Martin Doyle has for many years had a close association with the members of the Hungarian Irish music group Bran and has travelled to Hungary on a number of occasions to take part in Irish music festivals to offer flute workshops, recitals and inspiration. Two of the members of Bran, Gáborján Kovacs and Judit Kuti, play Martin Doyle flutes and Martin has often commented on the enthusiasm that the Hungarians have for Irish music and of the joy and inspiration he has received from his association with Bran and the Hungarian Irish music festivals.
Bran has recently released a CD of Irish tunes that are linked by the common theme of ‘birds’. The title of the CD is Int én Bec – Birds’ Day – Rigmadár (‘Birds’ Day’ in Irish, English and Hungarian) and it is a delightful offering of simplicity, purity and joy that are distinctive features of Bran’s music.
A sample track can be heard here: Birds At The Fairy Fulling »
And here is a video clip featuring the music of Bran:
Actually, each part of the title has its own meaning: ‘Int én bec’ means ‘The little bird’ in Old Irish, and ‘Rigmadár’ is a play on the Hungarian words for blackbird (‘rigó’) and bird (‘madár’).
The tunes are lovely 🙂
Hi torzsmokus, thanks for clarifying the meanings of the words. Glad you liked the tunes. 😉