Laoise first learned her music at home in Westport, Co.Mayo. Laoise’s father taught her and her siblings how play piano and to read music.
She did a year of tin whistle with piper Rory Sommers and went on to learn for years from the wonderful John Hoban while also doing piano with Maria Lynn and then Anne Kilkelly. The harp arrived when she was 12 and Ann-Marie Scanlon was her first teacher. Then Kim Fleming from Roscommon taught Laoise tunes for the Fleadh while also doing RIAM classical exams. Sr.Karol O’Connell steered Laoise into a life of music with her enthusiasm. Laoise won several All-Ireland titles and Harp competitions including the Keadue Carolan and Granard Harp Festivals. Laoise was a founder member of the traditional group ‘Bumblebees’ with whom she recorded two albums and toured extensively. In 1999 she recorded her first solo album ‘Just Harp’ to critical acclaim. In 2010 Laoise released two new recordings; ‘Ceis’ a solo harp collection and ‘The Wishing Well’ a dynamic pairing with county Clare fiddler Michelle O’Brien. Throughout her solo career Laoise has recorded on over 50 albums. She has toured and performed in all corners of the globe from Africa, Japan and Russia to New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, the US and Canada.