Darragh Carey-Kennedy is an Irish traditional banjo player from Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. He has toured worldwide with the band Fiárock in places such as Florida, Madrid, London and Toronto. He graduated with First-Class Honours in the BA Irish Music course at the Irish World Academy in the University of Limerick. Darragh has won numerous All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil titles in a range of different instruments, including the mandolin and miscellaneous competitions. He has been teaching Irish traditional music from a very young age and has given workshops on the banjo at various festivals, including Scoil Éigse at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 2019 and 2021 and Meitheal Irish Traditional Music Summer School in 2022. Darragh is also a secondary school music teacher in Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí and really enjoys teaching the subject of music to Junior and Senior Cycle classes.
Instructor – Mandolin/Tenor Banjo Fundamentals
2025