Seán Ó Riáda

Short Name:	Seán Ó Riáda
Full Name:	Riáda, Seán Ó, 1931-1971
Birth Year:	1931
Death Year:	1971

Seán Ó Riada; born John Reidy; 1 August 1931 – 3 October 1971 was an Irish composer and arranger of Irish traditional music. Through his incorporation of modern and traditional techniques he became the single most influential figure in the revival of Irish traditional music during the 1960s.

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Seán Ó Riada (Irish: [ˈʃaːn̪ˠ oː ˈɾʲiəd̪ˠə]; born John Reidy; 1 August 1931 – 3 October 1971), was an Irish composer and arranger of Irish traditional music. Through his incorporation of modern and traditional techniques he became the single most influential figure in the revival of Irish traditional music during the 1960s. Ó Riada died in 1971, two months after his fortieth birthday.

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