Stiofán Ó Fearail is an Irish singer, songwriter, musician and television presenter originally from Roscommon, Ireland. He is a founding member of the bilingual contemporary folk group Seo Linn alongside Daithí Ó Ruaidh, Keith Ó Briain and Kev Shortall.

Stiofán Ó Fearail
Background information
OriginRoscommon, Ireland
GenresIrish, folk music, Pop
Occupation(s)Musician, television presenter, primary school teacher
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, ukulele, bodhrán
Years active2012 – Today

In 2016, he won Réalta Óg na Bliana (Young Star of the Year Award) at the Oireachtas Media Awards in Galway for his role as presenter on the TG4 series Cleas Act.[1][2][3]

Music

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Ó Fearail plays the guitar, writes and sings for folk/indie group, Seo Linn. He began his musical career working in Coláiste Lurgan as a musical director where he met current band members Daithí Ó Ruaidh, Keith Ó Briain and Kevin Shortall. After a series of successful summers translating and recording popular songs with TG Lurgan, Ó Fearail, Ó Ruaidh, Ó Briain and Shortall, along with previous members Cathal Ó Ruaidh and Jenny Ní Ruiséil, formed Seo Linn.

Television

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Ó Fearail was a judge on Scór Encore (2014), Junior Eurovision (2015) on TG4. He also presented Cleas Act for 3 seasons (2016 - 2018).[4]

Personal life

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Ó Fearail is a qualified primary school teacher out of St Patrick's College, Dublin. He taught at Scoil Chaitlín Maude in Tallaght. He is an avid follower of Gaelic Football and supports Roscommon GAA. He is an Irish language advocate and has worked on various initiatives promoting the language.

Discography

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Year Title Band
2017 Solas Seo Linn
2019 Marcus in the Wood/Marcas sa gCoill Seo Linn
2023 Anuas Seo Linn

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2014 Scór Encore Judge
2015 Junior Eurovision Éire 2015 Judge
2015 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Commentator with Caitlín Nic Aoidh
2016— Cleas Act Presenter, Musical Director

References

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  1. ^ "A cure has been found for Irish-language phobia". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Bilingual folk-pop band Seo Linn are guided by a beating heart, as Gaeilge". 18 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Seo-Linn's-Stiofán-Ó-Fearail-is-a-rising-star-at-Irish-language-Media-Awards". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Cleas Act | Baile | Seinnteoir | TG4". TG4. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
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