Rónán Ó Snodaigh

Rónán Ó Snodaigh

Rónán Ó Snodaigh (born 1 January 1970 in Dublin, Ireland) is a musician, poet and lead vocalist in the musical group Kíla. He has revolutionised the playing of the bodhrán and has also released many solo albums. Amongst the many percussion instruments Ó Snodaigh plays are bodhrán, djembe, congas, bongos, He also plays the guitar and to a lesser extent the harp He is the secon youngest of six boys born to Historian and publisher Pádraig Ó Snodaigh and sculpteress Cliodhna Cussen. He's a brother of politician Aengus Ó Snodaigh and of course his band mates Colm and Rossa Ó Snodaigh. Rónán has toured with Dead Can Dance and Lisa Gerard and composed music for nature documentaries Wild Journeys and The Eagles Return and played and recorded with a myriad of performers one of whom is the late Mic Christopher on his album Skylarking.

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