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CELTIC CONNECTIONS 2004
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Karine Polwart
1 of 25: MALINKY: KARINE POLWART
Ex-Battlefield Band singer Karine now heads up Malinky and is becoming well-known as a fine song composer.
LINKS: Malinky's official website
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Jon Bews
2 of 25: MALINKY: JON BEWS
Malinky's excellent fiddler is a former member of folk-rock band Búrach and also plays with Cantrip.
Steve Byrne
3 of 25: MALINKY: STEVE BYRNE
Apart from providing vocals, guitar and bouzouki for the band, Steve is also the Traditional Arts Development Officer for Edinburgh Council.
Leo McCann
4 of 25: MALINKY: LEO McCANN
Originally from County Tyrone, Leo toured and recorded with Iron Horse, Corner House, Drop The Box and Ishbel MacAskill before joining up with Malinky.
Mark Dunlop
5 of 25: MALINKY: MARK DUNLOP
Malinky's singer, bodhran and whistle player is from County Antrim.
John Tams and Barry Coope
6 of 25: JOHN TAMS & BARRY COOPE
Songs of the people from this fine Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire duo.
LINKS: John Tams' website
Coope Boyes & Simpson's website
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Mike Harding
7 of 25: MIKE HARDING
The professorial Mr Harding!
LINKS: Mike's website
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Shane McGowan
8 of 25: SHANE McGOWAN
Must be the Tennents talking ... 9am and it's still the previous night for Shane!
LINKS: Pogues biography in the Radio 2 Music Database
Shane's official website
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Lúnasa
9 of 25: MIKE INTERVIEWS LÚNASA
Lúnasa's Kevin Crawford and Sean Smyth autograph a CD for their biggest fan!
LINKS: Lúnasa's biography in the Radio 2 Music Database
Lúnasa's official website
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Lúnasa
10 of 25: MIKE INTERVIEWS LÚNASA
It was this big, honest!
Lúnasa
11 of 25: LÚNASA
A quick beer between sets at the Concert Hall.
Kevin Crawford & Chris Wade
12 of 25: KEVIN CRAWFORD AND CHRIS WADE
Adastra's Chris Wade catches up with Lúnasa's Kevin backstage.
LINKS: Adastra's website
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Barry Coope and John Leonard
13 of 25: BARRY COOPE AND JOHN LEONARD
Post-show meal: Barry Coope chews the fat with Mike Harding Show producer John Leonard.
John & Sally Tams
14 of 25: JOHN AND SALLY TAMS
John Tams and his wife Sally relax after the live show.
Mike Harding & Vince Hunt
15 of 25: MIKE HARDING AND VINCE HUNT
Producer Vince Hunt swaps dodgy anecdotes with Mike.
Dancers
16 of 25: LÚNASA AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
Late-night boogying to Lúnasa.
Kevin Crawford
17 of 25: LÚNASA AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
Kevin's legs come out in support of the dance floor cavortings.
Four Men And A Dog
18 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE ARCHES
LINKS: The official website of Four Men And A Dog
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Gino Lupari
19 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE ARCHES
The wonderful Gino Lupari.
Dónal Murphy
20 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE ARCHES
Donal Murphy concentrates on a tune.
Four Men And A Dog
21 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
A quick tune-up ...
Four Men And A Dog
22 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
The dancing gets started again ...
Dancer
23 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
Who says folkies aren't sartorially elegant?
Dancers
24 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
You can do all sorts of dancing to this great band ...
Four Men And A Dog
25 of 25: FOUR MEN AND A DOG AT THE FESTIVAL CLUB
And the night's just getting started!


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