Folk Bands and Artists
Mark Redmond
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Mark Redmond has gained a reputation as a wonderful performer on the uilleann pipes and is widely regarded as a master of his instrument. He is much in demand as a soloist and collaborates regularly with artists across a diverse range of genres. He performs and records regularly with both the National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and has featured in live broadcasts for many historic occasions including The Papal Mass, Phoenix Park (2018), The State Commemoration for the Centenary of the Easter Rising, Arbour Hill (2016), The Eucharistic Congress, Croke Park (2012) and the State Visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland (2011).
Internationally, he has appeared as a guest soloist with Camerata Ireland at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, USA) and with such notable ensembles as Nagoya University of Arts Wind Orchestra (Japan), Savannah Philharmonic (Georgia, USA) and the Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne (Rennes, France). He has also toured extensively with Riverdance and Celtic Woman and has performed and/or recorded with a host of diverse artists including Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Westlife, Christy Moore, Glen Hansard, Declan O’Rourke and Daoirí Farrell.
Mark is currently a lecturer in Irish traditional music at T.U. Dublin and RIAM. He received a First-Class Honours Degree from DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, where he was awarded the Leo Rowsome Gold Medal for Performance in 2012, before completing an Honours Masters in Music Performance.
