Jackie Moran: Bodhran
Born in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, Jackie immigrated to Chicago with his family at age 10. Displaying the intense zeal of a natural-born musician, he was firmly ensconced in the Chicago Irish music scene by the young age of 14. Several prestigious awards later, he'd proven his mettle in Ireland, as well. Besides co-founding Gan Bua with Christy, Jackie has been a founding member of many popular performing groups: The Drovers, Wilding, The Otters, the Trinity Irish Dance Company. On the cutting edge of the Irish music scene, he has toured with Riverdance, and has performed and recorded with some of the top Irish musicians in the world, including Kevin Burke, Dennis Cahill, Liz Carroll, John Doyle, Martin Hayes, Paddy Keenan, Larry Nugent, and John Williams, among others. Jackie's percussive stylings have even been featured in a number of major motion pictures: Backdraft (1991), Blink (1993), Traveller (1997), The Road to Perdition (2002).
In 2001 Jackie, and wife Amy, opened Anam Mor, an Irish dance and music school serving the Chicago area and beyond. When he can get away, Jackie also performs with a Belgian-based Irish band, Comas.
Jackie's Discography
The Drovers, World of Monsters, Tantrum Records, 1992
The Drovers, Kill Mice Elf, Tantrum Records, 1993
The Lupins, Slob, Tantrum Records, 1993
Kiltartan Road, In the Deep Hearts Core, Classic Digital Records, 1995
Lawrence Nugent, Lawrence Nugent, Shanachie Records, 1996
Lawrence Nugent, Two for Two, Shanachie Records, 1998
Michael Mason, Angels of Fire, Southport Records, 1999
Kim Robertson, The Spiral Gate, Narada Records, 1999
Kathleen Keane, Kathleen Keane, 1999
Liz Carroll, Lost in the Loop, Green Linnet Records, 2000
Irish Music in Chicago (compilation), Big Chicago Records, 2000
Lawrence Nugent, The Windy Gap, Shanachie Records, 2000
Kim Robertson, Dance to Your Shadow, Narada Records, 2001
Anish, Anish, 2001
Robbie Fulks, Couples in Trouble, Boondoggie Records, 2001
Liz Carroll, Lake Effect, Green Linnet Records, 2002
James Conway, Mouth Box, 2002
The Drovers, The Drovers, Tantrum Records, 2002
Kieran O'Hare & John Skelton, Double Barrelled, 2003
Gan Bua, Gan Bua, 2003
Helen Flaherty, Oft Times I've Been Cheery, Alea Records, 2003
Aidan Burke, Feel the Bow, 2004
Comas, Comas, Frea Records, 2005
Gan Bua, Live at Martyrs', 2006
Floes, Belovodia, Homerecords, 2006
Ensemble Galilei, From the Edge of the World, 2007