Seamas Hyland

Seamas Hyland is a multi-instrumentalist, set dancer and composer who focuses on both traditional and experimental music. He enjoys exploring the varied sonic capabilities of the button accordion and creating tonal landscapes using field recordings he collects. He enjoys collaborating and improvising with artists such as John Francis Flynn, Jennie Moran and Eimear Walshe and is particularly intrigued by the contrasting nature of traditional and contemporary music and how/if these can be presented together. He recently released his debut solo album ‘Maidin Domhnaigh’ and was nominated for an RTÉ Folk award for best emerging artist.