North Cregg

North Cregg
OriginCork, Ireland
GenresIrish folk music, Celtic music
Years active1996–present
LabelsGreentrax, Magnetic
Members
  • Christy Leahy
  • Liam Flannigan
  • Ciaran Coughlan
  • Martin Leahy
  • Claire-Anne Lynch
Past members
Websitenorthcregg.com

North Cregg are an Irish traditional band from Cork. They formed in 1996 from Cork's pub session scene.[1]

The band's name comes from a tune composed by uilleann piper Jimmy Morrison, who named his composition after a small town near Fermoy, County Cork.[2]

As of 2010, North Cregg consists of Christy Leahy (button box), Liam Flannigan (fiddle, banjo), Ciaran Coughlan (piano), Martin Leahy (guitar, drums), and vocalist Claire-Anne Lynch, who also plays fiddle.[3]

The band were voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" at the Irish Music Magazine Millennium Awards in 2000,[4] and by 2008, they had played at Glastonbury and folk festivals including Irish Fest (Milwaukee), Tønder Festival (Denmark), and Celtic Connections (Glasgow).[5][6]

As of 2025, the group has released four studio albums.[7] The latest, titled The Roseland Barndance, came out in February 2007 and included guest appearances by Dirk Powell (clawhammer banjo), Chris McCarthy (double bass), and Seamus Burns (spoons).[8]

Band members

Current

  • Christy Leahy – button box
  • Liam Flannigan – fiddle, banjo
  • Ciaran Coughlan – piano
  • Martin Leahy – guitar, drums
  • Claire-Anne Lynch – vocals, fiddle

Past

  • John Neville
  • Fiona Kelleher

Discography

  • ... and they danced all night (1999)
  • mi.da:za (2001)
  • Summer at My Feet (2003)[7]
  • The Roseland Barndance (2007)[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Issue 35 – November/December 1999 – Feature article – 'The living tradition'". FolkMusic.net. November 1999. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "North Cregg – Geoff Wallis". Irish Music Review. August 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Concerts – St Patrick's Festival – North Cregg". Centre Culturel Irlandais. March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
  4. ^ "News – Best Traditional Newcomers 2000". NorthCregg.com. December 2000. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Music – Glastonbury Festival Line-up 2005". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 June 2005.
  6. ^ "North Cregg in concert". comhaltas.ie. Comhaltas. 6 April 2008.
  7. ^ a b "CDs – The Roseland Barndance – released Feb 1st 2007". NorthCregg.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Doug Spencer – The Weekend Planet". Radio National. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Traditional – CD reviews – North Cregg – The Roseland Barndance". The Irish Times. 23 February 2007.