Colm Mac Con Iomaire () is an Irish composer and musician from

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, Ireland, who plays keyboards, violin and sings with

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. He is the son of

Liam Mac Con Iomaire Liam Mac Con Iomaire (1937, Casla, County Galway – 5 May 2019) was a highly respected Irish writer, journalist and broadcaster. He was a newsreader on RTÉ. He was author of a number of books and some translations, mainly concerning Connemara, ...

, a writer, journalist and broadcaster. He attended school at

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, an

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secondary school ( Meánscoil) in Co. Dublin. While there, in 1987, he was a founder member of the

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group

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. Mac Con Iomaire has been involved with

since 1990 and his interest in the

led to

's involvement in two Irish-language albums released for the Irish charity '' Concern'' during

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. This included an Irish-language version of the

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track "Locusts" entitled "Lócáistí" on the ''SnaG 05'' album in 2005 and a song called "Pian agus Ciúnas" on the 2006 album ''

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''. He has been a touring member of

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since 2006, and played violin on their 2008 album '' Strict Joy''. He also played violin on David Gray's 1998 album ''

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'' (on the track "Silver Lining"). Colm played violin for Damien Rice in his World renowned album "O" in 2002 and helped finish his friend the late Mic Christopher's only solo album "Skylarking" also in 2002. Mac Con Iomaire's first solo album, ''The Hare's Corner'' (Cúinne an Ghiorria), was released in 2008. It was nominated for a 2009 Meteor Award for Best Traditional/Folk Album. His second solo album, ''And Now the Weather'' (Agus Anois an Aimsir), was released in April 2015. His third solo album, ''The River Holds Its Breath'' (Tost ar an Abhainn), was released in 2019. He had a cameo role in the 1991 film '' The Commitments''.

References

External links

Official website
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2015 ''Irish Times'' interview

Other Voices: Courage 2020, Colm Mac Con Iomaire live in concert
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