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Listening to the Outside World
Mareka Naito & Junji Shirota
2019.May
'Listening to the Outside World' Mareka Naito & Junji Shirota
Mareka Naito: Fiddle, Harp, Concertina, Viola, Mandolin
Junji Shirota: Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, Octave Mandolin
(P)2019 10strings records/MNJS-0006/STEREO ¥2,500
1.Cailin Deas Ag Crúite Na MBó (Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow) (3:39)
2.Lost Lula (3:19)
3.Little Bird / Gort Na Mona (4:18)
4.Wounded Hussar / Gallowglass (4:10)
5.Hana / Above and Beyond (4:14)
6.Diarmuid’s March (Each Little Thing) (2:50)
7.An Buachailin Ban (Dear Irish Boy) (4:20)
8.Sally in the Garden / Richard Dwyer’s (4:16)
9.Mountains of Pomeroy (3:43)
10.Big Pat’s / Miller of Droghan (2:55)
11.Bluemont Waltz (3:04)
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Mareka Naito Started playing the classical violin at the age of 3. She won numerous competitions in junior school such as the Japan Classical Music Competition & Velsus International Junior Violin Competition (Italy). She first discovered Irish traditional music in 2007 and began her journey of learning to play the Irish fiddle. In the middle of this journey she also found the time to attend university to study medicine in Yokohama & graduated with a doctors license in 2014. Mareka is also proficient in the harp and concertina.
6歳よりバイオリンを始める。2007年にアイリッシュミュージックに出会い、以降毎年アイルランドに渡り、フィドルやアイリッシュ・ハープ、コンサーティナなどの楽器を習得。2010年以降、アイルランド各地で現地のミュージシャンとツアーを行うようになる。2014年に横浜市立大学医学部医学科を卒業し、医師免許を取得後、アイルランドと日本での本格的な音楽活動を行っている。
Junji Shirota Junji has been performing professionally since 1973 having first specialized in Bluegrass music in Japan, fusing elements of Japanese & Bluegrass music along the way. His group released over 35 albums on the Toshiba EMI label. He moved to the United States in 1986 and discovered Irish traditional music there. He became a key member of the Irish music scene in San Francisco. He has been touring and recording with a host of international Irish traditional musicians up to this day.
4歳からピアノ、14歳でギター・5弦バンジョーを始める。1971年、高石ともやとの出会いから、ザ・ナターシャー・セブンを結成。5弦バンジョーの日本での先駆者として活躍。1986年 渡米。1991年 サンフランシスコで、本格的にアイリッシュミュージックのキャリアをスタートさせ、以降多くのトップミュージシャンのギタリストを務める。
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