Flaithri Neff

Flaithri Neff is a musician, composer and academic. He has performed on the world stage with Riverdance, the Afro Celt Sound System, Neffbros, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the Lorient Festival Orchestra and more. Along with his brother Eoghan, he has worked with renowned film composer Atli Örvarsson on the score of "The Eagle", a film by Oscar-winning director Kevin McDonald. Extracts from the score were performed live by Flaithrí, Eoghan, Atli, Thórhildur Örvarsdóttir and Satnam Ramgotra (collectively known as Torc) at the prestigious LA Composer's Salon in Los Angeles, USA (chaired by Kubilay Uner). He has also guested on Guillaume Roussel's score for the movie "Les Seigneurs", and on Secret Garden's critically acclaimed album "Inside I'm Singing". He is currently working on the Torrek project, which is a fusion of Gaelic & Scandinavian folk elements under the umbrella of cinematic electronica:
Hilda Örvarsdóttir (Vocals)
Eoghan Neff (Fiddles)
Flaithri Neff (Uilleann Pipes & Whistles)
Atli Örvarsson (Keyboards & Accordion)
Satnam Ramgotra (Tabla & Percussion)

Flaithri is a lecturer in Audio Technology at the Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland. He attained his PhD under Dr. Ian Pitt, Dept. of Computer Science, University College Cork, Ireland, researching virtual spatial auditory environments, sonic interface design and the sonification of complex datasets.