The Global Gratitude Show with Ross Daly & Kelly Thoma

Brushwood Media Network · Mar 9, 2026 · 52m

Ross Daly (born 1952) is a musician, composer, researcher, and musical instrument designer of Irish origin, but who has lived in Greece for most of his life. He is widely recognized for his pioneering work in the field of modal music and for his role in bringing the Cretan lyra into a broader international musical context. Daly first traveled to Crete in 1970, where he encountered the island’s rich musical traditions and began studying the lyra with local masters. What began as a fascination with Cretan music gradually expanded into a lifelong exploration of modal musical traditions from a…