Daoirí Farrell
Daoirí Farrell is an Irish folk singer and player of the Irish bouzouki. Born in Dublin, he became a member of the Góilín Singers Club. He spent ten years working as an electrician before deciding to pursue his interest in music full time. He returned to education to gain a Ceoltóir Diploma in Irish Music Performance at Ballyfermot College of Further Education.[1] During his time at college, he released his first album The First Turn in 2009. Farrell continued in education with studies in Applied Music at Dundalk’s Institute of Technology, followed by an MA in Music Performance at the World Academy of Music in the University of Limerick.[1] After completing his MA, he returned to touring and recording. He won the All Ireland Champion Singer award at the 2013 Fleadh Cheoil. Since 2013, Farrell has also toured as part of the group FourWinds. In 2015, the group won the Danny Kyle Award at Celtic Connections and released their debut album.[2]
Discography
Solo
- 2009 – The First Turn
- 2016 – True Born Irishman
FourWinds
- 2015 - FourWinds
References
- ^ a b Daoiri Farrell is no ordinary Irish folk singer, May 10, 2016, Irish World
- ^ Review of FourWinds debut CD, Issue 110, The Living Tradition.
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