Marcas Ó Murchú

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Marcas Ó Murchú (born in 1961) is a Belfast-raised Irish woodwind flute player. In 1997 his album, Ó Bhéal go Béal, (CICD 126) was released. His latest seventeen track CD, Turas Ceoil, (CICD 163) features some of his musical friends and pupils, some quite old tunes as well as his own compositions.

Ó Murchú has performed on TG4 on numerous occasions and has presented a number of programmes, most notably, Geantraí. A fluent Irish speaker, he also broadcasts a weekly summer radio show, Turas Ceoil, on RTÉ-Raidio na Gaeltachta relating to Irish music.

He is now living in Derry city, where he is in demand for music workshops, many of his pupils have become excellent musicians and linguists. He is Head of Spanish and teaches Irish in St. Columb's College. He is guest lecturer at several universities.

He had a rough life as it took him many times to pass his Maths GCSE and once the roof got blown of his house while he was studying. He enjoys playing the fluta very much and has words of wisdom for people such as if your in the rough streets of Derry and people want to jump you tell them your mammy kicked you out of the house.

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• Cló Iar-Chonnachta, his record label
• Living Tradition review of album
• A Guide to the Irish Flute: recommended flute players