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Lorraine
Hickey
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As well as being a
noted traditional fiddle player, Lorraine has also studied piano accordion,
button accordion and classical piano. Her family,
the Preston’s were renowned flute players from Sligo. Her uncle Michael
Preston played in the Tulla Ceílí band until he emigrated to America in the
early sixties. Her great aunt Viola Preston played and led the "Eamon
Ceannt" Ceílí band for a number of years. Her great uncle Eugene Preston
was an influential person on the Boston, USA traditional music scene.
Lorraine attended fiddle classes in
the old Pipers Club in Thomas Street. Her first tuition came from Tom Glackin
(of the well known traditional musical family). She was involved at
Fleadh's in
Solo group performances and Ceílí Bands over the years. Lorraine
has performed and taught at several traditional music summer schools including Boston Gaelic Roots, Willie
Clancy Summer School and the Joe Mooney School in Drumshambo . She
currently performs and teaches music on a regular basis with uilleann piper
Kevin Rowsome both in Ireland and abroad. Lorraine featured on the C.D.
"The Rowsome Tradition" with Kevin Rowsome. Kevin and Lorraine are
currently working on a fiddle and uilleann pipes duet album.
Kevin Rowsome
& Lorraine
Hickey - 2001
Kevin Rowsome & Lorraine Hickey playing at
the
annual Leo Rowsome tionol (1998)
Tribute
to Mike Preston - Blarney Star June 2001
Mike Preston - Flute, Tony Smith - Fiddle
Tribute
to Mike Preston - Blarney Star June 2001
Left to Right,
Back Row : Willie Kelly, Tony Smith, ???, Mick Moloney, ???, ????, ????,
????, Felix Dolan, Joe Madden, James Keane, Gearóid O hAllmhuráin.
Front Row :Mick O'Brien, Don Meade ,Mike Rafferty, Mike Preston, ?????,
Patrick Ourceau.
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