Marcus Hernon

Marcus Hernon is a flute player and flute maker. He has won two senior titles at Fleadh Cheoil.

Early years

Hernon was born in Roisín na Mainíach, Carna, County Galway, Ireland.

Career

Hernon used to play with Johnny Connolly. He is in a band called Fíghnis, and was in a cèilidh band, the Tribes Céilí Band, until 2008. He composes some of his own music, including the tracks on his album The Grouse In The Heather.

He makes two different types of flutes, Pratten, where the upper middle and lower middle are in one piece, and Rudell & Rose, where the upper middle and lower middle are separated by a joint.

Discography

Name Label Format Floating Crowbar GTD Cassette Cruaigh Pháraic GTD Cassette Béal A' Mhurlaigh Gael Linn CD, Cassette and record Feenish Legacy Feenish Sound Cassette The Grouse In The Heather Feenish Sound CD Rabharta Feenish Sound CD