Alec O'Leary
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Alec O'Leary
| Alec O'Leary | |
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| Birth name | Alec O'Leary |
| Born | Carlow, Ireland |
| Genres | Classical Latin American |
| Occupations | Musician Director (Guitar Festival) |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | ???? - present |
| Labels | GFI Master Records |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Cedar Guitar (2005) by Michael J. O'Leary | |
Alec O'Leary (M.Mus., B.Mus., Dip. Inst. Teaching) is the Director and founder of the Guitar Festival of Ireland[1] and is widely regarded as one of the foremost guitarists of his generation.[2] He has spent many years studying guitar with John Feeley at Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama[3] and has had tuition from many distinguished players, such as Manuel Barreuco, Roland Dyens, Scott Tennant, Sergio Assad, Elena Papandreou and Fabio Zannon. O'Leary plays regularly both as a soloist and in ensemble and has performed many times on both national radio[4] and television. He plays guitars made for him by renowned Irish luthier Michael J. O'Leary.
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Debut Album
Alec released his debut album 'Milonga'[5] in the Summer of 2008, on GFI Masters Records. It is a solo album inspired by the music of Latin American composers and features the music of Roland Dyens, Antonio Lauro, Ástor Piazzolla, Jorge Morel, Jorge Cardoso and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Discography
- 2008: Milonga - inspiration from Latin America
References
- ^ "NewsPaper Article". The Sunday Business Post. http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/06/24/story24560.asp. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Easily one of Ireland's most talented and accomplished classical guitarists" Hotpress
- ^ "Wikipedia Article on John Feeley". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Feeley. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Radio Appearance". RTE. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/tonightwithvincentbrowne/1051236.html. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ "Milonga Album". CDBABY. http://cdbaby.com/cd/alecoleary. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
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