Máirtín de Cógáin is a singing, dancing, and story-telling bodhrán player who captivates audiences in his native Ireland and throughout the U.S. With his infectious personality, he effortlessly commands attention from concert halls to intimate porches. Descended from a long line of storytellers and boasting two CCÉ All-Ireland’s for Storytelling, Máirtín finds joy in nothing more than sharing his tales. Catch him spinning a few yarns and you’re in for a treat.

Máirtín is a multi-talented artist who has even earned a degree in the Irish language from University College Cork. He is not only a singer, storyteller, dancer, and bodhrán player on stage but also an actor who has appeared in the film The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Máirtín has co-written many productions with the Be Your Own Banana Theatre Company and notably played De Bogman off-broadway in NYC.