BIOGRAPHY 

           Sionnach Rua [pronounced "shun-ukh roo-a"]    

   

Sionnach Rua’s - Great Irish Songbook is a traditional Irish music supergroup,

led by acclaimed  Dublin  singer songwriter,

 Gallie  [vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán]

and joined by Australia’s finest award-winning multi-instrumentalists,

Ruth Wise [fiddle]

 Paddy Montgomery  [bazouki, guitar]

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Sam Davies [uilleann pipes, tin whistle]

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Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book [pronounced shun-ukh roo-a, Irish Gaelic for red fox] brings Irelands rich and unique culture to the shores of Australia, with a romantic passion that runs deep in Celtic veins.

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Sionnach Rua’s Great Irish Song Book is an authentic music and story catalogue from Irish born and raised frontman, Gallie.  Interwoven with rich stories from Gallie’s Irish upbringing, with tales of Irish traditions and histories, audiences will be transported back to a lively session in a celebration of Celtic music with songs ranging from Planxty to Van Morrison to the Dubliners.  This stage show will make you feel like you are visiting a lively “session” in an Irish bar without having to travel to Dingle. An assured crowd pleaser.

 

Joining Gallie are acclaimed Australian maestro’s and multi- intrumentalists, Ruth Wise [fiddle] Paddy Montgomery [bouzouki, guitar] and Sam Davies [uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle].

 

Touring Australia in 2022 and 2023.