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Jack Talty is a multi-award-winning traditional musician, composer, producer, academic, and educator from Lissycasey in county Clare. In 2021, he was appointed to the post of Lecturer in Irish Traditional Music at the School of Film, Music and Theatre at University College Cork. As a performer Jack has toured extensively throughout Europe, the United States, Australia, and Asia, and he has contributed to over 100 albums to date as a musician, producer, composer, arranger, and engineer. A regular contributor to traditional music programming on various media, Jack is also the founder of Raelach Records, a traditional music label that he established in 2011.
An experienced and regular external assessor with bodies such as Culture Ireland, Music Network, and the Arts Council of Ireland, Jack published Navigating the Traditional Arts Sector in Ireland: A Report on Resources, Challenges, and Opportunities. This pioneering report was commissioned by Trad Ireland / Traid Éireann, with the support of the Arts Council. In April 2023, Jack joined the steering committee of the National Campaign for the Arts.
