Dúo Nua was formed in Dublin in December 2008. Upon meeting at a session in the Conradh na Gaeilge bar, Irish fiddle-player, Eoghan Neff, and Spanish uilleann-piper, César Pastor, found themselves performing a new kind of duet of Irish traditional music. The following day, the pair brought their concept to the basement of the Irish Traditional Music Archive, Eoghan's workplace, to make sure the excitement of the night before was justified. Upon Eoghan's move to Madrid in 2009, they recorded a demo of their ideas. Dúo Nua is quickly gathering pace, already becoming recognised as a central outfit of the folk music scene in Spain and an important new force in Irish music. |
