Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
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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 Music Centre of 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.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
musician. As a pianist, composer, recording artist and academic, he holds the Professorship of Music at the Irish World Music Centre of the University of Limerick
University of Limerick
The University of Limerick is a university in Ireland near the city of Limerick on the island's west coast. It was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and became a university by statute in 1989 in accordance with the University of Limerick Act 1989...
. His sons are known as Irish pop group size2shoes
Size2shoes
size2shoes is a cross-genre Irish band from Limerick City. The band, who released their début album, size2shoes in December 2008, have been featured on national television and radio in both Ireland and America...
and his former wife is Irish chant singer Nóirín Ní Riain
Nóirín Ní Riain
Nóirín Ní Riain is an Irish singer, writer, teacher, theologian and an authority on Gregorian Chant . She is primarily known for spiritual songs, but also sings Celtic music, Sean-nós and Indian songs. Nóirín plays an Indian harmonium , Shruti box and Feadóg...
, with whom he has collaborated.
Discography
- Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, 1976 (1990), 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)