Born in Cork and now living in Gaeltacht Mhúscraí, Conal has played flute since he was small. Conal has recorded two solo albums, The Top of Coom (1990) and Cnoc Buí (2008) and has guested on many more. He has a new CD of original compositions, Anú Abú, being launched early in 2025 and has published a highly regarded book on traditional flute-playing, ‘An Fheadóg Mhór, Traditional Flute Technique’.
Conal teaches widely, both privately and at summer schools and is the traditional flute teacher in the Dept. of Music at University College Cork. More recently Conal has worked alongside púca’s and fairies with music/puppetry group Nóta Stóta in developing a series of short films titled ‘Tan Ann…Portraits of Wild Wisdoms’ for which he has composed the music. Conal also plays with the band The Raw Bar Collective.
Instructor – Flute
2012, 2025