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Sam Amidon and Siobhán Peoples

Featuring well-known musicians Sam Amidon and Siobhán Peoples, who meet to collaborate on new music.

Casann beirt cheoltóir ó thraidisiúin éagsúla lena chéile chun saothar nua a chruthú i dteannta a chéile sa tsraith seo. Is as Meiriceá don cheoltóir agus amhránaí Sam Amidon - athshamhlaíonn sé na seanbhailéid Meiriceánacha ar bhealach úr ina shaothar. Tá tallann ar leith ag Siobhán Peoples mar fhidléir, rud a tharraing cáil uirthi ó bhí sí ina déagóir.

Bhí tionchar ag athair Siobhán, Tommy Peoples ar cheol Sam Amidon nuair a bhí sé ag toiseacht amach. Sháraigh Siobhán deacrachtaí an neamhord dystonia a mbíonn tionchar aige ar ghluaiseacht na méar chun a stíl uathúil féin a fhorbairt ar an fhidil.

Two musicians from different traditions meet to collaborate on some new music together.

Sam Amidon is a US singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a career rooted in reimagining American ballads. Siobhán Peoples was heralded as one of the rising stars of Irish fiddle music as a teenager. Her father, Tommy Peoples, was a formative influence on Sam Amidon’s playing style. With persistence, Siobhán overcame the difficulties presented by dystonia - a condition which affects some of her fingers - to develop a beautiful style of playing which is all her own.

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