Noel Hill is an Irish concertina player from County Clare, Ireland. Born in 1958, he grows up in a part of the west coast of Ireland where the concertina tradition is especially strong and where the instrument is often associated with local house music and dance.

Hill begins playing as a child after taking up his older brother’s concertina, even though he is not supposed to touch it. The story of his early playing becomes part of his reputation: when he unexpectedly plays a hornpipe with ease, it draws attention to his ability and sets him on the path that follows.

He is known for bringing the concertina from the house dances of County Clare to stages around the world. Alongside performance, he works as a teacher and is recognised as a well-respected authority on Irish music. His place in the tradition is linked both to the strength of the Clare concertina style and to the wider revival and growing popularity of Irish music.