Welcome to the homepage of DM music. DM music is the website of Diarmaid Moynihan, one of Ireland’s foremost uilleann pipers and composers. The Cork born musician has featured on many recordings and toured internationally appearing at major folk and jazz festivals throughout Europe, the US and Australia. His music has been recorded by some of traditional music’s finest musicians including Lunasa, Flook, Michael McGoldrick, Gráda, Spiritu 986, Kathryn Tickell and Kris Drever.

He is a former winner of both the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil and the Oireachtas and was a founder member of the groundbreaking band, Calico in the mid 1990’s who released two critically acclaimed albums. He has recently recorded with Carmina, Donal Lunny, Anxo Lorenzo and contributed music for numerous radio and tv programmes.

WELCOME TO 2012!

Time flies as usual and I hope everybody is having a great year so far.

After a relaxed opening to the year things hot up nicely in March. I’ll be joining all my brothers & sisters for a truly unique series of concerts in Poland on the 6/7/8 March in Warsaw and Poznan. It will be a real eclectic mix of traditional, classical and world music and promises to be a real memorable occasion.

Don and I will be doing a pre St. Patrick’s Day concert in Nantes on March 15th and I will be re-joining Carmina for a series of gigs in Holland on the weekend of March 23-25. I’ll keep you posted for upcoming dates later in the year.

The Cherish the Ladies album, Country Crossroads, featuring The Malbay Shuffle is doing very well and it’s great to hear the track played on dobros, flutes, piano accordions etc and I recently got news that Above and Beyond will feature in a documentary on Irish dancing in Australia to be aired on TG4 and other networks in the near future. Look out for that one !!

All the best,

Diarmaid

“This new album 'verges on perfection'...which will delight lovers of quality music.” Trad Magazine, France

“Layer after layer reveal themselves with repeated listening as only the best musical outings do.” The Irish Times ****

“The Lights of Ranzanico is an album to be seized upon, greedily devoured or lovingly cherished: a highlight of the year.” Irish Music Magazine

“outstanding musicianship with a sequence of imaginatively-scored pieces that make full use of a more expansive palette” The Living Tradition Scotland