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MUSIC BUY BRIAN'S MUSIC To purchase cd's online please visit ANAM MUSIC. To purchase MP3 files please visit the SCOTLOADS website. You can hear Brian's music from this site too. LISTEN TO BRIAN'S MUSIC To hear some of Brian's music please visit his Myspace site or else visit the Scotloads website. BIOGRAPHY Brian Ó hEadhra is from Dublin in Ireland, and is now resident in Inverness in the Highlands of Scotland. He sings traditional and newly composed Irish and Scottish Gaelic songs as well as being a prolific singer & songwriter in English.
Brian
has played as a live and recording session musician with many accomplished
Celtic music acts/artists over the years including Deaf Shepherd,
Tabache, Mackenzie, Upstairs in a Tent, Cliar, Sandy Brechin, Bruce
MacGregor, and Christine Primrose. He also has taught guitar, bodhrán,
and traditional singing at various festivals and music schools such
as Celtic Connections, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Celtic Colours,
Fèisean Nan Gaidheal. As well as being a musician, Brian has been director of various music and cultural festivals (Ceòl Nis & Fèis nan Òran) & events in the Scottish Highlands and also runs, and participates in various arts & music events and classes in Scotland.
Brian has recorded an album of Irish and Scottish Gaelic song called 'An Turas' with the highly respected Scottish Gaelic singer Christine Primrose. His most recent release (Nov. 2005) is a cd of his own songs. This album is called 'Life' and is his most personal and accomplished solo project to date. Brian also continues to collaborate with other singers/musicians on various projects. Anam Communications is the name of Brian's own company. This company has three strands - Consultancy, Training and Production. Please visit the ANAM COMMUNICATIONS website for more details. DISCOGRAPHY
NB Most of these cd's are available from the Music Scotland website. *
Available for online purchase from the ANAM
MUSIC website. MEDIA QUOTES Compelling
guitar and sublime song writing – Boston Globe, U.S.A. LYRICS For lyrics to Brian's songs please visit Lyrics Page |
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Between
the ages 2-7 Brian lived in Newfoundland, Canada, which is where
he first experienced traditional Irish music, song and dance. He
started writing music in his early teens and formed the traditional & contemporary Celtic music band - Anam while studying for a
BA Hons. degree in University College Dublin in Irish Folklore and
English Literature. As band manager, singer/songwriter & guitarist,
Brian has toured the world over (Europe, Far East, Australasia,
North America) with Anam playing festivals, concerts, TV & radio.
Anam have recorded 5 albums over the past 9 years.
Brian
is the Artistic Director of the