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From a musical family in County Meath , Mícheál O Raghallaigh (O'Reilly) is one of the fine young concertina players currently making the scene in Ireland . Steeped in traditional music from an early age in his homeplace in Rathmolyon in County Meath from his Connemara-born father Padraig and mother Maire from Drimnagh in Dublin , he studied concertina with Rena Crotty Traynor from Kilrush and music with Antoin MacGabhann. ORaghallaigh recorded and played with the performing group Providence and three-time All-Ireland Senior Ceili Band, The Tain Céili Band and in 2004 won the senior gold as a member of the Naomh Pádraig Céili Band from Meath. He has taught at the Willie Clancy Summer School and the Comhaltas Scoil Eigse as well. He has released his own solo recording The Nervous Man to critical acclaim. He is one the great concertina players in Ireland.
eigsemrscrotty.com
From a musical family in County Meath , Mícheál O Raghallaigh (O'Reilly) is one of the fine young concertina players currently making the scene in Ireland . Steeped in traditional music from an early age in his homeplace in Rathmolyon in County Meath from his Connemara-born father Padraig and mother Maire from Drimnagh in Dublin , he studied concertina with Rena Crotty Traynor from Kilrush and music with Antoin MacGabhann. ORaghallaigh recorded and played with the performing group Providence and three-time All-Ireland Senior Ceili Band, The Tain Céili Band and in 2004 won the senior gold as a member of the Naomh Pádraig Céili Band from Meath. He has taught at the Willie Clancy Summer School and the Comhaltas Scoil Eigse as well. He has released his own solo recording The Nervous Man to critical acclaim. He is one the great concertina players in Ireland.
