Diarmaid Moynihan is an Uilleann Pipes & Irish Whistles player, who first came to the notice of audiences in the UK during his touring with Belfast band Craobh Rua. He is a founding member of the innovative Irish band Calico whose two albums,'Celanova Square' and 'Songdogs', both won awards from the music magazines in Ireland and France. He has written music for such traditional luminaries as Lunasa, Flook, Mike McGoldrick, Andy Cutting and Karen Tweed and Galician fusion band Spiritu 986 among others.