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Prize-winning performer, composer and producer L.E. McCullough, Ph.D. is a pioneer and prime exponent of Celtic World Beat, an innovative musical fusion blending traditional Irish and British Isles folk music with contemporary genres from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
He’s also performed, recorded and composed in idioms as varied as Cajun, country and bluegrass to French, blues and rock with Devilish Merry, Irish Airs, Bourreé Texane, Ernie Hawkins, Liz Carroll, Tony DeMarco, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Dwayne Thorpe, Richard Hughes, George Balderose, T.H. Gillespie, Cathy Morris, Jim Fox and more.
Now part of the New York City theatre milieu, he’s stepped up his composing for film and theatre soundtracks. You can read about his eclectic musical adventures in Biography, check out his rare-disc Discography and learn even more in Articles.
PLUS — L.E.’s traditional Irish compositions are ALL
offered HERE. . . the complete set of 142 to date, many
NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED OR RECORDED.
You can play them, spread them around at sessions ... give a call if you think you might want to record them (maybe L.E. would join you!)
It’s the sound of Tradition growing into the Future.
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“To call L.E. McCullough
a tin whistle player is like saying Shakespeare could scribble a bit.”
— Folk Roots Magazine
* Articles about L.E. McCullough and his music:
• 1999 – "In The Beginning, Was The Pub": The Making of Myths for a New Millennium
• 1999 – L.E. McCullough: The Chiff & Fipple Interview
• 2000 – Bluezette, R.I.P. (1975-1999). . . Elegy for a Tinwhistle
• 2004 – Endorsement: The Burke Aluminum D Tinwhistle
Top Recordings by
L.E. McCullough
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•St. Patrick Was a Cajun
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•Learn to Play Irish Tinwhistle (DVD)
. . . And MORE —
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L.E. McCullough Discography
“Real music for real people — that's L.E. McCullough's
claim to fame. . .”
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“McCullough conjures up subtle, magical images of such legends as Pete Seeger, Jim Croce and Woody Guthrie. Yet, McCullough is his own man. He's new blood with new ideas. . . someone to pay attention to.” — Kaleidoscope
“To call L.E. McCullough
a tin whistle player is like saying Shakespeare could scribble a bit.”
— Folk Roots Magazine
