Fleadh (band)
| Fleadh | |
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 Fleadh at the " Folk am Neckar " 2014 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk |
| founding | 1999 |
| Website | www.fleadh.de |
| Founding members | |
| Frank Weber | |
| Uli Schmidt (until 2006) | |
| Kristina Zobel (until 2001) | |
| Stefan Zobel (until 2001) | |
| Current occupation | |
| Frank Weber | |
| Thomas Gorny (since 1999) | |
| Marcus Eichenlaub (since 2008) | |
| Daniel Draxler (since 2017) | |
| John P. Kennedy (since 2019) | |
| former members | |
| Thomas von Haefen (2014-2019) | |
| Saoirse Mhór (2008-2018) | |
| Frank Dürschner (2006-2017) | |
| Karl Schramm (2013-2014) | |
| Anna Hachulla (2008-2011) | |
| Angela Breuer (2001-2008) | |
| Uli Schmidt (1999-2006) | |
| Kristina Zobel (1999-2001) | |
| Stefan Zobel (1999-2001) | |
| Guest musician | |
| Saoirse Mhór | |
| Miriam Burkardt | |
| Thomas von Haefen | |
Fleadh [ FLA ] ( Irish "hard") is an Irish folk - band from the Rhine-Neckar region in Germany . The repertoire consists of traditional and original instrumental pieces and songs .
history
Fleadh was founded in 1997 by Frank Weber, Uli Schmidt as well as Tina and Stefan Zobel. In 2001 Tina and Stefan Zobel left the band . They were replaced by Angela Breuer ( vocals ) and Thomas Gorny ( guitar ). In this occupation, the first was in 2003 EP Irish Songs'n'Tunes added.
In 2006 Ulrich Schmidt left the band and was replaced by Frank Dürschner ( banjo , mandolin ).
2008 was followed the next reshuffle Angela Breuer left the group. Marcus Eichenlaub ( fiddle ) as well as the Irish singer-songwriter Saoirse Mhór and guest singer Anna Hachulla were added.
In 2010 the band released their first album Humpy and Lumpy , which received several positive reviews . In the same year she appeared at Rhein-Neckar TV in Mannheim and won first place at the German Rock and Pop Prize in the category of best folk rock band .
In the next two years Fleadh appeared at several folk festivals , including the TFF Rudolstadt , the Balver Höhle and at the Folk im Schlosshof .
In 2013 the band released their second album The Cleggan Bay Disaster . It includes u. a. five songs written by Saoirse Mhór. Founding member Uli Schmidt was again a guest musician on the recordings . The official release took place on February 1, 2013 in Newbridge ( Co. Kildare ), the hometown of Saoirse Mhór. In the same week two Irish radio stations (Connemara Community Radio and Kildare KFM) broadcast features on Fleadh. The international press reacted with clearly positive reviews of the album. Since May 2013 Fleadh has mostly performed with a bassist . Karl Schramm is the guest musician in this function.
Another appearance on Rhein-Neckar television followed in July 2013, as well as winning first place in the joint music competition organized by BASF and the Baden-Württemberg Pop Academy .
Thomas von Haefen has been a permanent bassist with Fleadh since 2014 .
In the summer of 2017, Frank Dürschner was replaced by Daniel Draxler ( banjo , mandolin , background vocals ).
At the end of 2018, Saoirse Mhór and Fleadh will part ways. New singer was composed of Co. Donegal native singer-songwriter John P. Kennedy (JP). Bassist Thomas von Haefen also leaves the band. In 2019, individual concerts will still be performed with Saoirse Mhór and Thomas von Haefen.
Discography
EPs
- 2003: Irish Songs'n'Tunes
Albums
- 2010: Humpy and Lumpy
- 2013: The Cleggan Bay Disaster
- 2015: The Peacock's Feather
Awards
- 2010: German Rock and Pop Prize : 1st place as best folk rock band
- 2010: Title Band of the Year , awarded by Rhein-Neckar TV
- 2013: 1st place in the music competition of BASF and the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg
- 2013: German Rock and Pop Prize : 1st place in the category of best traditional world music album , 1st place in the category of best folk rock song , 1st place in the category of best folk rock album
- 2015: German Rock and Pop Prize : 1st place in the category of best traditional world music album , 1st place in the category of best folk rock singer , 1st place in the category of best folk rock song , 1st place in the category of best arrangement
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- ↑ kuec: Fleadh ~ Humpy'n'lumpy (2010) ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . English. Review on celtic-rock.de from April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Video of the performance at Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen on October 15, 2010: as mp4 ( memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Download, 68 MB), as ogg ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (68 MB), as WebM ( Memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Download, 75 MB). Online at fleadh.de.
- ↑ kuec: Fleadh ~ The Cleggan Bay Disaster (2013) ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Review on celtic-rock.de from March 4, 2013.
- ↑ Tim Carroll: 'The Cleggan Bay Disaster' from Fleadh - archetypal Irish folk ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . English. Reviewed on Folkwords.com on April 10, 2013.
- ↑ Tony Lawless: Album Review - Fleadh / The Clegan Bay Disaster . English. Reviewed on TradConnect.com on April 12, 2013.
- ^ David Kidman, Fleadh - The Cleggan Bay Disaster (Greenhill Media) . English. Reviewed on NetRhythms.co.uk in July 2013.
- ↑ Michael Moll: Fleadh "The Cleggan Bay Disaster" . English. Reviewed on Folkworld.eu in July 2013.
- ↑ Gegers: Fleadh - The Cleggan Disaster Bay (2013) . French. Reviewed on fp.nightfall.fr on June 29, 2013.
- ↑ Business enterprise event. Cellar festival / sunset party ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Online atwirtschaftsbetriebe.basf.de from July 2013. Accessed on September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Appearance on Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen on July 30, 2010: Video as mp4 ( memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Download, 70 MB), as ogg ( memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (70 MB) or webm ( memento of the original dated December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Download, 78 MB). Online at fleadh.de
- ^ Federal competition for young talent for rock & pop. Music groups and singers from all areas of music style (pdf, 16.9 MB). In: musikerMagazin 1/2011, p. 4. Online at musiker-online.com, accessed on September 13, 2013.
- ↑ Volume of the year 2010 on Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen from December 25, 2010: Video as mp4 ( memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Download, 77 MB), as ogg ( memento of the original from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (76 MB) or webm ( memento of the original dated December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Download, 81 MB). Online at fleadh.de.
- ↑ BASF Music Competition 2013. The jury has decided . Online at basf.com.
- ↑ Certificate of the BASF music competition 2013. 1st prize ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Online at fleadh.de.
- ↑ Winner of the German Rock & Pop Prize 2013 , accessed from musiker-online.com on February 3, 2014
- ↑ Winner of the 2015 German Rock & Pop Prize , accessed from musiker-online.com on February 2, 2016
