Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha is from Cor na Rón, Cois Fharraige, County Galway. She began learning music at home where her father Michael Mheáirt Ó Coisdealbha played the accordion and her mother Bairbre was a set dancer and played the Jew’s Harp. Neansaí started off playing the accordion and then began to learn to play the tin whistle. Later, she began to learn the flute. She started working with Raidió na Gaeltachta in 1986. Initially  she worked in the area of sound recording and was then technical manager of the project which saw the digitisation of the entire Raidió na Gaeltachta archive. Neansaí began work as programme manager and as Head of Music. She then began to travel around Ireland collecting and recording music. She presents four weekly music programmes. Her programme ‘Ceol Binn ó na Beanna’ is regarded as the station’s  flagship programme of traditional music and Neansaí has a special talent in presenting the best of music. She has recorded two albums Draíocht na Feadóige and An Tower. In 2014 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann made an award in recognition of her pioneering work and she has also received recognition from the Celtic Media Festival.