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Guest Instructors
Micheál Ó Cuaig
Sean-nós Singing
Micheál Ó Cuaig is a native of Cill Chiaráin in Connemara. Having spent much of his professional life as a primary school teacher and later, a principal, at Scoil Naomh Ciarán, he retired in 2006 and was appointed as Sean-Nós Singer in Residence at the Centre for Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland in Galway. He has fostered local and regional appreciation of sean-nós singing throughout his life, having been deeply influenced by the singing of Seosamh Ó hÉinniú (Joe Heaney), also from the area. Each year he runs a festival in Carna -- the Féile Joe Éinniú -- that draws participants from all over Ireland and abroad as well. In addition to being a fine singer, Micheál is an accomplished poet. His two collections, Uchtóga (1985) and Clocha Reatha (1986) have drawn warm acclaim for their "emotional delicacy and scrupulous use of language." Clips of his singing and poetry readings can be readily found on youtube, though nothing compares to the moment of hearing him sing these rich, complicated songs in person.
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