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Peadar Mercier. Joined: 1966 Left: 1976. Peadar, a native of Dublin, did not learn to play the bodhrán until his 40’s. In 1964, The Chieftains appeared on a television show for Ulster Television, David Fallon, who played bodhran on the first album couldn’t take time off his farm to travel with them, and when Paddy realised that they had to ...
26 de nov. de 2021 · Documentary On One: Professor Mel Mercier, Chair of Performing Arts at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at University of Limerick, introduces Peadar Mercier, a documentary portrait of...
26 de ago. de 2016 · Twenty-five years after the death of Peadar Mercier, the first ever-professional bodhrán and bones player, his son Mel gathers together the traces of his father’s musical life into a memory...
In 1974, at the age of 60, Peadar Mercier, a part-time traditional musician and member of the Chieftains, left his job as a building supplies store manager with G&T Crampton construction company in Dublin to embark on an international career as Ireland’s first professional bodhrán and bones player.
The Chieftains. The Chieftains are a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous with traditional Irish music.
Peadar Mercier (born 1914 in Cork, Ireland, died September 6, 1991) is an Irish bodhrán and bones player. He played with The Chieftains for 10 years, from 1966 to 1976. Father of Mel Mercier.
18 de jan. de 2024 · Peadar Mercier, the first ever professional bodhrán and bones player, captured the pulse of Irish traditional music. 25 years after his death, his son Mel traces his father's unique life story - from his protestant heritage, to world tours with The Chieftains & a 10 year adventure with composer John Cage into the world of ...
