Eoin Duignan

Eoin Duignan is a talented Irish composer and skilled performer on the Uilleann pipes and low whistle. He grew up in a household deeply influenced by Irish traditional music and song and it was in this environment that he first began playing music. He became influenced at an early age by the master pipers Seamus Ennis and Loe Rowsome and went on to study music with them later in his life. he spent his summers in the West Cork Gaeltacht of Cuil Aodha where his passion for the language and singing traditions flourished.

He became influenced at an early age by the master pipers Seamus Ennis and Loe Rowsome and went on to study music with them later in his life. he spent his summers in the West Cork Gaeltacht of Cuil Aodha where his passion for the language and singing traditions flourished.

Eoin has developed his own distinctive musical style, original in a traditional mode which ranges from the haunting slow airs to the lively percussive reels and jigs which have enchanted audiences worldwide and set them dancing wherever he has played. He tours regularly with a guitarist and percussionist, and has a wide reputation both at home and abroad for the energy and passion of his performances.

His music has featured in documentary programmes for RTE, BBC and S4C television, and more recently in the film Angela Mooney Dies Again, starring Mia Farrow and produced by John Boorman, where he was selected to play the part of a talented piper and write the music for the part. He performed one of his compositions with Donal Lunney for the highly acclaimed television series Sult, produced by Humming Bird Productions. His highly acclaimed solo album Coum?neol was nominated for the prestigious IRMA awards.

Eoin has just released his latest CD "Lumina".

Instruments played: Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Composer

From Eoin Duignan's Official Web Site www.duigo.com