Seán Mc Elwain from Monaghan brings a strong string dimension to Téada through his dynamic contributions on guitar and bouzouki. In recent times, touring performances have seen Seán gaining growing accolades for his accompainment and melodic skills from many quarters.

He is actively involved in the organising and running of an annual weekend of music ‘Scoil Cheoil na Botha’ in his native county Monaghan. Seán is currently engaged in a major research project into the writings of Monaghan man Eamonn Murray during the 1930s and 1940s and like Oisín, is also pursuing postgraduate studies under Dr. Fintan Vallely in DKIT.