Maitiú Ó Casaide was raised in Dublin and comes from a famous Donegal piping family. He has blossomed as a piper in the past few years and started to gain notice in 2006 when he came second in the U18 all Ireland fleadh on the uilleann pipes. Since then he won first prize in the Oireachtas senior competition on the uilleann pipes in 2007. A smashing uilleann pipes player.