Matt Cranitch (born 1948) is an Irish fiddle player. Cranitch is a founding member of Na Fili.Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark & Trillo, Richard (1999) World Music The Rough Guide: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, Rough Guides, , p. 188 He is a graduate in electrical engineering and music from University College Cork, lectures at the Cork Institute of Technology on subjects of electronic engineering and music technology. He has a particular involvement in the music of Sliabh Luachra, on the Cork/Kerry border, and is engaged in on-going research on the fiddling style of this region at the Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick. He has written extensively on Irish traditional music. He has also been a member of the band Sliabh Notes."Pop and Jazz Guide", New York Times, 8 March 2002, retrieved 2011-06-24"Top traditional group bound to make an impression ", Waterford News & Star, 12 September 2003, retrieved 2011-06-24 He currently lives in County Cork.
Discography
Solo albums
The Irish Fiddle Book (Demonstration Recording) (Ossian OSSCD4, 1988) Take a Bow (Ossian OSSCD5, 1988) Give it Shtick (Ossian OSSCD6, 1988) Éistigh Seal (Gael Linn CEF104, 1984; CEFCD104, 2005)
With Na Filí
An Ghaoth Aniar (Mercier IRL9, 1969) Farewell to Connacht (Outlet SOLP1010, 1971) Na Filí 3 (Outlet SOLP1017, 1972) A Kindly Welcome (Dolphin DOL1008, 1974) Folklore aus Ireland (Harmonia Mundi 20 22159-8, 1975) Chanter’s Tune (Transatlantic TRA353, 1977) One Day for Recreation (Circa 003, 1978)
With Dave Hennessy & Mick Daly
Any Old Time (Mulligan LUN047, 1982) Phoenix (DARA CD025, 1987) Crossing (DARA CD072, 1995)
With Dónal Murphy & Tommy O’Sullivan
Sliabh Notes (Cross Border Media CBMCD018, 1995; Kells Music KM-9506, 1996) Gleanntán (Ossian OSSCD114, 1999) Along Blackwater’s Banks (Ossian OSSCD130, 2002)
With Jackie Daly
The Living Stream (MJM001, 2010) Rolling On (MJM002, 2014)
Compilations
The Mountain Road: The Traditional Music of Cork and Kerry - featuring various artists (Ossian OSSCD84, 1995) The County Bounds: Music and Song from the Cork-Kerry Border - featuring various artists, selected recordings from ‘The 1998 Seán Ó Riada International Conference’ (Ossian OSSCD113, 1999)
See also Na Fili Discography.
References