SLIDE Ireland - Energetic,
Creative Irish Music
Slide
– named after the liveliest and most exciting of the tune rhythms from
the South of Ireland. Consisting of the youngest acclaimed artists from bands
that have stretched across a few generations, DŽ Danann, Stocktons Wing, Liam
Clancy's Band through to Damien Dempsey Band and Danœ, Slide collectively have
honed an electrifying fresh sound building on their deep roots and teaching
expertise in Irish Traditional Music and are Ò...taking Irish music to a new
placeÓ, D—nal Lunny.
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From
mesmeric trance to nail biting energy slide entice the listener on a journey of
musical exploration. Be it a live performance or a carefully crafted recording
slide will undoubtedly leave you on a high while taking you from sorrowful
reflections to points of high spirited energy in between.
ÒPowerhouse quintet of traditional musicians with attitudeÉbringing
drawing room grandeur and high spirits togetherÓ Siobh‡n
Long, Irish Times
Slide
have braced many of the main stages & festivals at home and abroad; from
the National Concert Hall, Ireland to the Cambridge Festival, England and from
the headline act of the German Folk Festival Tour to the Inerceltic Festival of
LÕOrient, France through to the renouned festivals of Whetland MI and Dublin OH
in the USA.
Formed
with an all-star line up of award winners, Slide is living proof of how
innovation need not compromise tradition.
ÒWhile thereÕs plenty of
action and flamboyance in SlideÕs music, The Flying Pig takes the Dervish/Bothy
Band /De Dannan formula and turns it 360 degrees on its head successfully
merging youthful arrogance and swagger with traditional expertiseÓ John OÕRegan, Folk Roots Magazine
As
artists, having collaborated with such names as Bill Whelan, Damien Dempsey,
Hazel OÕConnor, John Spillane, StocktonÕs Wing, Danœ, Niamh Parsons & Liam
Clancy, it is of little wonder why the music of Slide is held in such high
regard by contemporary & audience alike.
ÒCaptivating onstage, and gracious offÓ Irish
Philadelphia
From IMM
Ôbest newcomers 2001Õ to Music NetworkÕs ÔYoung Musicwide award winners 2006Õ
to Arts Midwest 2008 selected Spotlight Showcase, Slide continue to encapsulate
and develop the ever growing, living tradition.
ÒSlide... the future of Irish MusicÓ Radio 1, Ireland
2008
saw Slide adding the USA to their string of successful touring territories. New
show additions including dance and new singing have proven that Slide is going
from strength to strength, each of their 4 CDs and ever wide reaching live
shows being received with constantly increasing acclaim.