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October 2007 News
Holidays! I am playing a gig in Ireland with the New Shoes band on 11th October for the Irish Television program Blas Ceoil. BLAS CEOIL parks up at a venue in each county in Northern Ireland, a venue which already has the reputation of introducing and hosting the highest calibre of musicians... [Read News Item]

September 2007 News
Well it has been a very busy Summer in 2007. In August I was one of twelve musicians-in-residence at the Omi International Music Residency in New York. This was one of the most amazing and profound musical experiences ever! ...  [Read News Item]

July 2007 News
I was MD for a tour showcasing the astounding talent of young traditional musicians from 5 different Feis areas around the Highlands. I was blown away by the standard of their muisicianship, the pure talent ... [Read News Item]

Press Articles:

Divide and conquer (Jan/08)
Three of Celtic Connections' bright stars started out in the same band. They tell Susan Mansfield about how Fine Friday helped shape their music... [Read Article]

Fanfare Ciocarlia: OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW (Jan/08)
The impressive opening set from flautist Nuala Kennedy's New Shoes ensemble also featured brass, in the shape of guest trumpeter Colin Steele adding a certain carnival flavour... [Read Article]

Irish Music Interview
Flute player and singer, Nuala Kennedy, has recently made her first solo CD, The New Shoes. Aidan O’Hara talked to her about herself and the new recording that has been hailed as ‘a dazzling debut’... [Read Article]

Rambles.net Interview
Nuala Kennedy doesn't get a lot of sleep. Nuala, a native of Dundalk on the northeast coast of Ireland, is a music industry all on her own. Now living in Edinburgh, Scotland (where she moved to complete a degree in ceramics and art history), she is a talented Gaelic singer and flute and whistle player... [Read Article]

The New Shoes – A Perfect Fit
The New Shoes is the debut album from Irish flute player and singer Nuala Kennedy. I caught up with her in her charming cottage in the Scottish highlands... [Read Article]

Rogue Albums of the Month: The New Shoes (Nov/07)
Nuala Kennedy was born and raised in Ireland, has spent the last decade in Scotland playing music with a variety of groups, and is currently a member of Anam... [Read Article]

NetRhythms Review: Nuala Kennedy - The New Shoes (Oct/07)
Co. Louth (Dundalk)- born, now Scotland-based flute/whistle player and singer Nuala has had an illustrious career so far, touring and recording with the bands Fine Friday and Harem Scarem and recently receiving acclaim for her Celtic Connections... [Read Article]

The Scotsman review: Nuala Kennedy - The New Shoes (Jul/07)
FLAUTIST Nuala Kennedy is probably best-known for her part in Fine Friday, but her own recent projects have included a New Voices commission for Celtic Connections in January... [Read Article]

The New Shoes Launch Party Review (Jul/07)
The Bongo Club 20th June 2007. FLAUNTING IT: Nuala Kennedy's beautiful playing was matched by her outstanding band. Sunny tunes brighten up a dreary day... [Read Article]

Scotland On Sunday Review (Jun/07)
The Scots-domiciled Irish lassie's first 'solo' album is a real beauty, due in no small part to the superb musical partnerships with fellow flute player and singer Claire Mann... [Read Article]

Rambles.Net Interview (Jun/07)
Face it, we know most musicians solely through the music they produce. (Unless, of course, the tabloids and paparazzi take notice, but that's  more of a factor in the pop-tart genre than Irish folk music.) But in Nuala's case, I had the pleasure... [Read Article]

Rhythms Magazine (Australia) Article (Jun/07)
Nuala Kennedy is an all-round musician par excellence. Her voice is as luminous as her flute and whistle playing. She imbues the album with a freshness that’s palpable... [Read Article]

Irish Times Interview (May/07)
Spellbinding songs and a floating flute. Louth flute player and singer Nuala Kennedy trades in a subtlety that's all too rare among debutantes eager to flounce and shimmy when they come within shouting distance of the recording studio... [Read Article]

New Shoes and a New Album from Nuala Kennedy (May/07)
It's difficult to describe Nuala Kennedy in one word as she is active in many areas of music, as a teacher, composer, session musician, as a  singer and a flute player! ...  [Read Article]

Hot Press Ireland Review (May/07)
Singer and flute/whistle player Nuala Kennedy was born in Dundalk, Co. Louth, but she's been living in Scotland. There's certainly a Scottish influence in her clear voiced-singing... [Read Article]

All Music Review (May/07)
Given all she's done in the past, it's hard to believe this is Nuala Kennedy's debut CD. Born in Ireland and now residing in Scotland, the flutist, whistle player... [Read Article]

Irish Philadelphia Review (May/07)
With all due respect to Forrest Gump, "The New Shoes" is like a box of chocolates. We're not talking about Whitman's from Walgreen's, with the nonpareils that are anything but. No, this is all grand cru, like the artisan indulgences... [Read Article]

Irish Music Magazine Review  (May/07)
Out of Dundalk via Edinburgh, Nuala has already graced recordings by Fine Friday, Harem Scarem (a "folk-pop band") and others. Her solo debut shows immense talent and experience, with flute and vocal pieces from across the Irish... [Read Article]

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