Schedule

Recordings

Jackie Moran (Bodhran, Percussion, Banjo, Vocals)

E-Mail: jackie@buamusic.com

Jackie Moran, a well-seasoned veteran of international repute, adds his many years of knowledge and experience to Bua—not to mention those highly sought after signature rhythms key to Bua’s seductive low end.

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 proved his mettle in Ireland, as well. Besides co-founding Bua with Chris, Jackie has been a founding member of many popular performing groups: The Drovers, Wilding, The Otters and 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 Irish musicians top players 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) and The Road to Perdition (2002).

In 2001 Jackie, and wife Amy, opened Anam Mór, 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