Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
| Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin | |
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Pádraigín in India in January 2011 for a cultural event between Indian and Irish poets
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin |
| Born |
23 August 1950 County Louth, Ireland |
| Genres |
Irish traditional Folk Celtic music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Author Academic Composer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels |
Gael Linn (1994–2005) Ceoltaí Éireann (2006 – present) |
| Associated acts |
Len Graham Eithne Ní Uallacháin Dónal O'Connor |
| Website | Official website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Voice, Shruti box | |
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠɑːd̺.ɾˠɪɡʲiːnʲ nʲiː u.a.l̺ˠaxˠɑːinʲ]) (born 23 August 1950) is an Irish singer, songwriter, academic and former newsreader from County Louth, Ireland.
Pádraigín was born in an Irish-speaking household to Pádraig and Eithne Ó hUallacháin. Her father, a teacher, writer and song collector published older songs from the Oriel area in local publications, and encouraged Pádraigín and her siblings to sing. They would take part in national Oireachtas competitions, Pádraigín winning multiple awards for her sean-nós singing.
Pádraigín attended school at St Louis, County Monaghan before beginning a course at the University of Ulster, studying Irish Song and Culture.
In August 1976, Pádraigín became a television newsreader at RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster. She also researched and presented numerous radio programmes in English and in Irish for RTÉ Radio.
Pádraigín left RTÉ in 1980 to become a primary school teacher in Athlone, County Westmeath.
In 1994, Pádraigín recorded her first full-length album with Garry Ó Briain. A Stór is a Stóirín was released on the acclaimed Gael Linn label and featured 36 songs for all ages, with an emphasis on songs suitable for primary school children.
Britain's Channel 4 commissioned music videos for a number of songs on the album, featuring dramatisations of the lyrics as well as performances from Pádraigín. The videos later became regular features on TnaG (Ireland's newly launched Irish language television channel) between 1996 and 1998. That same year, she also featured on the television programme Light, Darkness and Colour.
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