Munnelly Flaherty Masure
Helen Flaherty Philip Masure and David Munnelly met up playing with their own respective bands and through their musical friendship started playing together and set up there own combination.
Flaherty Masure and Munnelly have been playing together since 2003, performing most of the time in the Benelux, UK and Ireland, and are now after finishing a recording of their unmistakable sound.
The Button Accordion and Piano from Munnelly and sensitive, driving Guitar
and cittern from Masure with the voice of Helen Flaherty that was described
by Celtic Beat Music Magazine as "musical poetry" fuses together
to give a very unique dynamic, and harmonically rich sound.
DAVID MUNNELLY
"Pure Irish magic!" Karsten Linde, Irish
folk festival, Germany
Irish button accordion wizard David Munnelly was born in Belmullet County Mayo and comes from a long line of Traditional Musicians, and grew up in a house of Fiddle and single row Accordion music.
He is playing since the age of seven and draws on the music of the past masters including the Roaring 20's Flanagan Brothers and JJ Kimmel for inspiration.
David with his own band has has toured extensively with hit albums in Europe & Japan and North America,
David personally has toured & performed with the Chieftains, DeDanaan, and numerous legendary Irish artists.
In 2001, David released his first CD, Swing, based in part on the music & exciting feel of the American Irish Dance Hall scene of the Roaring 20's. 2003 saw the band join the prestigious Irish Unplugged tour of Holland with Francis Black & Kieran Goss. In 2004, David's second CD, "By Heck," was released to critical & popular acclaim in Ireland, Europe & Japan.
HELEN FLAHERTY
"Vocal Poetary" Celtic Beat, Folk Music
Magazine, USA
Helen is a Scottish singer and bodhran player, living in Antwerp. Helen's
repertoire consists of both traditional and recent compositions in the
traditional vein.
She has just released a solo CD "Oft times I've been cheery"
which is available online or at the moment through record outlets in Belgium,
Holland, Luxembourg, France and Germany.
Helen is also a member of the Irish/Scottish Group Shantalla, has appeared
as a guest vocalist with The Dave Munnelly Band on the Irish Unplugged
Tour, has toured and recorded with Philip Masure and has recorded with
the Sean nós singer, Mairtin Tom Sheainin.
PHILIP MASURE
'superb guitarist, one of the best in Europe' Odense
Folk Festival, Denmark
'The mastery of Philip Masure on guitar is evident',
The Irish Post
Although Philip plays a number of instruments, he is mostly known as a
guitar player. He has specialised in open-tuning (DADGAD) and has played
and recorded with numerous bands including Orion, Laïs, Carlene Anglim
(winner BBC2 Young Tradition Award), Mugar, Ambrozijn, Garva, ….
He is also a member of Urban Trad (2nd in the Eurovision in 2003) and
the international groep Comas.
Philip has been giving workshops all over Europe, and has become 'one
of the most sought-after guitarists on the Celtic scene' (Irish Post).
Philip is also in great demand as a studio musician and producer.