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Alison
is
a classically trained flautist & pianist
originally from Belfast who has been living in
Australia since 1992. She has performed in Ireland,
Europe & the South Pacific, recently she
toured Norfolk Island with "Scotch
& Dry.".
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Alison plays in several bands including:-
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and
previously with
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and
runs
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Alison's
Gig Guide
Every
Sunday 6-9pm Mean
Fiddler, Rouse Hill -
Celtic Fire leading the session
-
Irish sing-a-long &
tunes
Wednesdays
7.30-10.30pm
- midweek Irish session - the Mean
Fiddler
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Alison
plays:-
harp,
tin whistles,
low whistles,
piano accordion
flutes (wooden and classical),
bodhran,
keyboard,
percussion,
bouzouki
She
can also sing in English or in Gaelic,
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Alison
also teaches whistle, and bodhran and has run teaching
workshops
at several festivals,
including:-
St
Albans Folk Festival - 1999 - 2006
St
Patricks Day Parade / Celebrations -
2005
Coastfest
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Gosford - 2005
Illawarra
folk Festival (Jamberoo) - 2003, 2004
Fleadh
Ceol at the Mean Fiddler - 2003, 2004
Parc
Menai Celtic Festival - 2003, 2004
Australian
Celtic Festival - Glen Innes - 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005
Celtic Festival Teralba - 2002 / 2003
Uranquinty
Folk Festival - 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005
Umina
Beach Folk Festival - 2003,
2004
She
has also experience in organising festivals including
St
Albans, and
the Celtic Music Festival (Fleadh Ceol) at the Mean
Fiddler.
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Recording
Credits Include:-
Step
it Out - Celtic Fire
Bodhran
Practice CD - Alison Boyd
the
Railway Session,
Music at the Shamrock
David Zaoui's "A
Mystery",
"A swagful of songs" - the Bush Bandicoots,
Television
appearances include:-
RTE
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Christmas Day Irish Mass 2006 - Hyde Park Barracks
- live broadcast to Ireland
ABC - an
Aussie Irish Christmas 2006
Channel 7 - Sydney Weekender
(2007)
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