Alec O'Leary

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Alec O'Leary

| birth_name = Alec O'Leary

| birth_place = Carlow, Ireland

| instrument = Cedar Guitar (2005) by Michael J. O'Leary

| genre = Classical
Latin American

| occupation = Musician
Director (Guitar Festival)

| years_active = ???? - present

| label = GFI Master Records

| website = [http://www.alecoleary.com Official website]

}}

Alec O'Leary (M.Mus., B.Mus., Dip. Inst. Teaching) is the director and founder of the Guitar Festival of Ireland{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/06/24/story24560.asp |title=NewsPaper Article |accessdate=2008-08-20 |publisher=The Sunday Business Post }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and a renowned Irish guitarist."Easily one of Ireland's most talented and accomplished classical guitarists", Hotpress. He has spent many years studying guitar with John Feeley at the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, Dublin, and has had tuition from many distinguished players, such as Manuel Barreuco, Roland Dyens, Scott Tennant, Sergio Assad, Elena Papandreou and Fabio Zannon. O'Leary plays regularly both as a soloist and in ensemble and has featured on national radio and television. He plays guitars crafted by the renowned Irish luthier Michael J. O'Leary.