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Paddy League

Paddy League is a drummer, percussionist, and multi-instrumentalist known for his versatility and wide range of musical experience. With a background embracing styles as diverse as jazz, Indian folk percussion and traditional Irish music, Mr. League brings a unique sensibility to the bodhran, the instrument for which he is best known. He has performed and recorded with some of the leading figures in Celtic music, including Connie Dover, Susan McKeown, Paddy Keenan, and Sean Tyrrell, and he is on staff at the Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, North Carolina, and the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp in Colorado. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Laura Risk & Paddy League 12/10/03: Laura Risk & Paddy League

Laura Risk & Paddy League: Holiday music by Californian master of Celtic, Appalachian and Quebec fiddle traditions, Laura Risk, with versatile folk percussionist Paddy League.

Laura Risk & Paddy League

Laura Risk & Paddy League: Holiday music by Californian master of Celtic, Appalachian and Quebec fiddle traditions, Laura Risk, with versatile folk percussionist Paddy League.
UK/KC FESTIVAL: Bonnie Rideout 5/5/01: UK/KC FESTIVAL: Bonnie Rideout

Scottish Fiddle champion Bonnie Rideout and her Trio perform a dazzling array of traditional Scottish dance tunes, Highland bagpipe music, and ancient Gaelic melodies.

UK/KC FESTIVAL: Bonnie Rideout

Scottish Fiddle champion Bonnie Rideout and her Trio perform a dazzling array of traditional Scottish dance tunes, Highland bagpipe music, and ancient Gaelic melodies.

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