Dermot Byrne

The accordion participant for traditional Irish music group Altan, Dermot Byrne has taken a brand new method of the squeezebox custom of his homeland. The child of the musician, Tomas O’Beirne, Byrne is constantly on the build on his father’s legacy. Furthermore to his use Altan, Byrne offers performed or documented with such stellar Irish music artists as Seamus and Manus McGuire, the Chieftains, Frankie Gavin, and Dezi Donnelly. His debut single recording, released in 1995, presented accompaniment from guitarist/keyboards participant Steve Cooney; dual bassist Trevor Hutchinson; and bouzouki, acoustic guitar, and bodhran participant Donal Lunny. His second single outing, 2 Worlds United, was documented with Ontario-based champ fiddler Pierre Schryer, and included French, Irish, Scottish, and Cape Breton music. Taught to try out the accordion by his dad, Byrne perfected the two- and single-row accordion by his teenagers. A visitor on two Altan albums — The Crimson Crow and Isle Angel — he became a full-fledged member in past due 1993. Since that time, he continues to be presented on three from the Donegal-based group’s albums: Blackwater, Runaway Weekend, and Another Sky.