| Pól Mac Adaim. Since 1995. Based in Louth | Folk | Celtic | Singer/Songwriter |
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music: Leg of the Duck/O'Rafferty's If We don't help them now Well below the valley Three wise reels Members: 1 Members Names: Pól Mac Adaim : Vocals, and everything else. Influences: Woody Guthrie, Dick Gaughan, Andy Irvine, Christy Moore |
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Biography Pól MacAdaim is 33 years old and was born in Belfast. He first became involved in playing music at the age of 9. Through the years he has learned to play in a wide range of styles including Folk, Appalachian, Cajun, Rock, Soul and Contemporary. He is also skilled in a variety of instruments ranging from tin whistles, Traditional Irish flute, Low whistles, Uilleann pipes, harmonicas, guitars (acoustic/Bass), Mandolin, and the Tenor banjo to Bodhran and general percussion in rhythm section. He has also developed vocals in backing and lead modes. Pól began audio engineering 12 years ago and has been involved in producing music for the last seven years. He has played alongside some of the world's finest pop musicians from bands like Shakespears Sister and Seal as well as enduring musicians in the Folk scene such as Delores Keane, Stockton's Wing, Brush Shiels, Calico, The Wolfetones, The Dublin City Ramblers and Bacaan. He recently shared a bill with Davy Spillane & Kevin Burke, Christy O'Leary & Bert Deivert, Gerry O'Connor and the Moya Brennan band(Clannad). Pól tours throughout Europe playing mainly traditional Irish music and has also toured in America. His debut solo album 'If we don't help them now' has been a great success, currently played in Radio stations worldwide. His second album 'Internationale' has just been released earlier this year, both albums address various social issues and topics of historical and cultural relevance. The albums feature Patrick Martin (Former Riverdance instrumentalist), champion Uillean/Highland piper and Tin Whistle player. 2002 saw the launch of Pól's acting debut in the film The Magdalene Sisters directed by the legendary Peter Mullan (Actor of the Year, Cannes Festival) from PFP films Scotland. The film was premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Golden Lion award at the 2002 Venice Film Festival, as well as winning top prize in the Canada film festival. Pól was responsible for the musical arrangements and organising the band that perform during the opening scenes of the filnm. Pól can be seen playing a Bodhran duet with an Irish priest at the beginning of the film. The film addresses the totalitarian regime created and maitained by the Church in Ireland as well as the systematic physical, sexual and mental abuse of women carried out by members of the Church during their incarcaration in the Megdalene Laundries Ireland, which continued until 1995. It is based on the accounts of three girls who were forced to go there. |
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