Joanna Hyde & Tadhg Ó Meachair in Concert!

Tadhg Ó Meachair of Dublin, Ireland, and Joanna Hyde, a native of Colorado, have an eclectic artistic partnership that extends back to 2012, where they met while studying and teaching at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick.

Now married and working together on various projects, Tadhg (piano, piano accordion) and Joanna (vocals, fiddle) first came to know each other as artists rooted in the musical traditions of their respective countries, and their collaborations comprise a continuous conversation about the interplay between American and Irish artforms.

Tadhg, an All-Ireland piano champion and founder-member of traditional group Goitse, grew up in an Irish-speaking family steeped in Irish traditional music.

He is currently pursuing a PhD in Ethnomusicology & Folklore. Joanna grew up loving bluegrass, classical, jazz, Appalachian, Irish and other folk musics, performing with her brother, Iain, as The Hydes. Along the way, she gathered numerous musical awards, including the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Graduate Arts Award, which first brought her to study music in Ireland some 11 years ago.

Tadhg and Joanna released their debut duet album in 2017, and have spent the last several years touring Europe and North America together – Germany, Switzerland, France, England, the US, Canada, Iceland – in addition to performing and teaching throughout Ireland and the US.

Their current projects include One for the Foxes, a transatlantic folk trio with Dave Curley, and with whom they were awarded “Album of the Year” by the 2021 ACLSR Music Awards* for their current release, “Take a Look Around”. Likewise, having recently lived in West Cork, Ireland, they were commissioned to produce the audio documentary series On the Wireless in association with Creative Ireland on the subject of creativity in older age, looking at several arts programmes supported by Cork County Council.

“…truly an incredible array of talent on display…”
-Irish Music Magazine

“…a collection of Irish Traditional and American Folk [music] beautifully arranged, written and presented…you are left wanting more as soon as it is over.”
-Irish American News

*American Celtic Listener Supported Radio Music Awards

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