Eoghan Neff

“Tracing shadows where few fiddlers deign venture” (Irish Times), Eoghan Neff creates “astonishing ... black magic music ... eliciting unimagined sounds” (The Longford Leader). His pioneering avant-trad performances offer an ”audio goldmine" (Irish Music Magazine) that “could put a Michelin star chef to shame with its complex flavours” (Folk World). “Cinematic in scope” (Irish Times), his fiddle playing and music is heard across various feature films (by Oscar-winning and Cannes-winning directors), television series (as soundtrack and theme music), independent screen productions (from documentaries to animation), live interactive installations (from contemporary dance to archival silent films), and 20+ albums (from experimental fusion to free improvisation). His “extreme fiddling” (Folk World) combines prepared objects and motorised curios with an "astounding mastery of live looping" (Folk Radio UK). His onstage performances as a soloist, in duet, or as part of his 'unit' have garnered him a reputation among the international press as “a true Irish devil violinist" (Sächsische Zeitung) who "if he has sold his soul to the devil to play as he does, he has definitely got the better part of the deal!" (Fatea Magazine).