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Artist
Linda Welby
12+ albums
irelandfemale vocalist
about
Linda is a great lover of all types of music and has a great interest in people with stories to tell of the older days of singing and music. Linda was brought up in a very musical household with sessions on a regular basis. Local musicians would gather for an all-night song and dance affair. "I love all the fleadhs and festivals and enjoy mixing with fellow musicians"she says. Linda's Grandfather, Paddy Doorhy played with the first Ballinakill Ceili Band and he also played fiddle with the first Leitrim Ceili Band, he was known far and wide throughout Ireland and won many awards at fleadhs and festivals. He also wrote a few tunes, one of which is widely known throughout Ireland and is called the Leitrim Jig. Linda's Dad, also Paddy, came from Loughrea and he played drums with accordion player Joe Burke for many years, Her mum Kathleen, who also has a musical background, met her dad by following the group to different venues. She was brought up in the Irish language and came from Carraroe, Co. Galway. "Dad is totally my inspiration and hero"she says. "He taught me drums from knee high in pub gigs where I would sit on his knee and drum for him". Linda wrote a song for him which is on this CD and is called Dear Dad. She also composed a Hornpipe called Paddy Doorhy's and a Jig Port Cáit dan named after her mother.In all this new Album called "A Story To Tell"consists of 12 original tracks written and composed by Linda herself. When asked about what is
