Based in Brooklyn, Dubliner Ivan Goff plays Irish concert flute and uilleann pipes. In addition to duets with many traditional musicians such as Míchéal Ó Raghallaigh, Tony DeMarco, and Iarla Ó Lionáird, Ivan has also performed with internationally acclaimed Irish traditional bands Dervish, Danú, Téada, Lúnasa, The Green Fields of America with Mick Moloney, is a former member of Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul and was featured in several well-known productions including extended engagements with Riverdance. Known also as a soloist, Ivan has worked with musicians and composers throughout the world in various genres from theater, to film, to symphonic and experimental electroacoustic music. Ivan is currently completing a PhD in music at NYU.
While growing up in Dublin, Eamon O’Leary developed an interest in Irish music through his friendship with the Mayock family, noted traditional musicians originally from County Mayo. When he moved to New York City in 1992, he met guitarist John Doyle and fiddle player Patrick Ourceau, among others, and has since become a fixture in the city’s thriving Irish music scene. Eamon has toured extensively throughout Europe and North America, performing with many of Irish music’s great players, including Paddy Keenan, Mick Moloney, Tommy Peoples, and James Keane, and has recorded with singer Susan McKeown and flute player Emer Mayock. In addition to his performance schedule, Eamon has taught at numerous music programs including the Augusta Heritage Center, the Catskills Irish Arts Week, and the Alaska Irish Music Camp. In 2004, he and Patrick Ourceau released a live recording, Live at Mona’s, documenting their many years hosting a Monday night session on New York’s Lower East Side.
