Téada
Dublin, Ireland
Irish music

Téada (pronounced Tay-duh), meaning “strings” in Irish, is the name of the band who first came together in 2001 and has already been voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" in Irish Music Magazine and applauded by the Dublin's Irish Times for "keeping the traditional flag flying at full mast."   Because the band has learned many of their tunes in a non-traditional way--i.e. by listening to recordings of older groups—they believe their band has a more traditional sound than bands who have learned it face-to-face from musicians who prefer playing more contemporary music. Téada plays mainly traditional jigs and reels but occasionally offers up a jig written by band member Oisín Mac Diarmada.   Born in County Clare and raised in Sligo, Oisín (Oh-sheen) began playing fiddle at age six, absorbing the rich musical traditions of both regions and learning from such great Clare fiddlers as John Kelly, Joe Ryan and Bobby Casey.   Called "one of the most talented fiddlers in Ireland today" by the Irish Echo , Oisín won the All-Ireland senior championship in 1999, and is respected as a fiddle tutor and for his journalistic, lecturing and production work.   Oisin is joined in the band by Seán McElwain from Monaghan on banjo and bouzouki; Paul Finn from County Laois on the button accordion; Dubliner Tristan Rosenstock on bodhrán (Irish drum) who started playing at age 10; and Sligo flutist Damien Stenson. Irish Music Magazine has nominated their CD Give Us A Penny & Let Us Be Gone for Best Traditional Album of the Year 2004.

Links

http://www.ceolproductions.com/teada.html

http://www.greenlinnet.com/artists/teadabio.htm

http://www.jproductions.com/teada.html

http://www.paythereckoning.com/reviews20022003.html#teada

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