Alec O'Leary

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Alec O'Leary
Birth nameAlec O'Leary
Born Carlow, Ireland
Genres Classical
Latin American
Occupation(s) Musician
Director (Guitar Festival)
Instrument(s)Cedar Guitar (2005) by Michael J. O'Leary
Years active???? - present
LabelsGFI Master Records
Website Official website

Alec O'Leary (M.Mus., B.Mus., Dip. Inst. Teaching) is the director and founder of the Guitar Festival of Ireland [1] and a renowned Irish guitarist. [2] He has spent many years studying guitar with John Feeley at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin, and has had tuition from many distinguished players, such as Manuel Barreuco, Roland Dyens, Scott Tennant, Sergio Assad, Elena Papandreou and Fabio Zannon. O'Leary plays regularly both as a soloist and in ensemble and has featured on national radio and television. He plays guitars crafted by the renowned Irish luthier Michael J. O'Leary.

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Debut album

Alec released his debut album Milonga [3] in the Summer of 2008, on GFI Masters Records. It is a solo album inspired by the music of Latin American composers and features the music of Roland Dyens, Antonio Lauro, Ástor Piazzolla, Jorge Morel, Jorge Cardoso and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Discography

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References

  1. "NewsPaper Article". The Sunday Business Post . Retrieved 20 August 2008.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Easily one of Ireland's most talented and accomplished classical guitarists", Hotpress.
  3. "Milonga Album". CDBABY. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2008.