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I’ve been busy busy busy with my family band. Na Mooneys’ new pieces for the Earagail Arts Festival 2020 premiered last Sunday July 19th on their An Srutháin (Small streams) channel on Youtube. The compositions include a new song, Siúl i Suain (Walk in Slumber), written by my brother Gearóid and sister Anna. The rest…

During the lockdown I was commissioned by producer, Aoife Nic Cormaic, of the RTÉ Radio 1 traditional music programme, The Rolling Wave and by the Irish Traditional Music Archives to compose a piece of music inspired by my impressions on the COVID-19 lockdown for a special Rolling Wave Show called Faoiseamh (which means ‘respite’ or ‘relief’).…

Hello everyone, I have been kept busy recording lots of new music… Na Mooney’s I have been recording with my family Na Mooneys these last few weeks, commissioned by our local Donegal Earagail Arts Festival, which we are very excited about. My brother Gearoid has a great way with words and has written a beautiful…

I am one of the participants in the new TG4 series , Meitheal na mBan, on YouTube tomorrow night at 9:30PM GMT. This is to raise money and awareness for Women’s Aid Ireland. As we are all aware that the frequency of domestic violence has increased dramatically since the lockdown ,with a lot of women…

At the minute, I’m just setting up for my rare solo performance… say a prayer💕 You can join me on my personal Facebook page, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh for a home performance today Sunday 24 May 2020 at 15:30 GMT. Send your messages and support❤️🎻 #IrelandPerforms #Eireimbuntaibhithe (update: you can now watch the whole performance here)

I will be interviewed on Highland Radio on Monday  morning (25 May) about my pre-recorded online Donegal fiddle lessons. I hope that you’re enjoying them. I will also be chatting about Meitheal na mBan, which is a series of programmes featuring some of the biggest female names in Irish music. This will be shown every…

Hi a chairde, hello friends, I’m happy to announce that I am now offering Online Fiddle Lessons from the Donegal Tradition here on my website. Over the years, travelling with Altan and on other projects, I have always been asked at festivals and on tours to teach fiddle but I never had the chance. Now…