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Ryan Murphy (Uilleann Piper)

Ryan Murphy is an Irish folk musician from Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. Widely known for his prowess as an uilleann piper and flautist, he has also been know to play saxophone and whistle as well.

He has won a total of seven All-Ireland and two Oireachtas titles on the uilleann pipes. Apart from playing with Mànran & Cara, he is also a founding member of the young Irish band and powerhouse that is ‘Éalú’. Ryan holds a Diploma in Traditional Irish Music Performance from the London College of Music and is currently in his final year of studying at the Irish World Academy of Music in Limerick, under Dr. Niall Keegan

Ryan Murphy is an Irish folk musician from Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland. Widely known for his prowess as an uilleann piper and flautist, he has also been known to play saxophone and whistle as well.

Music Career

Murphy took up music at the age of seven, under the tuition uilleann piper/ music teacher, Jimmy Morrison, in his hometown of Fermoy. Like most Irish children, Murphy first took up the tin whistle before progressing onto the uilleann pipes a year later.

Murphy won a total of seven All-Ireland championships (incl. solo, band and group competitions) and also won two Oireachtas titles, one of these titles was won as part of a duo with his younger sister, Aoíbheann, a multi award winning musician also.

In 2008, Murphy was part of the band 'Fionnuar' who won the coveted Siansa Gael-Linn competition. The band comprised of musicians who are still recording and touring all over the world such as, Tara Breen (Stockton's Wing), Cillian King (Atlas), Dermot Sheedy (Hermitage Green), Caoimhín Ó Fearghail (Caladh Nua and TG4 Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2012) along with London based button accordionist/ singer Kieran Fitzpatrick. This award helped propel the band into the spotlight of the Irish music scene. Bands of note such as Éalú and Ciorras were also made up of members of Fionnuar.

2010 saw Murphy joining German based folk band Cara while also enrolling into the University of Limerick to study Irish Traditional music under Dr. Niall Keegan. That same year, Cara embarked on their third studio album. The album got much critical acclaim, with Murphy himself being singled out as a rising young talent within the scene. Cara had a vigorous touring scheduled which saw them touring extensively in Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, England and The United States.

Murphy then joined Scottish Folk-Rock band, Mánran, in late summer 2012 replacing the superlative flautist and uilleann piper, Calum Stewart.