Colgarra brings together the powerful collective talents of Irish traditional accordion/flute player Eugene Teevan and singer/songwriter Joe Giltrap.

Eugene Teevan is steeped in traditional Irish music ever since he started playing tin whistle at the age of seven. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, to Cavan and Monaghan parents, Eugene joined the Leagrave Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann and soon graduated to concert flute and accordion.

He competed in Fleadh’s all over Britain and Ireland and was All-Ireland Champion in 1982 and 1986 and is now a qualified music teacher with Comhaltas. Eugene has also performed in America and Canada.

Over the years he has been a regular performer at Irish music festivals, conventions and sessions as well as playing with several folk and ceili bands.

While Eugene Teevan comes from the more traditional side of the culture, singer/ songwriter Joe Giltrap, although playing several instruments, has always been first and foremost a vocalist. It is the fusion of these two elements that produces their unique and exciting mixture of the traditional and the contemporary.

Colgarra is an old Irish word meaning Wild.

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