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 amhránaà Sam Amidon - athshamhlaÃonn sé na seanbhailéid Meiriceánacha ar bhealach úr ina shaothar. Tá tallann ar leith ag Siobhán Peoples mar fhidléir, rud a tharraing cáil uirthi ó bhà sà ina déagóir.
Bhà tionchar ag athair Siobhán, Tommy Peoples ar cheol Sam Amidon nuair a bhà sé ag toiseacht amach. Sháraigh Siobhán deacrachtaà an neamhord dystonia a mbÃonn tionchar aige ar ghluaiseacht na méar chun a stÃl 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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