2024 Tutors
| Ennis | |
| Lisa Canny (harp) has toured the world extensively. She mixes traditional music with her love for RnB, pop and Jazz and has collaborated with artists like Cian Ducrot, Ella Henderson and Muni Long. Her side projects have amassed over 50 million views and 600,000 followers online. Lisa is currently working on her debut album in L.A.. Lisa is the composer of the orchestral piece for Meitheal Ennis this year. |  |
| Marie Walsh (accordion) is a multi-instrumentalist from Clifden, Co. Galway. A full-time teacher of Traditional Irish Music, Marie has tutored many award-winning musicians and groups. She is also the Chairperson of Clifden Traditional Music Festival and has also toured Ireland and Britain with Comhaltas. |  |
| Tom Doorley (flute) is a virtuoso who performed all over the world with Danú and played on eight of their albums. He is also a teacher, conductor and lecturer at DIT. He is Director of the National Folk Orchestra of Ireland and has previously composed a piece for Meitheal Orchestra. |  |
| Marcus Moloney (banjo) has toured the U.S., Australia and Europe with various groups. He has appeared on several albums and is held in high esteem for his imaginative, percussive improvisational style. He has an eclectic repertoire of foreign and Irish material. |  |
| Eimear Arkins (fiddle) has toured and performed with numerous groups including Cherish The Ladies and Téada. She has given workshops at various festivals throughout the world including New York; Estonia France & Canada. Eimear was awarded Newcomer of the Year 2019 by liveIRELAND. She recently released her second album entitled Here & There. |  |
| Greta Curtin (concertina) has had great success at the Fleadh over the years in solo, duet, bands and group competitions. She has visited many locations all over Europe, the United States and Russia performing with various shows and groups. In recent years she has had the role of show supervisor in Siamsa Tire. |  |
| Maura O Connor (concertina) has toured Italy, Britain and Ireland playing music and is a current member of the National Folk Orchestra of Ireland. Her recent solo album is entitled It’s Handed Down which is steeped in her Sliabh Luachra roots. |  |
| Muireann Ní Shé is an uilleann piper and singer from County Cork. Muireann’s debut album, Éistigh Liomsa Sealad (2023), is a unique sound-world, where contemporary and traditional influences combine with the dominating sounds of the pipes and ethereal arrangements of sean-nós song. |  |
| Paul Farren (fiddle) has competed successfully in many competition categories at numerous Fleadhanna throughout the years. Paul has also coached All-Ireland winning soloists and groups. He has performed in multiple countries across Europe including Switzerland, France and Germany. |  |
| Rebecca Collins (fiddle) has won several All-Ireland Fleadh titles with various groups & bands. She has an honours degree from the Irish World Academy of Irish Music and Dance in UL and travels to places like Uganda, Aberdeen, Netherlands and Germany to perform and teach. |  |
| Dessie Kelliher has been playing banjo for nearly 30 years and tutoring banjo in Ennis Co. Clare for 15 years. In 2003 he released his solo album "Banjoed" which was highly successful. He lives in Co. Clare and plays regular sessions in Ennis town. |  |
| Limerick | |
| Stephen Doherty (accordion) works as a full time musician, composer and producer. Stephen has performed in over 25 countries and tours with various groups and shows whilst directing and composing music for various ensembles within traditional Irish music. He currently tours with singers Sean Keane, Dan McCabe and the musical group NxNW. Stephen is the composer of the orchestral piece for Meitheal Limerick this year. |  |
| Recipient of the TG4 Gradam Ceóil Young Musician of the Year award in 1999, concertina player Aogán Lynch has had an extensive recording career, collaborating with various artists and is a member of the group "Slide" who have recorded 5 albums and toured extensively in Europe and America. |  |
| Caoimhín Ó Fearghail comes from Ring, Co. Waterford and plays uilleann pipes, flute and guitar. He has played with Danú on various occasions and recently plays with Caladh Nua. He received the TG4 Gradam Ceoil 'Young Musician of the Year' award in 2012. |  |
| Caroline Keane (concertina) has captivated audiences worldwide, with performances at renowned festivals like Woodford Folk Festival and Celtic Colors. She continues to push boundaries in Irish traditional music, composing contemporary repertoire and sharing her expertise through teaching and performances globally. |  |
| Joseph McNulty (fiddle) is just back from the USA where he toured with his band Boxing Banjo. Over the course of his career, he has performed and recorded with legendary names such as Matt Molloy, Arty McGlynn, Donal Lunny and so on. His solo album A Step in Time is a greatly admired exhibition of masterful fiddling. |  |
| For the past 10 years, Laura Jo Callaghan (banjo) has toured nationally and internationally on land and sea with traditional Irish projects such as “Celtic Legends”, “Biird” and “Briste”. Her recent single “Bright Eyes” won the Wildcard Vote for “A New Local Hero” Irish Music Month in association with Hotpress Magazine & IBI 2023 |  |
| Mark Redmond (pipes & flute) has gained a reputation as a performer in a wide range of diverse genres, featuring on numerous albums and in live concerts internationally. Currently lecturing at the TUDublin Conservatoire and Royal Irish Acadamy of Music, he tutors annually at many of the established Irish traditional music festivals. |  |
| Richie Delahunty plays banjo, mandolin, acoustic, electric and slide guitar across genres including Trad, Americana, Rock, Jazz and World Music. He has won All-Irelands in mandolin and tenor guitar. Presently, he is working full-time in music performance, teaching and recording/session work. |  |
| 2022 All Ireland Senior Fiddle Champion, Sarah O’Gorman also won The Fiddler of Dooney, The Ed Reavy International Fiddler of The Year. She is a member of the All-Ireland Senior Céilí band champions Taobh na Mara. |  |
| Gráinne Fitzgibbon is a performer and teacher of the harp from Banogue Co. Limerick. She is two time All Ireland Champion on the harp. She has completed an M.A. in Irish traditional music performance from UL. She previously worked as a harpist at Bunratty Castle. She has performed on Comhaltas tours around Ireland Britian and Canada, as well as performing in Sweden and at Milwaukee Irish Fest |  |
