Niall Hackett – Concertina
Niall plays concertina and bouzouki. He has been teaching in Gaoth Dobhair for a number of years, where he has a thriving group of young concertina players. A Dublin native, he moved to Donegal in 2002. He works as a freelance sound engineer and archivist with the Irish Traditional Music Archive. More recently he has returned to study music part-time at Ulster University. His focus was 19th century mandolin technique under classical mandolinist and composer Chris Acquavella. Niall is currently performing with experimental music collective ‘Árchú’.
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