Born into a great musical family, Uilleann piper Pádraic Keane hails from Maree, Co. Galway. A tutor at many music festivals in Ireland and abroad, in 2011 he was awarded TG4 Young Musician of the Year Award. He has toured America as a soloist with The Irish Chamber Orchestra and has collaborated with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, RTÉ Concert and RTÉ Symphony Orchestras. Pádraic has toured Europe with the dance show Ragús and worked with Galway’s theatre and arts groups – An Taibhdhearc, Branar and Macnas. Pádraic features on albums including The Rolling Wave – by Na Píobairí Uilleann, Tunes in the Church and Rogha Raelach. In 2022, he released the highly acclaimed solo piping album entitled In Full Tune.
Pádraic will be on stage with Páraic MacDonnchadha and MacDara Ó Faoiláin at the Saturday afternoon concert starting at 2pm in The Crown Hotel. He will be back on stage later on Saturday for the evening concert performing with Saileóg Ní Cheannabháin, doors open at 7:30pm.
Pádraic will be giving an uilleann pipes workshop at 11am on Sunday morning and launching the album ‘Beo’ with Páraic MacDonnchadha and MacDara Ó Faoiláin at the Sunday evening album launch concert, from 7pm.