Conal Ó Gráda Explained

Conal Ó Gráda
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Instrument:Flute
Label:Claddagh Records

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

Career

Conal's debut recording The Top of Coom in 1990 is still regarded as a seminal recording of flute-playing.[1] 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.

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.

Discography

The Top of Coom Claddagh 1990

Cnoc Buí 2008

An Bodhrán with Colm Murphy

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conal Ó Gráda . 5 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127072749/http://rawbarcollective.com/about/conalograda.html . 27 November 2013 . dead .