Awarded with the prestigious Gradam Ceoil TG4 Young Musician of the Year 2021, Sorcha Costello is a traditional Irish fiddle player from Tulla Co. Clare and hails from a family emersed in traditional Irish music. Respected as a performer, teacher and composer, Sorcha has toured worldwide for over ten years and is in high demand on the Irish music festival circuit. Released in 2023, Sorcha’s solo fiddle album The Primrose Lass achieved great critical acclaim, receiving two RTE Radio 1 Folk award nominations for ‘best folk instrumentalist’ and ‘’best emerging artist’. The style and flow of this album reflect Sorcha’s love of the tradition, evidenced through the swing, rhythm and uncomplicated playing of tunes. Sorcha’s own compositions on this album demonstrate her ability to combine elements of the old style with the current stylistic features of a developing tradition.
Core Instructor – Fiddle | Lecturer – An Exploration of the East Clare Style of Irish Music: Looking back, Moving Forward
2026