Fred Finn (born 1919, Killavil,

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– died January, 1986) was a popular musician in South Sligo, in western

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, known for his wit and humour as well as his fiddle playing. His father Mick, a

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activist and former councillor, was also a fiddle player. Fred played with many musicians from the locality, and for 30 years performed as a duo with

Peter Horan Peter Horan (1926 – 17 October 2010) was an Irish flute and fiddle player from Killavil, County Sligo, who is known for having developed a unique style influenced by the local irish fiddling tradition. He was called "one of the country's bes ...

.Musician Peter Horan dies
Radio Telefís Éireann; accessed 26 July 2013

Footnotes

Discography

* ''Music of Sligo'' (with

)

External links

Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann page
* 1986 deaths 1919 births Irish folk musicians Musicians from County Sligo {{Ireland-musician-stub