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Colm Gannon
3+ albums
about
Colm Gannon was born, in Dorchester, Boston, Massachussettes of Connemara parents. His father John, from Droim and his mother Gerry from Tuirin. He learned to play his music from his father and his brother Sean. Colm won the all Ireland in 1994 on the button accordion and then moved to Ennis, Co. Clare with fiddler Jesse Smith where he got to live and play with all the great musicians there. After a couple of years there, Colm was asked to join “Riverdance the show” which he toured with for four years. Colm has toured the states with world-renowned Sligo based band “Dervish”. Colm also performed with Dolly Parton, in “Dollywood” with the show Ragus. Colm is now living back in his father’s home place, Droim, and is currently playing all over the country and the US promoting his new album with Jesse Smith and John Blake; “The Ewe with The Crooked Horn” after the great success of his solo album “Return to Droim”, which featured guest artists such as; John Carty on banjo, Jesse Smith on fiddle and John Blake on piano, guitar and bouzouki. Since then Colm has released a duet album, with his father John Gannon titled “Trasna Na dTonnta”, traditional music and songs from Connemara. On this recording Colm’s aunt, Maureen Creighan is featured singing two beautiful songs in gaelic. Sadly, Maureen is no longer with us but her singing is preserved for future generations to hear on this recording. The duet is accompanied by John Blake from London, on guitar and piano. Colm has also appe
top songs
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Sean Sa Cheo/The Hut in the Bog
882Green Mountain/Ladies Bonnet/Boyne Hunt
523Reel of Bogie/The Shepards Daughter
524Thois ag an Tobar
515Foxhunter
506An Spealadoir/Bantry Bay
477Plains of Boyle/Callaghan's/The Fairy Hornpipe
458The Rights of Man/ Hot Asphalt (Hornpipes) [feat. Alec Finn & Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh]
439Connaught Man's Rambles/Haste to the Wedding
4310Grogan's/Ta an Coileach ag Fogart an Lae/Sixpenny Money
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