North Cregg

North Cregg
Origin	Cork, Ireland
Genres	Irish folk music, Celtic music
Years active	1996-Present
Labels	Greentrax, Magnetic
Website	NorthCregg.com
Members	Christy Leahy, Liam Flannigan, Ciaran Coughlan, Martin Leahy, Claire-Anne Lynch
Past members	John Neville

North Cregg are an Irish traditional band from Cork, Ireland. They were formed in 1996 in Cork out of a thriving pub session scene.

The name "North Cregg" comes from a tune composed by uilleann piper Jimmy Morrison who named his composition after a small townland near Fermoy, County Cork.

The members of North Cregg are Christy Leahy (button box), Liam Flannigan (fiddle, banjo), Ciaran Coughlan (piano), Martin Leahy (guitar, drums) and vocalist Claire-Anne Lynch, who also plays fiddle.

The band were voted "Best Traditional Newcomers" at the Irish Music Magazine Millennium Awards, have played at Glastonbury and other noted festivals, and had produced four albums as of December 2010. The latest of these, titled "The Roseland Barndance" album, was released in February 2007 on the Greentrax Recordings label. This album included guest appearances by Dirk Powell (clawhammer banjo), Chris McCarthy (double bass) and Seamus Burns (spoons).

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