Tim O'Shea is a musician and performer from Killarney. He has worked both solo and with various bands since the late 80s.
Tim O'Shea is a musician and performer from Killarney in the South West of Ireland. He has worked both solo and with various bands since the late 80s. Tim's repertoire draws heavily from the traditional dance music and West Kerry folk tradition of his native Sliabh Luachra and the songs of Irish and Scottish artists such as Jimmy McCarthy, Paul Brady, Dick Gaughan and Andy M. Stewart. His CD "15 Times around" is a kind of "best of program" from 15 years of his work, which has now also received great attention in Germany and finally found a worthy successor in 2017 in "Another skin too few".
CAT is a musician from Zittau. His involvement with music began at the age of 4 and led to his classical training. He had his first public performance in 1972 and began working as a freelance musician in 1997. In the 90s, CAT turned to Irish music and began touring with bandmate Dirk Graßt as the duo "The Windows" in 1995. In 1999 the first CD was released and in 2002 "At first: Irish!" with the follow-up formation "CATsessional". His rich violin tone and the influences of Irish violinist Zoe Conway and the music of The Sands Family, The Dubliners and The Pogues have shaped his music.
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