Oisín Mac Diarmada

Fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada has spent most of his musical life living in Sligo, an area noted historically for an extraordinarily rich fiddle tradition. Founder of leading traditional group Téada, with whom he has toured extensively throughout the world since 2001, Oisín's solo performances have seen him play at music festivals such as Masters of Tradition in West Cork, accompanying former Irish President Mary McAleese on a State visit to Romania and a guest solo appearance performing Charlie Lennon's Island Wedding suite with the Southern Georgia Symphony Orchestra in the US. Oisín has toured frequently in recent years with noted singer/accordion-player Séamus Begley, with whom he has released 2 duo albums. On his latest album The Green Branch, Oisín explores a wide repertoire of fiddle material accompanied by the piano of Samantha Harvey, the hallmark sound of so many classic recordings of Sligo fiddlers. Oisín has also just published a new book called Fiddlers of Sligo along with fellow-Sligo musician, Daithí Gormley, which features commentary and transcriptions of repertoire played by the historic Sligo fiddlers.