Born in Burnfort, near Mallow in Co. Cork in 1963, John Daly first learned the fiddle at age 12 from Limerick music teacher, Sean O’…
Artist Profiles: John Daly
Tag: Irish folk music
Artist Profiles: John McSherry
Uilleann piper John McSherry launched his career as the youngest-ever winner of Ireland’s senior Oireachtas piping competition, aged just eighteen. Since then, he has co-founded…
Artist Profiles: Kevin Conneff
One of the newer members of the current lineup of The Chieftains, bodhrán player Kevin Conneff was enlisted in 1976 to replace Peader Mercier, who…
Artist Profiles: Kevin Crehan
Although Junior Crehan’s original tunes are played by many in sessions around the world, Kevin Crehan is his only direct descendant to be playing the…
Artist Profiles: Kila
The Dublin-based jam band septet Kíla exploded onto the Irish music scene. The band has captivated audiences with transcendent performances fusing Celtic and world idioms.…
Artist Profiles: Laoise Kelly
One of the new generation of Irish traditional musicians, harpist Laoise Kelly was born in 1973 in the town of Westport in County Mayo on…
Artist Profiles: Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola
Lasairfhíona, also known as Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola is from Inishere, the Aran Islands, off the west coast of Ireland. A graduate in Celtic Studies from…
Artist Profiles: Leo Rowsome
Leo Rowsome was born April 5, 1903. He was a man of many talents. Piper extraordinary, pipe maker, performer, teacher and household name in the…
Artist Profiles: Liam O’Connor
Liam was born into a musical family in Dublin. His father Mick is a renowned music historian, flute-player and former member of the Castle Ceili…
Artist Profiles: Liz Kane
Liz Kane comes from Dawros on the outskirts of Letterfrack, a village in Co. Galway along the West coast of Ireland. With a musical tradition…