Fiddle player Aoife Ni Bhriain combines the richness of a family heritage of traditional music and a lifetime of classical music training.. Born in Dublin she began studying the violin at an early age winning
numerous national and international competitions for both classicaland traditional Irish music. Her unique musical pedigree has led her to experiment, collaborate and perform across many musical genreswith artists such as pianist Eliso Virsaladze, fiddle player Martin Hayes, jazz guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, actor Tim Robbins, and the avant garde string quintet Wooden Elephant.
With her father uilleann piper Mick O’ Brien and flute player Emer Mayock she has recorded two albums of tunes sourced from the Canon Goodman Collection.
Aoife holds an abiding interest and admiration for the fiddle playing of Tommie Potts.