{"id":36689,"date":"2016-12-14T08:53:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T08:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tg4.ie\/ga\/?page_id=36689"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:48:07","slug":"cumadoir-na-bliana","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tg4.ie\/ga\/brandai-eile\/gradam-ceoil\/gradaim-reatha\/cumadoir-na-bliana\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumad\u00f3ir na Bliana"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Beathaisn\u00e9is<\/h3>\n<p>T\u00e1 30 bliain caite ag Niall Vallely ag tuilleamh an ch\u00e1il at\u00e1 air mar dhuine de na ceolt\u00f3ir\u00ed agus cumad\u00f3ir\u00ed is suntasa\u00ed in \u00c9irinn. Rugadh in Ard Mhacha \u00e9 in 1970 agus thosaigh a mhuintir, Brian agus Eithne Vallely, ag m\u00faineadh d\u00f3 leis an gconsairt\u00edn a sheinm nuair a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 seacht mbliana d\u2019aois. Ba iad Brian agus Eithne a bhunaigh P\u00edobair\u00ed Ard Mhacha.<\/p>\n<p>Thosaigh Niall ar ch\u00farsa ceoil in UCC i gCorcaigh in 1988 agus is ann at\u00e1 s\u00e9 \u00f3 shin. Chuir s\u00e9 t\u00fas lena ghairm idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta taibhl\u00e9irithe ansin, ag taifeadadh agus ag dul ar camchuairt le Nomos, Buille, Karan Casey, Paddy Keenan, Tim O\u2019Brien agus Cassandra Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00e1 c\u00e1il air as a st\u00edl shaini\u00fail ar an gconsairt\u00edn agus as a shaothair ch\u00e1ili\u00fala, t\u00e1 a chuid fonn le cloiste\u00e1il ar n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 80 albam agus is gn\u00e1thn\u00f3s anois \u00e9 ag daoine na foinn sin a sheinm i seisi\u00fain ar fud an domhain. T\u00e1 m\u00f3rshaothair d\u00e1 chuid coimisi\u00fanaithe ag TG4, RT\u00c9, BBC, ag \u00c1ras Ceoldr\u00e1ma\u00edochta Chorca\u00ed, ag an Crash Ensemble, Boston Pops Orchestra agus neart eile.<\/p>\n<p>Bhain Niall PhD sa chumad\u00f3ireacht amach in UCC sa bhliain 2018. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 f\u00f3s ag cumadh, ag ceol agus ag obair le ceolt\u00f3ir\u00ed eile ar fud an domhain. Eiseoidh s\u00e9 albam nua i samhradh 2026 dar teideal <em>Sun Lines<\/em> i gcomhar leis an ngiot\u00e1ra\u00ed as an gCong\u00f3 Niwel Tsumbu agus leis an bhfidl\u00e9ir as Meirice\u00e1 Liz Knowles agus beidh comhcheol idir an tri\u00far agus Ceolfhoireann Aireagail na h\u00c9ireann ag F\u00e9ile Eala\u00edon Chill Chainnigh ar an albam freisin. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beathaisn\u00e9is T\u00e1 30 bliain caite ag Niall Vallely ag tuilleamh an ch\u00e1il at\u00e1 air mar dhuine de na ceolt\u00f3ir\u00ed agus cumad\u00f3ir\u00ed is suntasa\u00ed in \u00c9irinn. Rugadh in Ard Mhacha \u00e9 in 1970 agus thosaigh a mhuintir, Brian agus Eithne Vallely, ag m\u00faineadh d\u00f3 leis an gconsairt\u00edn a sheinm nuair a bh\u00ed s\u00e9 seacht mbliana d\u2019aois. 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