, many old friends and aquaintances were in Milltown last week and we were all very, very sad to hear of his passing.
It's all so sudden and final and hard to take in at present.
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Oilrig
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11 Jul 2006 at 02:09 |
| I heard the news in Ireland while I was away and was immensely saddened by the news. Clann Ui Dhomhnaill were and are one of the great inspirations in Irish, scottish and - genuinely - celtic music, and I for one feel diminished by this passing. Fionnaghala is one of my desert island discs and the Bothy Band stand at the forefront of the revitalisation of our music on both sides of the water. Cridhe trom a-nochd. |
Oilrig
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11 Jul 2006 at 21:26 |
I'm a bit like Dagger here - v surprised there's not more reaction, even given hols, to this news here. The Bothy Band were seminal influences not only on Irish traditional music in general, but on the new wave of 70s Scottish bands like Silly Wizard, bands who took a pop sensibility to their trad roots and who arguably created the traditional music world that we inhabit today.
We in Scotland owe Micheal and his peers an immense debt and anyone who sees Triona, Mairead or for that matter Phil C next should give them an enormous hug and tell them how fab they really are. |
Pict
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11 Jul 2006 at 21:43 |
How right you are, Margaret and Oilrig. If you think the influences through, the ripples have been enormous.
I suspect some of the lack of reaction (or delayed reaction) is that people like myself, who enjoyed the music but didn't know the man, get used to the tributes and stories from our more august or involved peers on the board who must be feeling a personal loss, and feel a bit presumptuous leaping in first. A bit like letting the family go first. |
Margaret Stewart
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12 Jul 2006 at 09:22 |
I forgot to mention that the funeral mass will take place in Dublin today.
The wake was at his sister Maighread's home last night. The requiem mass will be held at the Church of the Holy Cross, Dundrum, today, Wednesday, July 12 at 12 Noon. Burial will follow in St Colmcille's Cemetery, Naas, Kells, Co. Meath
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JAJ
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12 Jul 2006 at 11:24 |
Terribly sad news. I've not been around for the last few days and hadn't heard about this until..thus the lack of reaction.
Michael was highly influential having, as already stated, played in two great bands(Bothy and Relativity) and much more.
The Bothy Band were truly significant in Irish music. Go to any session today and you'll play at least one set of "their" tunes. |
Rico
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15 Jul 2006 at 21:37 |
| Of couse we love Michael's music and he graced Portland, Oregon for many years. But I remember best standing on the tee with him when he got his hole-in-one. We are grieving here and are gathering at the Moon and Sixpence on Monday to say farewell. Love to Triona, someone tell her Rico and Susan are very sad for the news. |
Albion Perfidious
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16 Jul 2006 at 00:39 |
This is very sad news. I never knew the man, except through his music. (His rendition of Gile Mear gets me every time.) What a legacy he leaves!
I'll play a retrospective set on the radio tomorrow. |
southfiddler
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21 Jul 2006 at 16:29 |
I cannot belive it . Sadness and tears.
What a great musician ! and so young .
When we think about him we remember the great career he made and of course the great and only one: Bothy Band .
I remember the lovely song Lord Franklin he used to sing and this come to my mind:
"Ten thousand guineas would I freely give
To say on earth that our Michael do live".
Carlos from Argentina
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