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Tina McLoughlin, a native of Bremen, West Germany, and now resident in Dublin, began her musical career at the early age of six when she received classical training as a recorder player. These studies were later augmented with lessons on the harpsichord. Her rapid progress on these instruments ensured that her natural talent and flair were quickly recognised. This soon led, quite naturally, to valuable exposure as a concert soloist and was followed by many offers of Radio, Television and Theatre work as well as affording her the opportunity to gain much valuable experience in the recording studio as a "session" musician.

She discovered Irish traditional music through the rise in popularity in Germany of groups such as Planxty and the Dubliners. Tina felt an immediate affinity with the complexity and spontaneity of this form of music. Awakened by the possibilities of traditional music she took up the tin whistle and button accordian, developing her skills through contact with and encouragement from Irish musicians such as John Sheahan and the influence of people like Mary Bergin and Sharon Shannon.

Now resident in the north Dublin peninsula of Howth, she was a member of the locally based band "Clan Eadair" who together with Phil Lynott released the highly acclaimed single "A Tribute to Sandy Denny". With Clann Eadair she appeared on many Radio and Television Programmes including the Late Late Show.

Her first dolo album "Just For Now" has recently been released on Claddagh Records and is already gaining an extremely positive critical response. A recent review in the Irish Times stated:

"Listening to this collection of tunes makes you wonder how so many mediocre albums pass muster with big labels that shower greenbacks on them, while gems such as this lurk in the undergrowth...................... Tina McLoughlin, a German whistle and accordian player based in Ireland, is fluent in every nuance and gesture of traditional music".

Produced by Ian Vance Melrose, the album is a stunning collection of music and brings together the many strands of Tina's musical personality, allowing her the space to integrate her classical skills and feel for traditional music in the company of some of Ireland's finest musicians.

With the band she is currently putting together and a "Just For Now" tour in the offing, the road ahead points to an intriguing future full of all kinds of interesting and exciting musical possibilities.