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Eamon McCann hails from Creggan near Omagh in Co. Tyrone.
Influenced by his father, who played in a ceili band, Eamon began to sing and play guitar at an early age.
He would entertain visitors in his home by singing when he was just five years. Eamon recalls music sessions
in his home three or four nights every week. He made his first solo appearance on stage at the age of twelve.
He bought his first guitar with the money he received for winning a local talent contest and when he was
sixteen he started playing all around Tyrone with his two younger brothers.
After some persuasion from close friends Eamon made his first recording in 1990, a demo album entitled
"I Give You Music" and he has given us music ever since. His next album followed shortly after entitled
"Gold In The Mountain" gave Eamon his big break. When hearing his demo album Harmac Music,
a top label, decided to sign him for the "Gold In The Mountain" album. Eamon's authentic country
tones soon created a lot of attention throughout Ireland and the U.K. and soon the top label, Ritz,
signed Eamon for a four year contract in which he recorded four singles and three albums.
Eamon later moved to Tulip Records, where he has recorder his last three albums and his most successful
"Clear Cut Country", "My Country" and "Turn To Me".
Eamon McCann is now one of the top country attractions throughout Ireland and the UK where he
tours regularly and in at present making a big impact in Scotland where he has recently received
the prestige award in the Nashville Country Music Club as 2002 International Band Of The Year.
He has also played country festivals all over Europe and Australia. His lively dance program,
which includes country, Irish and popular sixties-seventies music along with a very musically
talented band makes for a great night's entertainment.
Eamon McCann has to date, recorded twenty-three of his self-composed songs, which gives him
the title as Ireland's No.1 Country Singer/Songwriter, and rightly so !
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