Folk Bands and Artists
Doireann Ní Glacháin
Doireann Ní Ghlacáin is a fiddle player, sean nós singer, academic and broadcaster from Clontarf, Dublin. She learnt the fiddle at home, under the tutelage of her father, Kevin Glackin and inherited a love of the Irish language from her mother Sorcha Ní Riada of west Cork Gaeltacht, Cúil Aodha. In 2019 She released ‘The Housekeepers’ a duet album with concertina player, Sarah Flynn, shining the light on five remarkable female Irish musicians from the early 20 th century. She has been at the forefront of Irish language broadcasting in her work with TG4, and has toured the world with her fiddle playing in China, The Middle East, all over Europe and America. Doireann will be introducing RtLT Festival’s screening of TG4’s London edition of ‘Ceolaireacht’ at The Kiln Theatre on Monday 28 th October.
