Two uncovered Ó Riada pieces recorded

Two previously unpublished works by the composer Seán Ó Riada have been recorded for the first time on a CD to be released today.

A waltz, hand-written by Ó Riada and dating from the early to mid-1950s, was discovered earlier this year inside an old music book.

The second piece is a march, the first half composed by Ó Riada and the latter half by fiddle player John Kelly, a member ofÓ Riada’s traditional group Ceoltóirí Chualann.