Brendyn Montgomery
mail@brendyn.net
+64 (0)3 545 6157
+64 (0)21 186 7894
12 Harper St, Nelson, 7010, NZ
Brendyn is based in Nelson, New Zealand. He has an M.A. in traditional Irish music performance (1st class honours) and is one of New Zealand’s leading traditional Irish musicians, playing flute, whistle and fiddle.
His solo CD Mountain Air (2003) with Mike Considine (bouzouki) won the ‘Tui’ for best Folk Album of 2003 (NZ music and entertainment awards).
Brendyn performs with a number of different acts at festivals, for recording projects and giving concerts throughout the country and also internationally. Brendyn teaches extensively, giving lectures and courses at universities and lessons to private students throughout the country.
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$25 NZD (+$3 P&P) Buy Online From Brendyn Other Online Stores www.indie-cd.com Email Order mail@brendyn.net |
Track list 1) The Rambling Pitchfork (jigs) 2) Ah Surely (reels) 3) Hardiman the Fiddler (slipjigs) 4) One Book Too Many (reels) 5) Caoineadh an Spailpin (air) 6) The Maids of Mount Cisco (reels) 7) The Green Cottage (jigs) 8) Mick Quinn's (polkas) 9) The Pipers Broken Finger(barndance/reel)  10) Eddie Kelly's (jigs) 11) Liv's (air/reel) 12) The Roscommon reel (reels) Reviews I really hope this album gets heard - it's something to marvel at: brilliant, bright, engaging music, played lovingly by kindred souls. For one person to be turned on to this would make up for the 50 a week that buy some random chart title as seen on TV." - Dominion Post March 2003 "Mountain Air is unquestionably buoyed by Montgomery’s feeling for wide open spaces and a healthy respect for silence. " - The Irish Times March 2003 |
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