Daniel is originally from Dallas, Texas and has been playing Irish music for approximately fifteen years. Beginning on the tinwhistle, he eventually picked up the wooden flute, and soon became heavily involved in the Dallas Irish music scene. In 1999, he went on to play and compete around Ireland and the U.S., leading him to win first place in the senior whistle competition at the 2001 Midwest Fleadh Cheoil. Meanwhile, he joined the traditional Dallas-based band Idle Road, and played with them for several years before moving in 2002 to study philosophy and music in the northeast. Having now graduated from college, Daniel currently lives and works as a professional musician in New York City, where he can regularly be found teaching, recording, sessioning, and performing with a variety of traditional Irish musicians.