Liam O’Brien is a concertina and tin whistle teacher from Miltown Malbay Co. Clare. He has recently finished a BA Irish Music & Dance at the University of Limerick. Liam grew up in a musical family where he learned tin whistle from his mother, Brid O'Donohue. He went on to learn the concertina from Noel Hill for many years. Liam has performed and taught at workshops in various parts of the world including Tokyo, Tanzania, France, Switzerland, Austria, Romania and Scotland.

In February 2017 Liam received the Ceoltóir Óg award at the Gradam Ceoil TG4 awards, the Traditional Music ‘Oscars’.