Biography
From a musical family in County Meath, Micheal O’Raghallaigh is one of the fine young concertina players currently making the scene in Ireland. Steeped in traditional music from an early age in his homeplace in Rathmolyon in County Meath from his Connemara-born father Padraig and mother Maire from Drimnagh in Dublin, he studied concertina with Rena Crotty Traynor from Kilrush and music with Antoin MacGabhann. O’Raghallaigh recorded and played with the performing group "Providence" and three-time All-Ireland Senior Ceili Band, the Tain Ceili Band and in 2004 won the senior gold as a member of the Naomh Padraig Ceili Band from Meath. He has taught at the Willie Clancy Summer School and the Comhaltas Scoil Eigse as well. He has released his own solo recording “The Nervous Man” to critical acclaim.
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