Fintan Vallely, PhD, MA, BSc

Adjunct Professor, University College Dublin School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore and Linguistics, 2013-18 and 2022-2027.

PhD Ethnomusicology, University College, Dublin, 2005; M.A. Ethnomusicology, Queen’s University, Belfast, 1993; B Agr. Sc (Hort.) University College Dublin, 1972.

 

Fintan Vallely is …

Musician (Irish Traditional music, flute/whistle)

Writer, Lecturer, Researcher on Irish music and Traditional and Folk musics.

Instrumental music teacher (one-to-one and group workshops, all skills levels – beginner to advanced)

Graphic designer; silkscreen and lithographic printing; magazine production

 

Performance

2024—1966 Playing in Ireland and Europe, Britain, USA, Asia, Australia: festivals, Folk clubs, commercial concerts, cultural events, radio, television. Performance occasions typically involving additional flute and whistle teaching, talks and workshops.

Edition 3 of Companion to Irish Traditional Music, May 2024

Coming in Winter, 2024 – Beating Time—the story of the Irish bodhran,  the first history of the bodhran in Ireland.

Recent production – Turas – Virtual Ireland in Music, DVD and online video

Review of Merrijig Creek by Kevin McCullagh in The Journal of Music, 2022

Review of flute tutor in Irish Music magazine

Listen to a Performance of Fintan and Sheena Vallely on YouTube