“An absolute guitar wizard” Tradfolk

Raised on the outskirts of Glasgow with roots in the West of Ireland, Stiofán Ó Treabhair - “Stefawn O’Trower” - is a fusion vocalist, guitarist and bouzoukist reinterpreting Celtic folk traditions.

Having studied with fingerstyle master Tony McManus in recent years, his fluid guitar arrangements are imbued with dynamics & flourishes drawn from the wells of Paul Brady, Dick Gaughan and Dougie MacLean. The honesty and intimacy of his distinctive tenor has drawn comparisons to shades of Jeff Buckley and Mike Scott. His indebtedness to Irish bouzouki pioneers Alec Finn and Andy Irvine is unmistakable.

Emerging from the fertile Yorkshire folk scene that has launched the careers of Chris Brain, Owen Spafford and Katie Spencer, his debut single with acclaimed producers & engineers Tom Orrell and Tim Hay - an arrangement of the W. B. Yeats ballad ‘The Song of Wandering Aengus’ - will be released on all major streaming platforms on 4th July 2025.