Maitiú Ó Casaide 

Is píobaire óg é Maitiú Ó Casaide ó Bhaile Átha Cliath. Is de bhunaibh clann ceolmhar na Casadaigh é, agus is minic é ag seinm lena hathair agus a uncailí leis an mbanna ‘Na Casadaigh’. Ag aois a 10, shocraigh sé na píb a fhoghlaim agus fé aois a 24, bhí cliú air mar duine de na píobairí is fearr in Éirinn. Is ball é de bhanna ‘The Bonny Men’. Is ball é den seó ceoil agus rince RIAN, ina bhfuil Liam Ó Maonlaí leis. Bíonn sé ag múineadh píb go seachtainiúil agus ag Scoil Cheoil Willy Clancy gach aon bhliain.

Maitiú is a young uilleann piper from Dublin. He comes from the very musical O Casaide family and has performed many times with his father and uncles on stage in the family band Na Casaidigh. When he was 10 years old he decided he wanted to play the pipes. At the age of 24 he has established himself as one of Ireland’s finest young pipers. He is a member of Dublin based folk/trad band ‘The Bonny Men’ who are fast making a name for themselves as the most exciting young band. He is also a member of the touring Irish Music/ Contemporary dance show called RIAN which features Hot House Flowers frontman Liam Ó Maonlaí. Maitiú teaches the pipes weekly at Na Píobairí Uilleann and at the annual Willie Clancy Summer School which takes place in Milltown Malbay in Co. Clare every July.

Faigh do Thicéid:

Láthair: Baile an Fheirtéaraigh
Dáta: 20ú-22ú Feabhra
Am: 10am-1pm
Costas: €70 & táillí áirthinte