Mozaik
2009 lineup

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin & Mel Mercier with Iarla Ó Lionáird and special guests

Mozaik featuring Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny

Brian Finnegan Band

Jerry O'Sullivan

Alboka

Ronan Le Bars and Nicolas Quemener

Kieran O'Hare & Liz Knowles

Roncos do Diabo

Loïc and Ronan Bléjean

Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford

Andrew Carlisle

Edelmiro Fernández

Fraser Fifield & Ali Hutton

Griogair Labhruidh & Síle Denvir

Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn & Paul O'Shaughnessy

Marc Pollier

Eliot Grasso

Anna Murray

Lorcán Mac Mathúna & Maitiú Ó Casaide

Jarlath Henderson

Peter Browne

Cormac Breatnach

Ronan Browne

Ken McLeod

Armagh Pipers Club

Mozaik
Ireland, USA, Hungary, The Netherlands
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13/11/09 - 8pm - The Market Place

First envisaged by venerable vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Andy Irvine (Planxty, Patrick Street), Mozaik is the ultimate global string band- a truly international ensemble who can not only perform music from a wide array of cultures, but interweave their myriad influences into an entirely new sound. Mozaik moves effortlessly from Celtic to old-time to Eastern European music, with intricate string arrangements complementing Andy and Bruce's vocals.

The line-up boasts musicians as versatile and eclectic as the music created between them, whose traditions and styles are distinct, yet blend beautifully to form a cohesive work of art. Long time fans from Irvine's Planxty days will be aware that he has been experimenting with Eastern European melodies and rhythms for a long time now, which is a style he incorporates magnificently into this band.

Mozaik are:
Andy Irvine:
vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica

Donal Lunny:
backing vocals, bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán

Bruce Molsky:
vocals, fiddle, 5-string banjo

Nikola Parov:
gadulka, gaida, kaval, tin whistle, clarinet, guitar, kalimba

Rens van der Zalm:
backing vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar