Draíocht

A native of County Sligo, June grew up immersed in the fiddle and flute music of Sligo and was the recipient of the TG4 Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award in 1998. A primary school teacher by profession, June has published two Irish flute tutorials, 'Fliuit', 'Fliuit 2' and most recently, ‘The Book of Sligo Tunes’. Michael is a prolific composer and is widely regarded as one of the foremost players of the traditional Irish harp. Michael was announced as the TG4 Composer of the Year 2017. Among the highlights of his recent orchestral and ensemble compositions are ‘The Deep Ravine’ (2023), The Ulster Suite’ (2022), ‘Clairseoireacht’ (2022), ‘Constance’ (2019), The Famine Suite (2019), The Macalla Suite (2016), The De Cuellar Suite (2011), The Reconciliation Suite (2015) and several more.