Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh plays traditional and contemporary folk music on fiddle, hardanger fiddle and ’5+5′ fiddle. In addition to being an established solo artist, he performs duos with dynamic Kerry accordion player Brendan Begley and Dublin uilleann piper Mick O’Brien, plays in a trio with Martin Hayes and Peadar Ó Riada, and is a member of two groups: The Gloaming and This Is How We Fly. He has released six CDs to date: Kitty Lie Over and Deadly Buzz with Mick O’Brien; A Moment of Madness with Brendan Begley; Triúr sa Draighean with Martin Hayes and Peadar Ó Riada; Comb Your Hair and Curl It with Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh and Catherine McEvoy; and his solo Where the One-Eyed Man is King. As well his work in traditional Irish music, Caoimhín writes new contemporary material that explores the region where traditional music begins to disintegrate. For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioKsMK5nVH8 (This is How We Fly)

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Born in 1961 in Dublin, Mick O’Brien began his musical education on the Uilleann pipes in the renowned Thomas Street Pipers Club in Dublin. His father Dinny O`Brien, a traditional “box” (accordion) player, was also a constant source of tunes and inspiration. Mick recorded his first LP with his family when he was 13 years old. He later joined Na Piobairi Uilleann, an organization founded to promote piping, where he absorbed hundreds of tunes and refined his technique. His playing can be heard on numerous recordings with artists such as The Dubliners, Frankie Gavin and the RTE Concert Orchestra. Mick has toured extensively and given master classes throughout Europe and North America. His highly acclaimed solo CD of traditional Irish music, May Morning Dew, was released in 1996. His and Caoimhín’s two duo records, Kitty Lie Over and Deadly Buzz, are considered modern classics in the realm of Irish traditional music.