Dáire Mulhern is from Ennis in County Clare in the west of Ireland. He was a student of both Martin Connolly & Josephine Marsh. He has a musical pedigree that traces back to the famous Irish fiddler Michael Coleman.
He has won five solo all-Ireland Fleadh titles as well as many first place finishes in Ceili Bands, Duets & Trios. He has toured with groups such as Ragus, Celtic Legends, Session A9, Blind Harper, Celtic Fusion, & Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and has performed at Carnegie Hall New York, the National Concert Hall Dublin and the main stage at Lorient Festival Interceltique.
He has taught traditional music on the button-accordion for the last ten years, and his students have won All-Ireland titles. His teaching services have also been sought by the Online Academy of Irish Music and the World Academy of Irish Music & Dance at the University of Limerick.
In recent times he has performed & taught at the Ceol Aneas Irish Music Festival in New Zealand, the Portarlington Celtic Fest in Australia, the Feakle Traditional Music Festival, Scoile Éigse (Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann) summer school and the Ennis Trad Fest.
Dáire also composes music, some of which has been recorded & played by the band Beoga who recently recorded with Ed Sheeran.
"Once in a while a musician comes along with such quality in their playing that you smile, knowing the future is in good hands. One such player is Daire Mulhern. Having listened to his new CD Boxman I can honestly say he is a master accordion player. Every track is a masterclass." Richie Dwyer
"Listen to the ease of dexterity as his box sings out The Independence hornpipe. He zooms up and down the keyboard with flair and panache adding devilish chords in all the right spots. A fun filled track here, whilst he captures the endearingly haunting hornpipe the Drunken Sailor in a completely different way." Edel McLaughlin - Irish Music Magazine
"If one word says it all about Daire the Boxman, it is.......Panache." Sean Laffey - Irish Music Magazine
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