Gráinne Brady
Fiddle Player, Composer
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Gráinne Brady is a fiddle player and composer from Co. Cavan, Ireland. Currently based in Glasgow, she is heavily involved in its folk scene, playing regularly with some of Scotland's finest musicians. She plays in a variety of different bands including her duo with Tina Jordan Rees, Top Floor Taivers, The Routes Quartet and another duo with Ryan Murphy. She also works with various music organisations including Live Music Now, Enterprise Music Scotland and Hands Up for Trad.
Gráinne organises a number of events from informal folk sessions and live gigs, to larger events and small festivals. |
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Taught from a young age by her father, her fiddling style developed from playing with her family and in local folk sessions. In her late teens she began playing regularly at traditional music festivals throughout Ireland, from which she rapidly built a vast repertoire of tunes. Her playing style incorporates mainly music from Counties Cavan, Leitrim and Clare, but continues to develop, more recently from Scottish influences.
As well as being an accomplished performer and teacher, Gráinne is a keen composer and enjoys writing and arranging music. Her enthusiasm for learning from other musicians, combined with her skill for composing new tunes, makes her fiddle playing adaptable to different types of music. The range of different projects which she is involved with, accentuates her versatile playing.
Gráinne graduated from Dublin City University in 2011 with a BSc Hons in Physics with Astronomy and continued her studies in Glasgow, gaining an MSc Hons in Mathematics in 2013.
As well as being an accomplished performer and teacher, Gráinne is a keen composer and enjoys writing and arranging music. Her enthusiasm for learning from other musicians, combined with her skill for composing new tunes, makes her fiddle playing adaptable to different types of music. The range of different projects which she is involved with, accentuates her versatile playing.
Gráinne graduated from Dublin City University in 2011 with a BSc Hons in Physics with Astronomy and continued her studies in Glasgow, gaining an MSc Hons in Mathematics in 2013.
