Folk Bands and Artists
Daithí Gormley
https://daithigormley.bandcamp.com
From Ballintogher, Co Sligo, Daithí Gormley is regarded as one of the finest Button Accordion players of his generation with an extensive and much respected repertoire steeped in the rich musical heritage of his native county Sligo. He has taught and performed at various music festivals and Summer Schools nationally and internationally including the South Sligo Summer School, Joe Mooney Summer School and Scoil Egise. He has researched, published, and lectured extensively on the history of Irish traditional music and is in high demand as an accomplished tutor, lecturer, and performer. In November 2017 Daithí and Sligo fiddler Oisín MacDiarmada published the ‘Fiddlers of Sligo’ Tunebook. In April 2018 Daithí released his first solo album ‘Fiddling without a Bow – Irish Traditional Music on Button Accordion’