Piaras Ó Lorcáin

Piaras Ó Lorcáin is a traditional Irish singer and beef farmer from Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Ireland. He was featured on RTÉ farming series Saol na Feirme and in a full episode of TG4's Bláth na hÓige in 2023. Ó Lorcáin Started singing professionally at age 8. He plays guitar and bouzouki, but is best known for sean-nós songs, an unaccompanied singing style in the Irish language.

Piaras Ó Lorcáin was the subject of season 1 episode 4 of Bláth na hÓige on the TG4 Irish language streaming service. The seven-part program follows the musical development and collaborations of eight sean-nós singers. Ó Lorcáin is the only artist on the project from a non-Gaeltacht, or non-Irish language speaking area. The project also includes a collaborative album of the same name under the musical direction of Síle Denvir and Colm Mac Con Iomaire. In addition to Ó Lorcáin, the recording ensemble Bláth na hÓige showcases the work of Caoimhe and Séamus Ó Flatharta, Méabh Ní Bheaglaoich, Cathal Ó Curráin, Megan Nic Ruairí, and Máire and Étáin Ní Churraoin.