Lomax in Éirinn

Pól Brennan is a singer, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the renowned Irish band Clannad.

Grammy-nominated artist Iarla Ó Lionáird has worked with renowned composers including Donnacha Dennehy, Dan Trueman, Nico Muhly, Gavin Bryars, and David Lang; recorded with Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, Robert Plant, and Sinead O'Connor; and performed in concert halls all over the world, from New York's Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House and beyond. 

Ó Lionáird is the vocalist with the critically acclaimed Irish American band "The Gloaming,” and his singing has been featured in films including The Gangs of New York, Hotel Rwanda, and Brooklyn. He holds a masters degree in ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick, where he is currently completing a PhD, and teaches at Princeton University as the recipient of a Belknap Fellowship.

Pegi Vail is an anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, and co-director at the Center for Media, Culture, and History at New York University, and teaches documentary film production in NYU’s program in culture and media. Her award-winning documentary Gringo Trails explores the impact of global tourism. As a curator, she has collaborated with Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, American Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Moth, the storytelling collective she was a founding board member, curator, and storyteller for. Vail is a former Fulbright scholar who lectures internationally and serves as a judge for the International Documentary Association (IDA) awards and National Geographic’s World Legacy awards. She was the cultural consultant and app co-writer on Felix & Paul Studios’ “Nomads” virtual reality (VR) series, 2017 Best Immersive Experience at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.