Cormac Dermody (fiddle), Radie Peat (concertina and harmonium) and Brian Flanagan (five-string banjo) play traditional songs and tunes from both sides of the Atlantic. Murder ballads, barn-dances, whaling songs and old-time tunes are treated with an emphasis on harmony and swelling, droning, chordal arrangements.

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Debut Release from Step Pepper Records

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Ensemble Ériu, a septet led by Jack Talty and Neil O’Loghlen draw on a wealth of creative sources to perform arrangements of Irish traditional music rooted in the styles of West and North County Clare. The group brings together a chamber ensemble of some of Ireland’s most exciting young musicians from a range of performance backgrounds. The result is a unique combination of the fresh and familiar, a soundscape that is creatively progressive, yet rooted in tradition.

Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything.

Cyrus Reynolds is an American composer celebrated for his vivid orchestrations and emotive film scores. Blending symphonic tradition with contemporary electronica, his music is marked by a deep emotional resonance and a cinematic scope. His latest project, the upcoming solo album Provenance, showcases his collaboration with the Philharmonia Orchestra at historic Abbey Road Studios, further solidifying his place in the contemporary music landscape.

In addition to his work as a composer, Cyrus is a sought-after producer and orchestrator, collaborating with a diverse array of artists such as S. Cary of @BonIver and Novo Amor. In 2023, he gained notable acclaim for his orchestration work on the @M83 album "Fantasy," highlighting his versatility and innovative approach.  His unique sound and orchestration style have resonated with Decca artists including @LaraSomogyi, @Jean-MichelBlais, JOSIN, and Chad Lawson, contributing to multiple Billboard chart-topping releases in 2023 and 2024.

As 2024 unfolds, Cyrus is poised for a breakout year in film scoring. His latest score for the documentary biopic Better Angels, was an official selection at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. His symphonic score for Champions of the Golden Valley premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, while his original piece "Folklore" was featured in the Toronto International Film Festival selection One Day This Kid.

With a remarkable ability to blend orchestral depth and contemporary influences, Cyrus Reynolds continues to push the boundaries of composition, captivating audiences worldwide.

In 2012, I was struck by a colon cancer and to overcome my feelings of vulnerability during my chemo treatments which ended last January 3, 2013, I composed a musical suite called Celebrating life that contains 13 pieces (one for each of the 12 treatments plus a virtual encore  :-) ) . In february 7, after a series of tests, my doctor declare me a cancer survival l!!

But you know, I had a life before :-)  So,  I would like to introduce myself briefly!

I started to play clarinet at 12 years old  (now I am 60). After being a self learner for 5 years, I studied clarinet at the Montreal Conservatory from 1970 to 73 (classical music was not for me). Then I started my jazz career  from 1974 to 1984. During that period of time, I produce 3 records (they were called LP at the time :-)  ). The peak of my jazz musician career was to win the Montreal International Jazz Festival contest 1984. Then … nothing … I stopped to play clarinet for 20 years… why? Too long to explain … I restarted to play clarinet in 2004… I am glad I did so. Now, I am a part time musicians playing just to enjoy it. I have started to do collaborations with some of the Soundcloud community member and I enjoyed very much the experience! Looking forward to do more colabs in a near future!

See you

Michel Martineau

En 2012, j'ai été atteint par un cancer du colon et pour vaincre mon sentiment de vulnérabilité pendant mes traitements de chimio qui ont terminés 3 janvier 2013, j'ai composé cette suite musicale de 13 pièces musicales (une pour chacun des 12 traitements plus un rappel virtuel). Le 7 février 2013, suite à une série de test, mon médecin déclara que tout était revenu à la normale pour moi

Comme vous le savez, j’ai eu une autre vie avant :-). Alors, j’aimerais me présenter brièvement :

 J'ai commencé à jouer la clarinette à l'âge de 12 ans (maintenant je viens d’avoir 60 ans ). Après avoir été musicien autodidacte pendant 5 ans, je suis allé étudier la clarinette au Conservatoire de Montréal de 1970 à 73 (musique classique n'était pas pour moi). Puis j'ai commencé ma carrière de jazz au Canada de 1974 à 1984. Au cours de cette période de temps, j'ai enregistré 3 disques (ils étaient appelés LP à l’époque). Le point culminant de ma carrière de musicien de jazz a été de remporter le concours du Festival International de Jazz de Montréal  1983. 
Et après ... rien ... Je me suis arrêté de jouer la clarinette pendant 20 ans ... pourquoi? Trop long à expliquer ... Je recommençai à jouer la clarinette en 2004 ... Je suis très contant d’avoir recommencé. Maintenant, je suis un musicien à temps partiel qui jouent juste pour le plaisir de jouer. J'ai commencé à faire des collaborations avec  des membres de la communauté Soundcloud et j'ai beaucoup apprécié l'expérience! Au plaisir de faire plusieurs collaborations  dans un futur rapproché!

Salut bien

Michel Martineau



Maïa is a unique singer and flautist. 
From a French-Japanese background, she has clearly found her way towards a boundless musical self-expression, rooted in solid classical training and a unique rendition of her heritage. 
The audience can expect to be transported along the Paris-Tokyo axis to space and beyond.
 She describes her style as ELECTRO-ROOTS-POP-PUNK . 
Maïa sings using an unknown special throat technique from a small island in the South of Japan, mixing it with modern and electric sounds, but the flute is her first instrument. After studying classical and jazz, she quickly transformed the way she played as she started making her own music, improvising, singing with her flute and using it as percussion.
 

After much going back and forth between Paris and Tokyo, the teenager began her career in the Tokyo underground playing the saxophone with Japanese street band, accompanying dragqueens, dancers and musicians from all edges. she multiplied the tours and concerts throughout the archipelago, releasing albums produced "Kusamakura" a compilation of the new Japanese scene.
But this latest project, produced by the legendary Martin Meissonnier (who has worked with the likes of Fela Kuti, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Khaled and Manu Dibango) is something completely new.


The earthquake and the nuclear accident that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 marked a turning point in Maïa’s development as a musician. The man-made catastrophe and the destruction that followed pushed her to re-root herself deeply in the musical traditions of Japan, gathering the songs of fishermen, sailors, party songs from Fukushima which she calls as "Japanese bleus" and take them out to the wider world, in her own interpretation, while integrating also her compositions.

The album "KODAMA" got released in France UK and Japan in 2015.

 Backed by powerful musicians and a free-flowing instinct that transcends national borders, Maïa offers an extraordinarily broad melodic landscape where melancholy and madness ride over percussive grooves, trance-like dance tunes and stripped-down a cappella singing. 

"Striking stage presence, crazy folk trance, volcanic energy, traditional and pop Japanese singing and occasional touches of flute make up the exciting mix that is Maïa Barouh.”

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