Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin

This article is about the Irish composer and musician. For the Irish writer, see Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (writer). For this musician's son and fellow-musician, see Moley Ó Súilleabháin.

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
Born	1950 Tipperary, Ireland
Genres	Classical Irish traditional Folk
Occupation(s)	Composer Pianist
Years active	1976 – present
Labels	Sony BMG Atlantic Records
Website	Official site

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin is an Irish musician. As a pianist, composer, recording artist and academic, he holds the Professorship of Music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance which he founded at the University of Limerick. His sons are known as Irish pop group size2shoes and his former wife is Irish chant singer Nóirín Ní Riain, with whom he has collaborated. He was awarded an honorary D.Mus from the National University of Ireland at his alma mater University College Cork in 2004. He has recorded extensively with the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

Discography

• Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, 1976 (1990), Gael-Linn.

Oró Damhnaigh, 1976, Gael Linn cCy of the Mountain, 1982 (2012) Gael Linn

• The Dolphin’s Way, 1987, Virgin Records Ltd.
• Oilean/Island (1989)
• Enlightenment with Van Morrison (1990)
• Casadh/Turning (1991)
• Gaiseadh/Flowing (1992)
• Between Worlds (1995)
• Lumen (1995)
• Becoming (1998)
• Templum (2001)

Irish Destiny (DVD 2004) Elver Gleams (2010)

External links

• Official Website
• magazine article