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==Musical beginnings== | ==Musical beginnings== | ||
Gunning was introduced to traditional Irish music as a child when her father, Tom Nangle, would teach her old tunes by ] or whistling them to her.<ref name="Boston Irish Reporter">{{cite web | author=Susan Gedtus Lindsay | title=World-Class Irish Whistler tours Boston | work=Boston Irish Reporter | url=http://www.bostonirish.com/BIR407web.pdf |
Gunning was introduced to traditional Irish music as a child when her father, Tom Nangle, would teach her old tunes by ] or whistling them to her.<ref name="Boston Irish Reporter">{{cite web | author=Susan Gedtus Lindsay | title=World-Class Irish Whistler tours Boston | work=Boston Irish Reporter | url=http://www.bostonirish.com/BIR407web.pdf | accessdate=1 May 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929023421/http://www.bostonirish.com/BIR407web.pdf | archive-date=29 September 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
In 1969 she sang in her first band, ''"Carmel and the Chrystals"'', and played at local dances in ], ], ] and surrounding areas. Playing in the band with Gunning was her brother, Tom Nangle Jnr., Tony Mullaney, ] and his brother.<ref name="Sligo Weekender">{{cite web | author=Robert Cullen | title=Carmel Gunning shows her country side | work=SligoWeekender | url=http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story.asp?j=7515 | accessdate=30 January 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235344/http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story.asp?j=7515 | archive-date=27 September 2007 | url-status=dead |
In 1969 she sang in her first band, ''"Carmel and the Chrystals"'', and played at local dances in ], ], ] and surrounding areas. Playing in the band with Gunning was her brother, Tom Nangle Jnr., Tony Mullaney, ] and his brother.<ref name="Sligo Weekender">{{cite web | author=Robert Cullen | title=Carmel Gunning shows her country side | work=SligoWeekender | url=http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story.asp?j=7515 | accessdate=30 January 2002 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235344/http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story.asp?j=7515 | archive-date=27 September 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Gunning won the ] ] slow airs competition at the ] in 1976 and senior ] title for ''"Music Instrument"'' section, which incorporates all musical instruments used in ] including the ], ], ] and ] as well as the ].{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} | ||
Throughout the late 1970s and the 1980s Gunning could be frequently found with P. J. Hernon, Mick Shannon, Joe O'Dowd and others at the famous sessions which took place at the Trades Club in ]. | Throughout the late 1970s and the 1980s Gunning could be frequently found with P. J. Hernon, Mick Shannon, Joe O'Dowd and others at the famous sessions which took place at the Trades Club in ]. | ||
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Gunning is noted for her fast-paced ] style common of fiddle, flute and tin whistle of the ''"South Sligo"'' tradition or style. Gunning's reputation in the wider world was expanded by the release of her first solo recording, ''The Lakes of Sligo'', which features four unaccompanied songs as well as 14 tracks of virtuosic tin whistle playing.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} | Gunning is noted for her fast-paced ] style common of fiddle, flute and tin whistle of the ''"South Sligo"'' tradition or style. Gunning's reputation in the wider world was expanded by the release of her first solo recording, ''The Lakes of Sligo'', which features four unaccompanied songs as well as 14 tracks of virtuosic tin whistle playing.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} | ||
A reviewer of her music noted that "no modern tin whistler can escape comparison to ], and Carmel's playing does indeed remind some of the Dublin-born star. If anything, however, Gunning plays reels with a more insistent headlong drive. Her ornamentation is also more diverse, featuring many tongued triplets in imitation of the bowed embellishments popular among Sligo fiddlers".<ref>{{cite web | author=Susan Lindsay | title=World Class Irish Whistler Tours Boston | work=Boston Irish Reporter | url=http://www.bostonirish.com/BIR407web.pdf |
A reviewer of her music noted that "no modern tin whistler can escape comparison to ], and Carmel's playing does indeed remind some of the Dublin-born star. If anything, however, Gunning plays reels with a more insistent headlong drive. Her ornamentation is also more diverse, featuring many tongued triplets in imitation of the bowed embellishments popular among Sligo fiddlers".<ref>{{cite web | author=Susan Lindsay | title=World Class Irish Whistler Tours Boston | work=Boston Irish Reporter | url=http://www.bostonirish.com/BIR407web.pdf | accessdate=24 April 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929023421/http://www.bostonirish.com/BIR407web.pdf | archive-date=29 September 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==Teaching and instructing== | ==Teaching and instructing== | ||
Gunning has tutored MA and BA music students at the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yeats Festival, Sligo |work=Yeats Society Sligo |url=http://www.yeats-sligo.com/html/sligofestival.html |accessdate=30 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210141849/http://www.yeats-sligo.com/html/sligofestival.html |archivedate=10 February 2007 |
Gunning has tutored MA and BA music students at the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Yeats Festival, Sligo |work=Yeats Society Sligo |url=http://www.yeats-sligo.com/html/sligofestival.html |accessdate=30 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210141849/http://www.yeats-sligo.com/html/sligofestival.html |archivedate=10 February 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| author=Irish music| title=Carmel Gunning : The Sligo Maid| work=Irish abroad| url=http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishpost/ents/irishmusic050601.asp| accessdate=30 May 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927002106/http://www.irishabroad.com/news/irishpost/ents/irishmusic050601.asp| archive-date=27 September 2007| url-status=dead}}</ref> She recently celebrated her 45th anniversary as a music teacher in 2014 and has endeavoured to pass on the Sligo musical tradition to younger players. Among former pupils of the ] is ] and whistle master ] of the group ], Orlaith McAuliffe, London, Olivia McTernan and June McCormack among others. | ||
She has played Irish music around the world playing concerts from ] to Australia and from ] to Japan. In 2006, Gunning lead the ] and played a number of concerts in ] and in March 2007 she undertook a tour of ], USA where she played a various venues giving masterclasses to experienced student and playing concerts.<ref name="Boston Irish Reporter"/><ref>{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | She has played Irish music around the world playing concerts from ] to Australia and from ] to Japan. In 2006, Gunning lead the ] and played a number of concerts in ], Australia and in March 2007 she undertook a tour of ], USA where she played a various venues giving masterclasses to experienced student and playing concerts.<ref name="Boston Irish Reporter"/><ref>{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||
She is the organiser of Carmel Gunning School of Music, ]. Gunning founded a summer school festival in the 1990s and it attracts pupils from across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. | She is the organiser of Carmel Gunning School of Music, ]. Gunning founded a summer school festival in the 1990s and it attracts pupils from across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. | ||
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{{cite book | title=The Maid of Sweet Gurteen | publisher=Coleman Heritage Centre | editor=Gunning, Carmel | year=2007 | location=Sligo}} | {{cite book | title=The Maid of Sweet Gurteen | publisher=Coleman Heritage Centre | editor=Gunning, Carmel | year=2007 | location=Sligo}} | ||
Shamrocks from Geevagh . This book of 40 songs was published by Carmel Gunning in 2019. | Shamrocks from Geevagh . This book of 40 songs was published by Carmel Gunning in 2019. | ||
The Sligo Maid |
The Sligo Maid – this book was published by Carmel Gunning in 2019 and consists of 64 of her compositions to mark her 50th year in the music industry. | ||
==Podcast== | ==Podcast== | ||
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| before=W. Paton | | before=W. Paton | ||
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| after=Kevin Whitty | | after=Kevin Whitty | ||
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* {{cite web | author=Geoff Wallis | title=Carmel Gunning | work=IrishMusicReview | url=http://www.irishmusicreview.com/cgunning.htm | accessdate=16 October 2006 }} | * {{cite web | author=Geoff Wallis | title=Carmel Gunning | work=IrishMusicReview | url=http://www.irishmusicreview.com/cgunning.htm | accessdate=16 October 2006 }} | ||
* {{cite web | title=Carmel Gunning | work=TradMusic | url=http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=362 | accessdate=12 January 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030515235538/http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=362 | archive-date=15 May 2003 | url-status=dead |
* {{cite web | title=Carmel Gunning | work=TradMusic | url=http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=362 | accessdate=12 January 2003 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030515235538/http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=362 | archive-date=15 May 2003 | url-status=dead }} | ||
* {{cite web|title=Teachers Profile |work=St.Louis Festival |url=http://www.tionol.org/teachers.html |accessdate=2 May 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117074345/http://tionol.org/teachers.html |archivedate=17 January 2006 |url-status=dead |
* {{cite web|title=Teachers Profile |work=St.Louis Festival |url=http://www.tionol.org/teachers.html |accessdate=2 May 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117074345/http://tionol.org/teachers.html |archivedate=17 January 2006 |url-status=dead }} | ||
* {{cite web | title=The Sligo Maid | work=The Whistle Shop | url=http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/tutorials/cds/sligo_maid/sligo.htm | accessdate=2 May 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224062034/http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/tutorials/cds/sligo_maid/sligo.htm | archive-date=24 December 2005 | url-status=dead |
* {{cite web | title=The Sligo Maid | work=The Whistle Shop | url=http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/tutorials/cds/sligo_maid/sligo.htm | accessdate=2 May 2006 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224062034/http://www.thewhistleshop.com/catalog/tutorials/cds/sligo_maid/sligo.htm | archive-date=24 December 2005 | url-status=dead }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Latest revision as of 18:42, 21 July 2024
Irish composer and musician
Carmel Gunning | |
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Born | Carmel Gunning Geevagh, County Sligo, Ireland |
Occupation(s) | Musician and Music Teacher |
Years active | 1969–present |
Carmel Gunning is an Irish composer and musician, from Sligo, Ireland. Gunning is one of Ireland's most accomplished tin whistle players who is also known for her singing and flute playing and also plays guitar and button accordion. Gunning's rich stylised form of whistle playing and tradition stems from her homeland of Geevagh in South County Sligo. This background and tradition aided Gunning's introduction to traditional Irish music which took place at an early age.
Musical beginnings
Gunning was introduced to traditional Irish music as a child when her father, Tom Nangle, would teach her old tunes by lilting or whistling them to her.
In 1969 she sang in her first band, "Carmel and the Chrystals", and played at local dances in Keadue, Geevagh, Boyle and surrounding areas. Playing in the band with Gunning was her brother, Tom Nangle Jnr., Tony Mullaney, Kevin Conlon and his brother. Gunning won the All-Ireland tin whistle slow airs competition at the Fleadh Cheoil in 1976 and senior Scór title for "Music Instrument" section, which incorporates all musical instruments used in traditional Irish music including the fiddle, uilleann pipes, accordion and harp as well as the tin whistle.
Throughout the late 1970s and the 1980s Gunning could be frequently found with P. J. Hernon, Mick Shannon, Joe O'Dowd and others at the famous sessions which took place at the Trades Club in Sligo Town.
Musical style
Gunning is noted for her fast-paced tin whistle style common of fiddle, flute and tin whistle of the "South Sligo" tradition or style. Gunning's reputation in the wider world was expanded by the release of her first solo recording, The Lakes of Sligo, which features four unaccompanied songs as well as 14 tracks of virtuosic tin whistle playing.
A reviewer of her music noted that "no modern tin whistler can escape comparison to Mary Bergin, and Carmel's playing does indeed remind some of the Dublin-born star. If anything, however, Gunning plays reels with a more insistent headlong drive. Her ornamentation is also more diverse, featuring many tongued triplets in imitation of the bowed embellishments popular among Sligo fiddlers".
Teaching and instructing
Gunning has tutored MA and BA music students at the University of Limerick. She recently celebrated her 45th anniversary as a music teacher in 2014 and has endeavoured to pass on the Sligo musical tradition to younger players. Among former pupils of the Carmel Gunning School of Music is flute and whistle master Liam Kelly of the group Dervish, Orlaith McAuliffe, London, Olivia McTernan and June McCormack among others.
She has played Irish music around the world playing concerts from Norway to Australia and from America to Japan. In 2006, Gunning lead the St. Patrick's Day parade and played a number of concerts in Perth, Australia and in March 2007 she undertook a tour of Massachusetts, USA where she played a various venues giving masterclasses to experienced student and playing concerts.
She is the organiser of Carmel Gunning School of Music, Sligo Town. Gunning founded a summer school festival in the 1990s and it attracts pupils from across Ireland, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
Discography
Albums
- The Lakes of Sligo (1995)
- Around St. James's Well (1995)
- Carmel Sings Country (2002)
- The Sligo Maid (2004)
- Lament for the Birds Jack Harte Featured Appearance (2005)
- The Sound of Coleman Country Various Artists Featured Appearance (2006)
- Corran Hill
Cathair Shligigh.(2019)
Albums and track lists
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The Lakes of Sligo
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Around St.James's Well
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Carmel Sings Country
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The Sligo Maid
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Lament for the Birds
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The Sound of Coleman Country
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"Corran Hill", released in 2008. This is Carmel Gunnings 5th solo CD. It is a mixture of contemporary and Irish music and song.
Track list:
- Song: Erin Gra Mo Chroi.
- Song: An Greasai Brog.
- Flings: Were You at the Fair
- Song: Donal Og.
- Song: Around St. James's Well.
- Slow Air:An Chulfhionn.
- Song: Katie Daly.
- Reels:The Moving Cloud/The Old Bush.
- Song: The Exile Far Away.
- Reels Jean's Reel/Colonel Frazer's.
- Song: The Geevagh Prisoners.
- Jigs: Roger Sherlock's/Corran Hill (own composition)
Carmel is accompanied on her CD by Brendan Emmett and Paul Gurney. Special Guest: Orlaith McAuliffe, London.
Books
Gunning, Carmel, ed. (2006). The Mountain Top. Sligo: Coleman Heritage Centre.
The book was launched at The Coleman Music Centre, Gurteen, County Sligo. It contains over sixty tunes popular in South Sligo and beyond with design and setting by Adrienne Lee.
Gunning, Carmel, ed. (2007). The Maid of Sweet Gurteen. Sligo: Coleman Heritage Centre. Shamrocks from Geevagh . This book of 40 songs was published by Carmel Gunning in 2019. The Sligo Maid – this book was published by Carmel Gunning in 2019 and consists of 64 of her compositions to mark her 50th year in the music industry.
Podcast
Interview with Carmel Gunning recorded in May 2010 at http://www.podcasts.ie/featured-musicians/carmel-gunning/
Preceded byW. Paton | All-Ireland Fleadh tin whistle (slow air) Champions 1976 |
Succeeded byKevin Whitty |
See also
References
- ^ Susan Gedtus Lindsay. "World-Class Irish Whistler tours Boston" (PDF). Boston Irish Reporter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
- Robert Cullen. "Carmel Gunning shows her country side". SligoWeekender. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2002.
- Susan Lindsay. "World Class Irish Whistler Tours Boston" (PDF). Boston Irish Reporter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- "Yeats Festival, Sligo". Yeats Society Sligo. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- Irish music. "Carmel Gunning : The Sligo Maid". Irish abroad. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2007.
- Lansdowne Luncheon – St Patrick’s Day 2006 – Events
- Geoff Wallis. "Carmel Gunning". IrishMusicReview. Retrieved 16 October 2006.
- "Carmel Gunning". TradMusic. Archived from the original on 15 May 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2003.
- "Teachers Profile". St.Louis Festival. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2006.
- "The Sligo Maid". The Whistle Shop. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2006.
External links
- Dervish The Sligo-based contemporary Irish music collective.
- Celtic Grooves
- The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index A searchable database of traditional dance tunes which identifies sources for tunes on commercial recordings and in tune books.
- TheSession.org
- The Irish Music Review
- 20th-century Irish women singers
- 21st-century Irish women singers
- Irish women flautists
- Irish folk singers
- Irish women songwriters
- Irish tin whistle players
- Living people
- Musicians from County Sligo
- 20th-century Irish flautists
- 21st-century Irish flautists
- People from Geevagh
- 20th-century Irish songwriters
- 21st-century Irish songwriters