Accolades for Portumna's 'Lord of the Dance' composer

Viewers who watched Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games on Sky Arts (January 2) may not be aware that the man who composed the score is Abbey native Ger Fahy.

It’s been a great start to the New Year for Ger, who has also received an award at Michael Flatley’s Castlehyde Estate for the 25th anniversary of Lord of the Dance. These are the latest accolades for a composer and multi-instrumentalist, who has spent a lifetime in music. At the age of 9, Ger was already winning all-Ireland music titles and he is best known in Galway as the founder of Trad on the Prom – an extravaganza of Irish dancing, trad fusion compositions and world-class musicianship.