Jack Talty | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Composer |
Jack Talty is an Irish musician, composer and producer from Lissycasey, County Clare. [1] He performs traditional Irish music on piano and concertina, which he learnt from his uncle Noel Hill. [2]
He is co-founder of Ensemble Eriu [3] and principal concertina player of the Irish Memory Orchestra. [4]
With Ensemble Eriu he won the 2015 TG4 Gradam Ceoil Award for Music Collaboration.
He founded the record label Raelach Records in 2011 to focus on traditional and folk music. [5] He has produced/co-produced over a dozen albums for the label, including Farewell to Music the final album by Tony MacMahon [6] [7] and The Irish Concertina 3: Live in New York by Noel Hill.
He has appeared as a performer on several releases on Raelach Records including Na Fir Bolg with Cormac Begley. [8] and the Ensemble Eriu releases Imbas [9] and Ensemble Eriu. [10]
He was traditional artist in residence at University College Cork in the 2018–19 academic year [11] and a Duala Creator in Residence at the Irish Traditional Music Archive in 2018. [12] In 2021, he was awarded the Liam O'Flynn Award by the Arts Council and the National Concert Hall. [13]
He has a PhD in music from the University of Limerick [14] and teaches regularly at traditional music festivals including Willie Clancy Summer School [15] and South Sligo Summer School. [16]