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Irish singer and record producer

Musical artist

Iarla Ó Lionáird (born 1963 or 1964)^[1] is an Irish singer and record producer. He sings in the traditional sean-nós style.

He was a member of the Afro Celt Sound System and is a member of the Irish-American supergroupThe Gloaming. He has recorded several solo albums for Real World Records.

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He appeared in the 2015 film Brooklyn singing an a cappella version of the Irish song "Casadh an tSúgáin".

Early life

Ó Lionáird was born and raised in Baile Mhúirne in the West Cork Gaeltacht, a primarily Irish-speaking region.

His father was a teacher and his mother and grandmother were singers in the traditional sean-nós style. Elizabeth Cronin, whose singing was recorded by Alan Lomax, was Ó Lionáird's great-aunt. Ó Lionáird was one of twelve children in his family.^[2]

Ó Lionáird first sang publicly at the age of five, and made his first radio broadcast at seven.

At the age of twe