I’m Irish, a Canadian Permanent Resident, a Musician freelance Technical Director, Audio engineer, Stage manager, composer and Multi Instrumentalist now in Ontario with my wife renowned Musician, Saskia Tomkins and our children .
I work in Theatre T.V. Radio, Live and Recorded sound and I tour globally
A relative newcomer to Canada, Belfast born and raised, I play over 40 musical instruments including a wide range of Percussion, Wind and Strings!
I have worked with many top artists including Bjork, Depeche Mode, The Chieftains, The Afro-celts, Lorenna McKennett, Oliver Schroer, Il Divo, and Michael Flatley.
I have also been involved with numerous television shows including Friends, Cooper, Relic Hunter, and Earth Final Conflict.
I have and played written music for the theatre, and in Canada, has worked with the 4th Line Theatre, Sheridan College, ( On runaway hit Come From Away ) and the internationally renowned Irish theatre group, Fibin. I am still a teacher returning this year to St Annes College Cape Breton for their summer learning week
https://gaeliccollege.edu/session/summer-adult-session-2/
I am the author of a range of instructional DVDs and books, notably the Bodhrάn book and DVD and the Low Whistle book
THEATRE WORK :
As a Tech Director I have worked with Numerous theatre companies including Lighthouse Festival Theatre, 4th Line Theatre, Jumblies Theatre Festival Players of Prince Edward County.
The 3rd person version !
Steafan was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to Canada nearly 12 years ago with his Wife Saskia and 3 children Oisin, Eile and Ayisha.
He has a background in theatre and has held many interesting positions: Technical Director, Musical Director, Head of Props, Head Carpenter, Lighting Designer, Sound Designer, and actor. Previously he worked as a Technical Director for many companies including Jumblies Theatre, Education Arts Canada and Festival Players.
He has also had an interesting career as a musician having composed the music for a 24-episode animated series which aired worldwide in 2015, worked with a diverse range such as Bjork, Depeche Mode, Loreena mcKennitt and AfroCelts He has also appeared on MTV, BBC and CBC. Along with his wife Saskia, he was hired to work on developing the hit theatre show “Come from Away”.
And yes rumours are true, he arranged music for and appeared on the hit T.V. series “Friends” – the one with Ross’s wedding, acted in Canadian show “Coppers” and been a session musician on “Black Harbour”, “Relic Hunter ” and “Earth Final Conflict”.
He has played or produced over 200 albums, toured in over 30 countries and still has a recording studio and a collection of over 800 musical instruments. He is an author of “The Bodhran Book” and “The Low Whistle Book” both best sellers in their genre. He and his family also formed a band called Clan Hannigan
He regularly volunteers for ArtsCan Circle, working with Indigenous communities in Northern Ontario, specializing in working with the Pikanjikum First Nation and Project Journey.