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Conal Ó Gráda

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Conal Grada


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Conal Ó Gráda (born in Cork 1961) is an Irish flute and tin whistle player and teacher.

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Conal o grada flute recital in miltown malbay


Career

Conal’s debut recording The Top of Coom in 1990 is still regarded as a seminal recording of flute-playing. Conal has played, toured and recorded with many of the music’s leading exponents and his second recording Cnoc Buí was released in 2008 to widespread critical acclaim.

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As well as playing regularly with fiddler Maeve Donnelly, Conal is also a member of the group Raw Bar Collective, along with Offaly fiddler Dave Sheridan and Benny McCarthy of Danú fame.

Publications

Conal O'Grada's "An Fheadóg Mhór" Irish Flute Tutor

Discography

The Top of Coom 1990

Cnoc Buí 2008

An Bodhrán with Colm Murphy

He’s also on the Kevin Burke-Jackie Daly album called The Eavesdropper

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Songs

Air: Cuan Bhéil InseCnoc Bui · 2008
Reels: Green Mountain & The RookeryCnoc Bui · 2008
Reels: The Fishermans Lilt & The Caucus ReelCnoc Bui · 2008

References

Conal Ó Gráda Wikipedia