Bonn Oir Seán O Riada 2015
Is é Sean Gavin ó Detroit agus Chicago Mheiriceá a thug leis Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada 2015 ag an gcraobh a chraol muid beo ó Óstán Pháirc Bhaile an Róistigh i gCorcaigh ar 5 Feabhra 2016. Seo an chéad uair don bhonn a bheith ag dul thar lear.
Rugadh agus tógadh Sean i Detroit, ach tá cónaí air i Chicago anois le 8 mbliana anuas. Is de bhunadh na hÉireann é, as Meelick i gCo an Chláir dá athair, an fidléir Mick Gavin. Tá sé sáite sa cheol Gaelach ó bhí sé an-óg, agus chas sé réimse leathan uirlisí sular shocraigh sé ar an bhfeadóg mhór nuaira bhí sé 11 bliain d’aois.
Ba faoi na ceoltóirí aitheanta Patsy Hanly, Mick O’Connor agus Mary Bergin a bhí sé an buaiteoir a phiocadh ó 15 scoth-cheoltóir a bhí ar an ardán oíche Dé hAoine. Ba é Peadar Ó Riada a bhí ina fhear an tí.
The Seán Ó Riada Gold Medal 2015 goes to flute player Sean Gavin, from Chicago and Detroit via Meelick in Co. Clare. This is the first time the medal has been won by a musician from outside Ireland.
Sean was born and raised in Detroit, and moved to Chicago 8 years ago. He has had a lifelong love for traditional Irish music. He was encouraged to play by his father, fiddler Mick Gavin from Meelick, Co. Clare, and played a variety of Irish instruments when he was young, finally settling on the flute at age 11.
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