Guest Musician

Sean McComiskey

Button Accordion

Sean McComiskey is among the most innovative young performers on the button accordion, with a unique harmonic style that has earned him a spot in the pantheon of Irish accordionists far beyond his native Baltimore.  As the son of legendary button accordion player Billy McComiskey, Sean has been surrounded by Irish Traditional music his entire life and has developed a deep appreciation for the rich tradition of which he is a part.  This has helped Sean establish a reputation as a highly regarded teacher and promulgator of Irish music and earned him teaching positions with the Catskills Irish Arts Week, the Augusta Heritage Center’s Irish Arts Week, the Chris Langan Weekend in Toronto, the CCE Musical Arts and Dance Week in Washington, DC, and the Baltimore Irish Arts Center.

In addition, Sean's music has been recognized in various prestigious venues throughout his musical career -- among them, the Washington Irish Festival, the Baltimore Irish Festival, the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the Mansion at Strathmore, the Glucksman Ireland House at New York University, the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, the National Press Club in Washington, DC, the White House St. Patrick's Day Celebration, the Ennis Trad Festival, and the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann.

Currently he is collaborating with fiddler Cleek Schrey and Sean Nós dancers Shannon Dunne and Kieran Jordan on a traditional Irish music and dance performance group called the Kitchen Quartet.  In addition, Sean released the debut album “Home Away From Home” with the new transatlantic musical quartet called NicGaviskey, in July 2010 featuring musicians Sean Gavin from Detroit, MI, and Bernadette and Caitlin Nic Gabhann from Co. Meath, Ireland.

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