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Kíla | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dublin,Ireland |
| Genres | Irish folk music |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Kíla Records |
| Members | Rossa Ó Snodaigh Rónán Ó Snodaigh Colm Ó Snodaigh Dee Armstrong Brian Hogan Seanán Brennan Dave Hingerty James Mahon |
| Website | www |
Kíla is anIrish folk fusion music group formed in 1987 inColáiste Eoin, anIrish language secondary school inCounty Dublin.[1]
The original lineup of the band included Rossa Ó Snodaigh (whistle andbones),Rónán Ó Snodaigh (bodhrán), Eoin Dillon (uilleann pipes),Colm Mac Con Iomaire (fiddle), Karl Odlum (bass) andDavid Odlum (guitar).[2]
In 1988, one of Rossa and Rónán's older brother's, flute player Colm Ó Snodaigh, joined the band. Rónán, Rossa and Colm are brothers ofTeachta Dála,Aengus Ó Snodaigh, and sons ofPádraig Ó Snodaigh and Clíodna Cussen.
They began their musical careersbusking inDublin.[3] In their first year, they busked onGrafton Street nearly every week. Their first paying concert was upstairs in the Baggot Inn and was attended by only three people, one of whom was the broadcasterBláthnaid Ní Chofaigh.[4] They played 44 concerts in their first year, most of them at events like book launches for Coiscéim, the Ó Snodaigh's father's publishing company, or at their mother's art exhibition openings or their brother's political campaign launches.
In 1988, they went abroad to play at their first festival inGermany and made their first recording titled Éist - a collection of 10 of Colm's songs. Since then, Kíla have played at theCambridge Folk Festival,[citation needed], theGlastonbury Festival,[5] and at the opening ceremony of the 2003Special Olympics in Ireland.[citation needed]
In 2006, the band collaborated withAinu-Japanese artistOKI on the album "Kila & Oki."[4]
In 2008, Kíla recorded "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" along with other artists as a tribute to the Dubliners singer. In 2010, the band collaborated with French composerBruno Coulais on the soundtrack ofCartoon Saloon'sOscar-nominated movie,The Secret of Kells.[6] In the same year, their music was featured in three films: Maeve Murphy'sBeyond the Fire, Ciarán O'Connor'sTrafficked, and the award-winning Peter J. McCarthy documentary,Fight or Flight. In late 2011, Kíla publishedBook of Tunes, a book containing over 100 of their compositions, photos, poems and prose.
In 2015, the band collaborated with Bruno Coulais on the music for the Oscar-nominated animated feature,Song of the Sea,[6] and they received anAnnie Award nomination for 'Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated Feature Production'. They also received anEmmy nomination for their work on the "Crossing The Line" production called,The Secret Life of the Shannon.
In 2020, Kíla recorded music for the 2019 filmArracht (for which they won anIFTA)[7] and the 2020 filmWolfwalkers.Arracht was nominated for 11 IFTA awards and won two, with Kíla awarded 'Best Original Score'. During the twoCOVID-19 lockdowns, the band performed six online concerts in aWolfwalker-themedSaint Patrick's Day broadcast. After the lockdowns, they went on tour and produced three shows:Kíla & Tumble Circus (September 2021),Kíla le Prás (New Year's Eve 2021) andKíla & Cairde forTradFest in the National Stadium (January 2022).
In 1988, flute player and singer Colm Ó Snodaigh joined the group. In 1991, fiddlerColm Mac Con Iomaire and guitarist Dave Odlum left Kíla to join the bandThe Frames.Dee Armstrong replaced Colm on fiddle and guitarist Eoin O'Brien, lead guitarist Dave Reidy also joined. In 1994, Karl Odlum left and joinedMick Christopher's band The Mary Janes; he was replaced by jazz bassist Ed Kelly, who left in 1995 along with Eoin O'Brien after the release ofMind The Gap. Drummer and rhythm guitaristLance Hogan took Eoin's place and Laurence O'Keefe filled in on bass until Brian Hogan became bass player prior to recordingTóg É Go Bog É (1996).
In 2009, Donegal guitarist Seanán Brennan joined the band to replace Lance, who was on asabbatical. In 2010, drummer Dave Hingerty was invited to join the band. In 2015, piper Eoin Dillon left and James Mahon replaced him. in 2023 Dee Armstrong discontinued playing with the band and pursued a solo career.
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