Diarmuid Ó Meachair hails from Cúil Aodha, County Cork, Ireland. An accomplished melodeon player and sean-nós singer, he is a native Irish speaker and was awarded the prestigious TG4 Young Musician of the Year title in 2022. Diarmuid currently teaches in the music department at University College Cork (Ireland) and at the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA).