Biography (English)

Diarmuid Ó Meachair is an Accordion player from Cúil Aodha, Co. Cork. He is also an accomplished Melodeon player and sean-nós singer. He was awarded the prestigious TG4 Young Musician of the year award in 2022. Diarmuid is part of the teaching staff at the Department of Music in UCC and he teaches Irish Music at Holy Cross University, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Diarmuid has released 3 solo albums in the past two years, "Siúl na Slí" (December, 2022), "Melodeon Medleys" (July, 2023) and "Diarmuid Ó Meachair" in (July 2024). He has been nominated for 3 RTÉ Folk Awards as "Best instrumentalist" (2023 & 2024) and "Best emerging artist" (2023).

A native Irish speaker from Cúil Aodha in the Múscraí Gaeltacht, Diarmuid has won many sean nós singing competitions at the Oireachtas na Gaeilge.

In 2023 he was commissioned by The John Dwyer Featival and the National Arts Council of Ireland to compose a suite a music in memory of the great Dwyer family from Beara. 

In 2016, Diarmuid won the Senior All Ireland melodeon title at the Fleadh in Ennis at 19 years of age. In 2018, Diarmuid graduated from Mary Immaculate College with a Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education.

As a soloist, Diarmuid has been invited to teach at multiple festivals in Ireland, Europe and the US. In 2023 he was invited by the legendary Frankie Gavin to join his group Dé Dannan. They have played at multiple festivals in Ireland, UK and Europe. In May they performed on The Late Late Show.

Gaelainn

Is boscadóir agus amhránaí sean-nóis é Diarmuid. Seineann sé ceol ar bhoscaí BC, C#D, DC# agus an mhilodeon, bosca le sraith amháin cnaipí. Bronnadh Ceoltóir Óg na bliana TG4 air i 2022.

Múineann Diarmuid an bosca ceoil agus an mileodeon i Roinn an Cheoil i UCC agus tá sé mar bhall den leagan is déanaí de “Dé Dannan” le Frankie Gavin.

Bhuaigh Diarmuid craobh na hÉireann ar an milodeon i 2016 in Inis agus é naoi mbliana déag d’aois. An bhliain dár gcionn tugadh cuireadh do Dhiarmuid seinm i gcoirmcheoil i gcuimhne ar Finbarr Dwyer, laoch mór dá chuid.

Tá comórtaisí buaite ag Diarmuid ag Oireachtas na Samhna thar na blianta, Corn Darach Ó Catháin agus Corn Seosamh Ó hÉanaigh ina measc. Tá comórtaisí agallamh beirte buaite aige lena dheartháir Colm. Chéimnigh Diarmuid ó Choláiste Mhuire Gan Smál i 2018 le céim Baitsiléara san Oideachas le speisialtóireacht san Oideachas Lán-Ghaeilge. Is múinteoir ranga é i nGaelscoil Uí Riordáin i mBaile an Chollaigh ó a chéimnigh sé. Ina cheád bhliain sa phost, mhúin Diarmuid ceithre amhrán sean nóis a d’fhoghlaim sé agus é ar scoil i gCúil Aodha agus óna mhuintir sa bhaile do 80 páiste Rang a hAon mar pháirt de chór fhéile Chorcaí.

Tá Diarmuid tar éis an bosca ceoil a mhúineadh ag féilte ar nós Éigse Dhiarmuidín agus Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy.