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Hons. BA Applied Music, MA Ethnomusicology, MA Music Therapy
Niall McGuigan is a musician and practicing music therapist from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. Specializing in medical ethnomusicology, Niall has researched the topic of music & healing within shamanic & neo-shamanic traditions and also the development of therapeutic presence as a music therapist.
As a musician, he has performed in a variety of bands ranging from metal, grunge, rock, traditional Irish music, funk & reggae, and also at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Glastonbury, Earth Garden & The Bubble festival (Malta).
The debut album “Awareness” is a collection of songs written over a period of six years expressing experiences of travel, education, and self-discovery. Similar to the idea of songlines, a term used in Aboriginal culture to describe songs that create a map, each song has a distinct story, life lesson, or meditation that guides attention within, towards self-discovery and connection with the heart.
The album incorporates many musical styles including reggae, folk, rock, and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing). This is fused with a variety of cross-cultural influences ranging from South American shamanism to Eastern meditation practices.
Niall is currently touring Ireland & Europe with his experiential concert "Discovering Stillness Through Music & Self-Inquiry". This is an experiential music concert which offers participants the opportunity to recognize our natural state, a state of "being" through music, dialogue, and group voice work.
The interactive nature of the concert and introspective focus unlocks our ability to observe and question the psychological mind using awareness and the natural curiosity of self-discovery.
Music is an incredible tool that helps us to access a deeper connection with the heart as it is through the heart that we deepen our sense of "being". Through this connection, self-inquiry can begin to uncover our true nature, the heart of reality, and an ever-present stillness within.
Hons. BA Applied Music, MA Ethnomusicology, MA Music Therapy
Niall McGuigan is a musician and practicing music therapist from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. Specializing in medical ethnomusicology, Niall has researched the topic of music & healing within shamanic & neo-shamanic traditions and also the development of therapeutic presence as a music therapist.
As a musician, he has performed in a variety of bands ranging from metal, grunge, rock, traditional Irish music, funk & reggae, and also at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Glastonbury, Earth Garden & The Bubble festival (Malta).
The debut album “Awareness” is a collection of songs written over a period of six years expressing experiences of travel, education, and self-discovery. Similar to the idea of songlines, a term used in Aboriginal culture to describe songs that create a map, each song has a distinct story, life lesson, or meditation that guides attention within, towards self-discovery and connection with the heart.
The album incorporates many musical styles including reggae, folk, rock, and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing). This is fused with a variety of cross-cultural influences ranging from South American shamanism to Eastern meditation practices.
Niall is currently touring Ireland & Europe with his experiential concert "Discovering Stillness Through Music & Self-Inquiry". This is an experiential music concert which offers participants the opportunity to recognize our natural state, a state of "being" through music, dialogue, and group voice work.
The interactive nature of the concert and introspective focus unlocks our ability to observe and question the psychological mind using awareness and the natural curiosity of self-discovery.
Music is an incredible tool that helps us to access a deeper connection with the heart as it is through the heart that we deepen our sense of "being". Through this connection, self-inquiry can begin to uncover our true nature, the heart of reality, and an ever-present stillness within.
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