Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival

Jeremy Spencer and Sean Leahy

Jeremy Spencer

Jeremy Spencer is a fiddle player from Carlow town, now residing in Dingle. He graduated from the UCC School of Music in 2006 and since then has performed with numerous shows and groups, both at home and abroad, picking up influences from a variety of musicians and regional styles along the way.  Jeremy teamed up with guitar player Sean Leahy and they released their debut album “The Side Over” in 2010.

Sean Leahy

Sean Leahy is a young musician from West Kerry with a strong musical heritage, which descends from the Blasket Islands.  He has been playing the guitar since he was 16 years of age and has drawn influence from many of the great traditional guitar players such as Steve Cooney, Donogh Hennessy and Jim Murray.  He has recently released his debut album ‘The Side Over’ with fiddle player Jeremy Spencer. The album is a lively and honest reflection of Sean’s style of guitar playing. 

Sean Leahy and Jeremy Spencer's music has thankfully become a warm and familiar sound in West Kerry over the last few years. They have a strong connection to the music of the area, which is fantastically obvious to the listen on this, their debut album "The Side Over". Sean connection to this music goes way back, it's rhythms and grooves are as natural to him as breathing, coupled with Jeremy's strong traditional style and gorgeous melodic variations, it's mix that makes perfect musical sense. On listening to Jeremy and Sean play together, their connection, both as friends and musicians sing out in every note they play. From track to track, from note to note and from West Kerry and beyond their genuine love and deep appreciation of Irish music can be clearly heard. With Donogh Hennessy sharing his wealth of experience from engineering to arranging, they have created an album that represents them beautifully. Sean and Jeremy have an eye on the past while looking to the future, putting their own unique stamp on the tradition.

Jeremy Spencer and Sean Leahy is Playing at the Following Concerts

 

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