Caoimhe Ní Mhaoileoin
Caoimhe Ní Mhaoileoin is a Donegal based traditional musician. She started her musical journey playing and touring with her siblings in the family band Ceoltóirí Ghoill before moving to the US. Since returning home she has been primarily playing and promoting Irish music and song mostly around the Downings area. In 2016 she founded Club Amhránaíochta Ros Goill and Club Ceoil Ros Goill, teaching traditiomal music and song to children and adults. She also started weekly sessions to give those attending her classes the opportunity to play in public with accomplished musicians. These sessions drew visiting musicians of all levels and ages from across Ireland to the UK and from North and South America to Europe, running weekly until being closed down due to the Covid pandemic.
Cónaíonn Caomhe Ní Mhaoileoin i nGaeltacht Ros Goill i dtuaisceart Dhún ma nGall, áit ar chaith sí a hóige ag seinm agus ag taisteal lena deartháireacha agus deirfiúracha sa ghrúpa teaghlaigh Ceoltóirí Ghoill, go dtí gur bhog sí go SAM. Bhog sí ar ais go Tír Chonaill i 2012 agus thosaigh sí ar ais ar an cheol sa bhaile. Bhunaigh sí Club Amhránaíochta Ros Goill agus Club Ceoil Ros Goill sa bhliain 2016, clubanna a bhí á reachtáil go seachtainiúl gur chuir an phandéim deireadh leo. Bíonn sí ag seinm go fóill go rialta le ceoltóirí áitiúla agus le cuairteoirí thart fa Ros Goill.
