IRISH Australian FOLK

ABOUT

Ó Cheartíar Mo Chroí is a traditional Irish folk band with contemporary Celtic influence in music and song. A repertoire of original songs that weave a rich tapestry of Irish history of life and trials of surviving in Ireland to humble beginnings in Australia. A 5 piece with a range of instrumentalists and musicians who paint the scenes, embedding a passion for story and song. Ó Cheartíar Mo Chroí create the mood with haunting sounds as they flow with the music through the ballads and take the audience on a journey to a forgotten past.

Seaicilin Cailleach

Jacqueline, a singer-songwriter and musician has created the stories and songs from her ancestry and from people she met on her travels through Ireland who shared their stories. The lyrics are a myriad of threads intertwined to create a patchwork of stories that portray Ireland’s past. A cast of ballads and some witty comical ditty’s fused in good old Irish fashion to create a web of emotions that will ignite a passion in your heart, stir the fire in your soul and conjure a hearty contagious belly laugh. Jacqui has performed at various festivals and events throughout Australia and overseas on numerous occasions and has been well received. People particularly value the original songs and compositions.

Emiliano Brandolini

Emi is a guitarist, musician and singer song writer and when not performing with Ó Cheartíar Mo Chroí he
plays his own originals and an extensive repertoire of world music. Emi is of Italian heritage and is well-versed in Italian traditional and contemporary folk music. He has played at various festivals over the years and is a well-established and renowned musician in North Queensland. Emi grew up playing music and singing with his late mother who was an extraordinary vocalist. Emi has deep ancestral roots in music with his grandfather, mother and her siblings all singing and performing through the great depression and Second World War in Europe to entertain the community.

Martin Hungerford

Martin is a multi-skilled and very talented musician with an extensive history in music and has been performing for many years at various folk festivals and music events around Australia. Martin plays button accordion, bag pipes and various wind instruments including flute, whistle, clarinet, saxilo and mandolin. Martin performs as a musician in various categories including folk, jazz, medieval, sea shanty’s and musical theatre and has a myriad of fascinating genres to bolster his repertoire.

Debie Djembe

Debie is a well-renowned musician who favours the drum and in particular the African culture of drumming. Debie is well immersed in the African Culture of drumming and has been taught by African masters who have imparted their knowledge and skills thus allowing and enabling Debie to teach. Debie plays various drums and with Ó Cheartíar Mo Chroí plays the Darbuka and the Udu drum which has a beautiful sounds and resonate with the Celtic theme of music. The Udu drum adds the haunting echoing sound of the depths of a heartbeat to the songs and enriches the emotion and passion imparted to the audience.

John Deegan

John from Ireland has travelled the world performing with his traditional Irish folk music and renowned as an international artist. John is a guitarist and performs live regular concerts throughout Ireland. John also teaches music combined with the skill of writing and composing traditional Irish Folk style. John is a professional musician who is often called upon to accompany professionals in concert and recording studios as a back up musician and vocal harmonies. John has performed in Australia on various occasions when he has travelled throughout the country. It’s an absolute pleasure to have John accompany us, Ó Cheartíar Mo Chroí at the Townsville Folk Festival in 2024