LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ & ÚNA MONAGHAN

LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ
Liam Ó Maonlaí was raised with Irish in Dublin, received his songs from his father, and musical knowhow from his mother, Eithne Ní Loideáin. Steeped in Gaelic music from a young age, Liam later formed, composed and played with the renowned group, Hothouse Flowers, making him a household name. Liam currently creates music as a solo artist, including work for radio and television productions, and for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s show, ‘Cuan an Cheoil’. His latest album, ‘Urnaí’ was released on Japanese label, Plancton in 2025.

Liam Ó Maonlaí (of Hothouse Flowers fame) currently creates, composes and performs music as a solo artist, including his renowned work for radio and television productions (RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s show, ‘Cuan an Cheoil’). His latest album, ‘Urnaí’ was released on Japanese label, Plancton in 2025.

ÚNA MONAGHAN | IRELAND

Úna Monaghan is a harper, composer, researcher and sound artist working internationally. She collaborates, improvises and performs with poets, visual artists, computers, writers, musicians, and others. Úna also works as a live sound engineer specialising in Irish traditional music, and experimental, electronic and multichannel music. She has released two albums of her compositions, most recently Aonaracht, for solo traditional musicians and electronics. Her recent commissions include pieces for Red Note, Crash Ensemble, Ulster Orchestra and Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble. Úna performs solo with harp and electronics, and as a member of contemporary music ensembles Stone Drawn Circles and Of Aran. Úna received the inaugural Liam O’Flynn Award from the Arts Council of Ireland and the National Concert Hall Dublin and held the Rosamund Harding Research Fellowship in Music at Newnham College, University of Cambridge from 2016-2019. She is a lecturer in Sound and Music at Queen’s University Belfast, where her research examines the intersections between Irish traditional music, experimental music practices, improvisation and interactive technologies.