Jack Warnock Trio // Anna Massie
Date: 29 January 2025
Venue: Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 37 Great James' Street, Derry, Doire, BT48 7DF
Is seinnteoir il-uirlise agus amhránaí é Jack Warnock ó Mhachaire Rátha, Co. Dhoire. Tá Anna Massie chomh compordach céanna mar thionlacaí is atá sí mar sheinnteoir séise, agus tá sí ar dhuine de phríomhghiotáraithe na hAlban. ___ Jack Warnock is a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Maghera, Co. Derry. Tá Anna Massie chomh compordach céanna mar thionlacaí is atá sí mar sheinnteoir séise, agus tá sí ar dhuine de phríomhghiotáraithe na hAlban.
Jack Warnock Trio
Is seinnteoir il-uirlise agus amhránaí é Jack Warnock ó Mhachaire Rátha, Co. Dhoire. I rith a ghairme beatha tá Jack ag seinm mar aonréadaí, tionclacaí, agus i ngrúpaí amhail TRODA, Cóiriú, The Doc Flock agus an tionscadal Unearthed de chuid Conor Mallon ag imeachtaí, féilte, agus ionaid ar fud an domhain. Tá comhoibriú déanta ag Jack le ceoltóirí mór le rá eile amhail The West Ocean String Quartet agus Dónal O'Connor. Le blianta beaga anuas tá Jack ainmnithe ar son Ghradam Daoncheoil BCC, atá mór le rá, bhuaigh sé an Comórtas Tionlacain Sinsir ag Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, agus fuair sé gradam Ardán an Cheoltóra Óig ó ACNI agus BBC TÉ.
Is Gaeilgeoir díograiseach é Jack, a chanann i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla araon. Tá a shaothair agus roghanna ar maos sa scéalaíocht, agus glacann sé le hoidhreacht an daoncheoil ina leagan is fírinní.
I gcuideachta Jack beidh na máistrí daoncheoil Toby Shaer agus Archie Churchill-Moss, a chomhaithnítear le Cara Dillon, Sam Kelly agus The Lost Boys, Honey and the Bear agus tuilleadh taobh lena ngairmeacha bisiúla aonair féin.
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Jack Warnock is a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Maghera, Co. Derry. Throughout his career Jack has performed as a soloist, accompanist, and in groups such as TRODA, Cóiriú, The Doc Flock and Conor Mallon's Unearthed project at events, festivals, and venues across the world. Jack has collaborated with other legendary musicians such as The West Ocean String Quartet and Dónal O'Connor. In recent years Jack has been nominated for the prestigious BBC Young Folk Award, won the Senior Accompaniment Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, and received the 'Young Musician's Platform' award from ACNI and BBC NI.
An avid Gaeilgeoir, Jack performs songs in both Irish and English. His compositions and selections are steeped in storytelling, as he embraces the lineage of folk music in its truest form.
Jack will be joined by folk music maestros Toby Shaer and Archie Churchill-Moss, who share credits with Cara Dillon, Sam Kelly and the Lost Boys, Honey and the Bear and more alongside their own prolific solo careers.
Anna Massie
Tá Anna Massie chomh compordach céanna mar thionlacaí is atá sí mar sheinnteoir séise, agus tá sí ar dhuine de phríomhghiotáraithe na hAlban. Chomh maith le bheith oilte ar uirlisí éagsúla agus a bheith ina hamhránaithe, tá cáil uirthi as a cuid oibre le Blazin' Fiddles agus RANT, agus cuireann sí i láthair clár suaitheantais ceoil thraidisiúnta BBC Raidió na hAlban, Travelling Folk. Ainmníodh í trí iarraidh do ghradam an cheoltóra uirlise is fearr ag Gradaim Cheol Traidisiúnta na hAlban, 2021, bhuaigh sí gradam ar son Ceol Traidisiúnta sna Meáin as a cuid oibre mar Chomhfreagraí an Oileáin Dhuibh, agus gradam Léiritheoir na Bliana 2022, agus is ceoltóir, láithreoir agus léiritheoir an-tréitheach í Anna.
In 2024 eisíodh a halban aonair lena rabhthas ag feitheamh go crua, Two Down, agus thosaigh sí ar chamchuairt aonair i rith na bliana agus isteach in 2025.
"...cóirithe beoga, cliste go minic...an-spéisiúil sa chroílár." - Colin Irwin, MOJO
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Equally at home as accompanist or melody player, Anna Massie is one of Scotland's foremost guitarists. As well as being a skilled multi-instrumentalist and singer renowned for her work with Blazin' Fiddles and RANT, she also presents BBC Radio Scotland's award-winning flagship trad music programme, Travelling Folk. Three-time nominee for Best Instrumentalist at the Scots Trad Music Awards, 2021
winner of the Trad Music in the Media award for her Black Isle Correspondent work and 2022 Producer of the Year award, Anna is a highly talented musician, presenter and producer. 2024 has seen her release her long-awaited solo album Two Down and embark on solo touring throughout the year and into 2025.
"…lively, often witty arrangements…compelling at the heart." - Colin Irwin, MOJO