Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Time: 4pm - 5:30pm
Location: Foyer, Irish World Academy

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin: A Life in Music, is a collection of essays, reflections and poems inspired by the musical life of Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. With contributions from musicians, dancers, artists, academics, students, poets, and media personalities, the book explores the multifaceted life of one ofIreland’s best-known musicians.

Ranging in style from the scholarly to the personal, the anecdotal and the poetic, each piece offers a unique perspective on his life and work. Ó Súilleabháin has been in the public eye since his first media appearances in the 1970’s. Thousands of students in Irish universities were influenced by him over four decades, especially through his pioneering work in Irish traditional music. His multi-album recording career made compositions such as ‘Woodbrook’ and ‘Oíche Nollag / Christmas Eve’ household favourites.

Editors: Professor Helen Phelan, Maire McCarthy and Nicholas Carolan.