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Mise (band)

traditional Irish band

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 23, 2025
Entity authorityQ6875311 ↗
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Míse is a London-based traditional Irish music band, composed of six young musicians, featuring a wide range of instruments. The group was formed in County Kerry, Ireland. In 2002, they were finalists for the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award.

Band members

Liam O'sullivan - Accordion

Matt Griffin - Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Whistles

Tim Dowd - Uilleann Pipes, Flute, Whistles

Daniel Griffin - Bodhrán

Liam Stapleton - Flute, Whistles

Anthony Davis - Keyboards

Debut album

Míse released their debut album Firefly to critical acclaim.

Track Listing:

1. Hooves In The Rock

2. Missing Key

3. Chonaiomar

4. Herschel

5. Firefly

6.

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