Kieran Hanrahan (born 1957) is an

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radio host and musician. Born in Ennis,

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, he began playing traditional Irish music on the

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at the age of fourteen. Over the years, Hanrahan has helped to found a number of traditional bands, including Stockton's Wing, Inchiquin, and the Temple-house Ceili Band. Hanrahan has hosted radio programs for the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ since 1991. Hanrahan is an assistant lecturer at the Conservatory of Music and Drama at Dublin Institute of Technology where he works in the Traditional Music program. He achieved a 1st Class Honors master's degree (MMus Hons) and was also awarded the DIT Gold medal for Academic Achievement in 2012. Currently he hosts Céilí House, a radio program on traditional Irish music aired weekly in Ireland on

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. For the last five years Kieran Hanrahan has been the artistic director of the Temple Bar TradFest in Dublin, Ireland.

Discography

* Various artists: '' The Field'' (Film soundtrack) (1990) *

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: '' The Long Black Veil'' (1995): Hanrahan appears as a guest musician. * ''Kieran Hanrahan plays the Irish Tenor Banjo'' (1998) * ''

This Is My Father ''This Is My Father'' is a 1998 film directed by Paul Quinn. Plot The film portrays a tragic love story set in late 1930s Ireland, focusing on the relationship between Fiona Flynn ( Moya Farrelly), a beautiful, feisty seventeen-year-old from a m ...

'' (Film soundtrack) (1998): In addition to performing on the soundtrack for this film, Hanrahan also appears onscreen as a band leader. * Various artists: ''

Agnes Browne ''Agnes Browne'' is a 1999 Irish romantic comedy-drama film directed, produced by, and starring Anjelica Huston, based on the book ''The Mammy'' by Brendan O'Carroll. Plot In 1967 in Dublin, the unexpected death of Agnes Browne's husband sends ...

'' (Film soundtrack) (2000)

References

External links

Céilí House Official Webpage

of Hanrahan formerly at the Dublin Institute of Technology
Kieran Hanrahan Official Webpage

Kieran Hanrahan Webpage
1957 births Living people Irish banjoists People from Ennis RTÉ Radio 1 presenters Stockton's Wing members {{radio-bio-stub