Seán Gavin
Flute Player, Uilleann Piper, Instructor
About Seán
A master of the uilleann pipes, Irish flute, and tin whistle, Seán Gavin is one of the most highly regarded performers and teachers of traditional Irish music. He is the first musician born outside Ireland to win the prestigious Seán Ó Riada Gold medal, and the author of a popular tin whistle book published by Hal Leonard. Seán is the founder and director of the Irish Music Institute – a non-profit music school based in Southeast Michigan, and also serves as coordinator of celtic week at the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina.
With recordings, lectures, and performances around the globe to his credit, Seán is back in his native Detroit, where he continues to play, teach, and promote traditional Irish music.
Latest News
New Album – The Boys of 25 – Available Now
I'm delighted to announce a new album with Accordion maestro, Colm Gannon. Colm is a fantastic box player from Boston with musical roots in Connemara. His father, John, is a great melodeon player. After having spent the last 20 years (give or take) in Ireland, Colm is...
New Website
Hello and welcome to Sean's new website! Here, information will be posted about upcoming events like album and book releases, band tour schedules, and other new projects as they come along. In other exciting news, Bua, has a new album coming out called "A Shelter from...
New Book Available Now!
It's official! The brand new, Tin Whistle Method by Seán Gavin, is now available. After quite a lot of time, and effort, Seán is very pleased to have this hitting shelves at music stores around the world. It's an introduction to the tin whistle and to Irish music. The...