Aoife Granville

Aoife Granville is from Dingle and has been playing both classical and traditional music since the age of 7. While in her teens she performed and toured with Kerry Chamber Orchestra, Dublin Youth Orchestra and Ceol Chiarraí amongst others. She went on to study Music in UCC where she was a member of the group Fiddlesticks. Aoife was awarded a Bene Merenti from UCC for her contribution to traditional music and has won numerous prizes at Oireachtas and Fleadhanna Cheoil, including the prestigious Senior Flute title in 2003. She is currently the traditional flute tutor in UCC’s Music Department and is undertaking a PhD in Music and Folklore. Aoife released her debut album, Sráid Eoin Shuffle, in 2006.