Kilfenora Plain Set

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Music by the Matt Cunningham Band. Set named after the village of Kilfenora, North Clare, which is famous for it's Céilí Band.

The Kilfenora Céilí Band is one of Ireland's most famous ceili bands. A group of musicians had come together in 1907 with the intention of raising funds for the local church and to play at local houses or cross road dances. They went on to become a household name in Ireland and beyond. The members of the band changed over the years but their special brand of traditional dance music was extremely popular. The 1950's was the golden era of ceili dancing in Ireland. In the 1960's the band played regularly in England. Huge crowds turned out to hear them. They won three All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil titles in a row. In July 1992 the local population gathered to pay tribute to the Kilfenora Ceili Band as they celebrated 85 years in existence. The event was broadcast live on R.T.E. radio.

The great tradition of bands in the parish stretches back to the 1800's with fife and drum, brass and reed and ceili bands all having their glory years.

The population of Kilfenora in 1937 was 558. As in many places the numbers declined during the 1950's but this trend has been reversed in recent times. Village and rural renewal schemes have been put in place. Uninhabited and derelict buildings have been removed or restored. Kilfenora is the gateway to the Burren region and is a village rich in history and culture.

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• Dance
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• Ceili
• Clare
• Ireland
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[Gronock]

'ere we go again...

[Tadhg64]

Matt Cunningham

[fairyloila]

LOVE IT

[fairyloila]

love it

[gerpat60]

Matt from Caherlistrane Co Galway near Headford.

[laulutube]

I'm from Kildare and reared in Clare, Boxplayer2....I'll be your hero!

Why oh why do we need to get the mickey ruler out...and No5eyparker go to bed and cover your head and don't get up till monday!! To say not one clareman or woman has influenced irish music is the height of ignorance in fact all yer trying to do is stir it up...run along like a good little boy!!

[hellforleather12]

sorry bannerman but matt is from headford in county galway

[no5eyparker]

Ah ha ha ha ha

Are you drunk as well as daft?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[boxplayer2]

ok 1st of all mcmahon is clare. spent most his life in dublin i herd tho. but name some musicians from kildare. i really dont want to get much further into this. it all started because of personal opinions. u like kildare musicians, nd i like clare.

[no5eyparker]

Sure everybody in Clare can play something, and lots of them can play a record of Coleman or Cooley if they want to.

But that doesn't make famous musicians of them,

just more aperechauns... ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha

[boxplayer2]

ok. bobby gardiner, sharon shannon, noel hill, willy clancy, micho russell, peadar o loughlin, eamon cotter. give it up no5eyparker. theres a too many clare musicians to count.