Cathal Faughnan
21
Songwriter
Irish
Piano/ Guitar/ Vocals / Ukulele

Influences:
Muse
Buckethead
Ludovico Einaudi
The National
Nine Inch Nails
Sufjan Stevens

Message me if you are interested in a collaboration!

My band! Music coming soon :)
http://soundcloud.com/cfdcrimson

 The multi-award-winning quintet Goitse, was forged in the white-hot creative crucible of Limerick University’s Irish World Academy. Recently crowned Live Ireland’s ‘Trad group of the Year’, Chicago Irish American News’ ‘Group of the Year’, as well as winning the prestigious ‘Freiburger International Leiter 2016’ award in Germany, they have made a name for themselves as one of the most sought after bands amongst connoisseurs of Irish Traditional music. Their third album, Tall Tales and Misadventures, has received rave reviews as the band continues to take the traditional Irish music scene by storm.  

Cúig, formed in 2013, have established themselves among the most promising artists on the Irish traditional music scene.  They incorporate Breton, Galician and American bluegrass tunes into their music that is already steeped in the Irish tradition, entertaining audiences throughout Ireland and further a field with their exciting and innovative sound.
Cúig have taken the traditional music scene by storm performing on various national television and radio outlets.  In particular, Cúig’s performances on BBC Radio Ulster’s Blas and Folk Club, and BBC Radio 3’s In Tune prove that this band displays skills and talents which defy their years.  In August 2013, Cúig performed on TG4’s Fleadh Live which was broadcast worldwide to an audience of 1.2 million.  Since their formation Cúig have taken the stage alongside some of the biggest names in Irish music such as Flook, Beoga, the Maritin O’Connor Trio, Goitse and We Banjo 3.
Cúig have taken their music outside the boundaries of the traditional music scene in Ireland.  In July 2013, they played alongside international headline act, Flook at the Les CeltiCimes Festival in the French Alps to great acclaim.  In August 2014 they travelled to the Balver Höhle Irish Folk Festival, Germany where their performance made regional headlines.  
Cúig will launch their eponymous debut EP on Saturday 7 February.  


Né en 2009, le groupe est parti de la volonté de deux amis d'enfance, fraichement arrivés à Lyon, de réunir autour d'eux des musiciens, afin de pouvoir vivre leur passion ; la musique irlandaise. C'est donc lors de sessions dans les pubs mythiques de Lyon, ainsi qu'au conservatoire que ce sont rencontrés ces 3 musiciens d'horizons différents. Source d'inspiration de ce projet, Gille Apap est devenu une sorte de « parrain » du groupe aprés plusieurs concerts ensemble, et une amitié plus que musicale. 
Dans un voyage épicé, alliant musique d’inspiration traditionnelle et musiques actuelles, le groupe se réapproprie des thèmes populaires pour les ressortir métamorphosés et enrichis d’un monde à l’autre.



Remi Brannon spent the last 13 years between Europe and the USA. His music is tainted with memories from Ireland and Brittany where he lived for the major part of his life. His music is without a doubt a genuine reflection of his strong Celtic boundaries that gave him his major influence. Rémi grew up traveling back and forth between Ireland and Brittany where he was often surrounded with a diversity of talented musicians from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, or America. This is how he came to develop a passion for traditional and folk music. Although the only singer/musician in his immediate family, Rémi was introduced to the music at a very early age by his family in Ireland who shared a keen interest in artists such as Christy Moore, Andy Irvine, Planxty, The Bothy Band and more.  Rémi took up music himself at the relatively late age of 17 and only started to perform at 25, but he has come a long way since then. His main influences on the guitar are Dáithí Sproule (Altan), Arty McGlynn (Bothy Band) and John Doyle (Solas). During his stay in the USA, he co-founded the band Gallica and collaborated with some of the most talented musicians in the Saint Louis area. Along his career path, Rémi had the chance to meet and perform with some of the greatest musicians on the trad scene such as Paddy Keenan (Bothy Band), Conor Lamb and Deirdre Galway (Réalta) or Tom Delany & Caroline Keane (FourWinds) with whom he shared the stage. After having spent 6 wonderful years in the USA, Rémi returned to Europe and settled in Brittany (France) where he worked closely with the big Irish dance production “Avalon Celtic Dances” and different other line-ups such as « Trad 4 Reel » and the duet « In Trad We Trust ». According to the Breton Celti’val Reviews “Through stories and songs, Rémi Brannón makes the audience travel from the green hills of Ireland to the Scottish glens, and from the Breton coastline to the other side of the ocean through American folk songs. His performance combines nostalgy, humour and energy and gives a moving approach of the different Celtic traditions.” Rémi is also the president founder and program director of the School of Irish Arts of Nantes in Brittany where he teaches and shares his passion for traditional Irish music and songs.

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