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Andy Martyn

Aylesbury

Andy Martyn is a London Irish virtuoso of the button accordion who grew up among and playing with the best of London-based traditional Irish musicians of his and older generations in the golden era of music in London. He went on to gain renown through collaborations with John Carty, Brendan Mulkere, Alias Ron Kavana, Gino Lupari, Cathal Hayden and London bands Le Cheile, Slip Jigolos and Beyond The Pale among others.

Andy’s distinctive style and mix of music is heavily influenced by his family roots in East Galway and the many musicians that he spent his time with.

Will We Give It A Go? is the first album in his own name and brings to the audience a mix of both his own compositions and his unique interpretation of Irish airs and traditional tunes in collaboration with a cast of renowned musicians: Gerry Diver (Speech Project, Pixie), John Carty (TG4 Tradition Musician of the Year 2003), Gino Lupari (Four Men and a Dog), Matt Griffin, Trevor Hutchinson (Lunasa), Pete Flood (Bellowhead), Elaine Conwell (The London Lasses), Sinead Egan (The Egan Sisters), Tad Sargent, Kevin Boyle (Le Cheile) and Barney Morse-Brown (Duotone).

Genre: Celtic Folk,Irish Trad Folk

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