Moya Sweeney, is an accomplished Irish traditional musician and tutor, having performed across Ireland and Europe. Moya graduated from Ulster University with a First-Class Honours in Music in 2021, and completed a PGCE in Music in 2024. Moya has appeared on various television and radio programmes, such as BBC Two’s ‘I Lár an Aonaigh’, RTE Radio 1’s ‘Céilí House’, TG4’s ‘Ceol ón Earagail’, along with various BBC Radio Ulster Programmes such as The Eve Blair Show and The Mark Patterson Show. Moya has performed in Michael Rooney’s ‘Famine Suite’ at IMBOLC in 2019, while also performing as a member of the IMBOLC Orchestra in 2020 and 2023, along with Four Men & A Dog. She is also a member of the Ulster Folk Orchestra, and has performed Michael Rooney’s ‘Ómós na nUltach’. Most recently, Moya has released her debut EP 'From The Aa' with Archie Churchill-Moss.

Moya's links:

Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook

Replay Moya's Melinar tutorial:

https://www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic/posts/melinar-moya-in-167229371

Live Folk Music in Swadlincote (DE11)

Kilnside Folk Events presents Janice Burns & Jon Doran 13th September:

https://melbiggsmusic.co.uk/product-category/live-music-events/

Session Survival Skills 3-part online workshop series:

https://melbiggsmusic.co.uk/product/session-survival-skills-workshop-series/

Learn DG melodeon with Mel at The Stables, Milton Keynes - Absolute Beginners L1 October 31st:

https://stables.org/workshops

Intro & outro music:

'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved.

Listen to the full track on my album 'From Darkness Comes Light':

www.melbiggsmusic.bandcamp.com

Get in touch: chatterbox@melbiggsmusic.co.uk

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