Person: Connie O’Connell

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Connie O’Connell adds online string to his bow

I’M TELLING you that Connell is good, he’ll be heard of yet,” declared the late fiddle player Denis Murphy, one of the finest exponents of Sliabh Luachra music.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2015

Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal is a gold-standard event where music is in the blood

Eoin Edwards talks to Peadar Ó Riada about the final of this week’s competition named in honour of his father

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Fiddler reaches global audience with iPad teaching app

An award-winning teenage violin sensation has added a hi-tech string to her bow.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2012

Mairead is national fiddle champion for third time

SHE’S only 12 but already this young virtuoso has won her third national fiddle title.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2008

Musicians gather to pay final tribute to Johnny O’Leary

A MUCH-LOVED traditional musician who brought joy to many people during his long life was laid to rest in his beloved Sliabh Luachra, yesterday.

Thu, 12 Feb, 2004