Welcome to Carmel Gunning’s page on Podcasts.ie. Carmel was born in Geevagh in South County Sligo and learned tunes from her father Tom Nangle who though an accomplished whistle player himself would teach Carmel old Irish tunes by whistling or lilting them to her. In 1969 she sang in her first band, “Carmel and the Chrystals”, and played at local venues around South Sligo and North Roscommon. In 1976 she won The All Ireland Tin whistle slow airs competition at The Fleadh Cheoil (Ireland’s Premier festival of music since 1951) as well as a senior Scór title for The Musical Instruments Section and later became a regular at the famous sessions at The Trades Club in Sligo.
Carmel is noted for her fast pace tin whistle style as well as being an accomplished flute player and sean nos singer and as a teacher of musical instruments, she is Director of The Carmel Gunning International Summer School Festival of Irish music, song and dance (formerly The Queen Maeve International Summer School) which is held every August in Sligo and attracts students from all over the world.
Carmel has 5 albums to her credit and has worked on various publications dedicated to the research and preservation of traditional Irish songs. In the first audio podcast Carmel talks about her travels, her International Summer School and her love of passing on traditional airs and songs.
The 2011 Carmel Gunning International Summer School will run from 1st August to 5th August. Enrolement for Daily classes must be returned before July 12th for more information e mail carmelgunn09@gmail.com information on concert tickets can also be obtained at this address.
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To find out more about Carmel visit her Facebook page here
#1 by Brendan on May 20, 2010 - 9:49 pm
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I got here via a link, saw 13 and half minutes, thought I’ll nevr last that but guess what…I did and I’ve listened twice. An excellent interview that would grace any airwaves, keeps the interest flowing.
I’d love to come to the summer school and maybe one day God willing I will.
In the meantime keep up the good work and hope to see you again in Manchester
Brendan
#2 by Carol Foster on August 15, 2011 - 10:46 pm
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“I got here via a link, saw 13 and half minutes, thought I’ll never last that but guess what…I did and I’ve listened twice. An excellent interview that would grace any airwaves, keeps the interest flowing.”
The same thing happened to me I thought its just a random site but when I listen to the podcast I got hooked.
#3 by Robert Sharp on September 7, 2011 - 5:20 pm
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I am in the same boat as the two comments above. This is very great and well done. I loved the podcast and loved the music. Great job!
#4 by Harvey on October 7, 2011 - 4:01 pm
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I love hearing about these local talents that the world hasn’t really heard of. The fact that she has had not one, two, or three, but FIVE albums speaks volumes about her talent. It was a treat to listen to her play.
Harvey Scott
Australia
#5 by Jennylyn on November 6, 2011 - 4:33 am
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I love hearing all the songs it’s so very relaxing. It was a very refreshing to listen while she was playing. Good job!