The Arts Council is delighted to announce the latest recipients of its annual Deis Recording and Publication Award. Meath’s Fergus McGorman is one of fifteen successful applicants to receive up to €10,000 for a traditional arts recording project.
The Deis Recording and Publication Award supports standalone traditional arts recording projects, as well as collaborative recording projects between the traditional arts and other artforms. These recording projects are vital to the preservation and transmission of traditional oral artforms, which often face unique archival challenges and can struggle to reach general audiences.
The award also prioritises projects which centre on the publication of work such as tutors, tune collections and critical writing. This further benefits the traditional arts community by expanding the resources available to artists of all levels.
About Fergus McGorman
A member of the renowned McEvoy/McGorman family, Fergus began learning the flute at the age of ten and has gone on to win numerous all-Ireland solo titles at fleadh competitions. He was also a member of groups that won ‘Siansa’ Gael Linn, the country’s most prestigious competition for young traditional Irish music and singing groups.
Fergus has performed throughout Ireland at festivals such as the ‘Chief O’Neill Traditional Music Festival’, ‘Feakle Festival’ and ‘Willie Clancy Summer School’ to name a few. Fergus was invited to perform and teach at the ‘Recontres Musicales Irlandaises de Tocane’ France, ‘Athens Irish Festival’, Greece and ‘Gothenburg Irish Music Festival’, Sweden.
He has also performed on RTE television and radio and TG4 on numerous occasions. Fergus released his debut solo flute album in 2017 which was received positively and showcased Fergus’s strong individual style.
