Some twenty-five years ago, TROTWOOD travelled to Kerry, fell in love with the Dingle Peninsula, and have been seen there ever since. Most of their time is spent travelling England, Ireland and the continent where they average three concerts per week.

    In an area that abounds with brilliant traditional musicians, TROTWOOD can hold their own. They play Irish music exceptionally well, their repertoire is vast, and their singing provides welcome variety. In addition, they are a pleasure to watch - there is infectious delight in their music that can be seen in the faces of the audience.

You are guaranteed an entertaining evening with TROTWOOD.

(Theresa Moriarty, Dingle Craic)

                                                                                TROTWOOD  seen by Christopher

TROTWOOD ... ou l'histoire d'une famille sans cesse en voyage entre l'Irlande, la France et la Grande Bretagne...

... une famille qui a vécu en Irlande, qui depuis de nombreuses années y passe plusieurs mois par an, et qui, depuis toujours, joue et chante les airs traditionnels de ce pays... 

As a family, TROTWOOD lived in the West of Ireland and in Cork.  Having now settled in France, they keep going back and have since spent every summer in Ireland. Their programme is mostly tunes and songs they collected there along the years.

                                                                       outside Katie's pub in Cobh

TROTWOOD, en tant que groupe professionnel, s'est crée en 1990, le nom TROTWOOD remplaçant peu à peu celui de na francaigh, (les Français), qui lui était donné jusque là par ses amis irlandais. TROTWOOD reste d'ailleurs amicalement na francaigh en Irlande encore aujourd'hui.

                      TROTWOOD se compose de quatre chanteurs qui sont aussi instrumentistes et au gré des prestations, se partagent les instruments traditionnels suivants :

harpe irlandaise,

Irish harp

accordéon diatonique (bosca ceol)

Irish button accordion

violon (fiddle)

banjo, guitars

violoncelle (cello)   

et aussi......flûte traversière en bois, tin whistles, harmonica.....

TROTWOOD: 4 singers who also play a variety of instruments: the Irish Harp,the fiddle, the Irish diatonic button accordeon (bosca ceol),the Irish flute and tinwhistles, and also the mouth organ,banjo guitars and cello...

                     Le répertoire de TROTWOOD est très varié: jigs, reels, polkas, slides, hornpipes, planxtys et ballades, soit tirés directement de la tradition orale, soit écrits et composés par les membres du groupe.

        Their wide repertoire, songs, jigs, reels, polkas, slides,hornpipes, planxtys,ballads has its roots in the traditionally oral Irish pub and farm culture. They also write and compose their own songs and tunes.