| Pádraig Rynne is regarded as one of
the finest concertina players in Irish music
today being described by The Irish alphabet
stew as "one of the freshest sounds in
Irish music". Born in County Clare, Pádraig
grew up in a house steeped in Traditional Irish
Music.
In his early years Pádraig won five
all Ireland titles as well as three Oireachtas
titles. By the age of seventeen Pádraig
had all ready toured the U.S.A, Canada, Ireland
and Australia as well as having recorded an
album with the young band "Turas".
In 1998 Pádraig joined the well known
band "Cían" with which he recorded
two albums as well as touring the world extensively.
Since his departure from that band in 2001,
Pádraig has worked and recorded with
artists of the calibre of Arty McGlynn, Alan
Kelly, John McSherry, John Jo Kelly, At First
light, Flook & Tamalin just to name a few,
as well as recording an album entitled "Live
in Belfast" with Paul Meehan & Paul
Bradley.
"Bye A While" - Padraig's first solo
album was released in 2005. This long awaited
album has some of the finest Irish musicians
you can find in Irish music guesting on it.
It shows the through ability of this young concertina
player and the bright future that he has ahead
of him.
2009 sees the release of a new album from the band "Guidewires" which Pádraig is a member of. It was recorded live in Ennis and was released in July 2009. The band have already been receiving rave reviews worldwide as well as securing some of the most sought after slots at the largest Folk festivals worldwide.
Pádraig plans to start work on a duet album by the end of 2009 so check back soon for updates on this.
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page and leave a comment! Thanks, Pádraig.
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