Jarlath Henderson

Jarlath Henderson (born 1986)[1] is a Northern Irish folk musician. He is best known as an Uilleann piper and singer but also plays the guitar and flute.[1] He was the youngest winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2003.[2] Through his career, he has worked with bands and musicians such as Lau, Capercaillie, Julie Fowlis, Michael McGoldrick, Paddy Keenan, Salsa Celtica, Phil Cunningham, Buille, Dougie Maclean and Jack Bruce.[3][4][5][6] He has also worked with Boris Grebenshikov of Aquarium on the album House of All Saints.[7] In 2016, he released his first solo album, Hearts Broken, Heads Turned.[8] In 2019, he released Raw[9] and played on several tracks on Flat Earth Society, an album by the Swedish folk rock band West of Eden. As of 2016 he is a member of the band Atlantic Arc, led by Dónal Lunny.[10][11]

Henderson was born in Armagh but grew up in Dungannon.[1][12] He studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen[13] before moving to Glasgow to work as a junior doctor. Henderson works full time as both a musician and a doctor.[12] Jarlath Henderson is the brother of the Northern Irish musician and actress Alana Henderson.[14]