List of traditional musicians from County Clare is an overview of notable musicians active in

traditional Irish music Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there w ...

who are considered Claremen or Clarewomen, either by birth or longtime association.

Banjo

Pecker Dunne Patrick "Pecker" Dunne (1 April 1933 – 19 December 2012) was an Irish musician and seanchaí. Dunne was born in Castlebar, County Mayo, "in the old county home". His family were Irish Travellers Irish Travellers ( ga, an lucht siúil ...

(also singing, fiddle, melodeon and guitar) * Jimmy Ward

Concertina

Elizabeth Crotty Elizabeth Crotty, better known as Mrs. Crotty (née Markham; 6 December 1885 – 27 December 1960), was an Irish concertina player. Crotty began gaining traction in the 1950s in the wake of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. She participated i ...

Kitty Hayes Kitty Smith Hayes (1928 – 17 May 2008) was a well-known concertina-player in Shanaway, Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. Hayes was born in the townland of Fahanlunaghta, close to Lahinch. She was the daughter of Peter Smith, a locally wel ...

* Noel Hill *

Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (born 28 May 1955) is an Irish ethnomusicologist, author, musician and historian specialising in Irish music, diaspora, cultural and memory studies. Profile Born in Ennis, County Clare, Ó hAllmhuráin was a former memb ...

* Packie Russell

Fiddle

Paddy Canny Paddy Canny (1919 – 28 June 2008) was an Irish fiddle player. In a career that spanned over six decades, Canny was instrumental in popularizing Irish traditional music, both in Ireland and internationally. He gained initial fame in the late ...

Junior Crehan ''Junior Crehan'' (born Martin Crehan, 17 January 1908 – 3 August 1998) was an Irish fiddle player who composed a number of tunes that remain popular within the Irish Traditional Music community. Biography Crehan was born and raised in Bonavil ...

Dan Furey Dan Furey (England, 12 September 1909 - Lackyle, Labasheeda, 7 August 1993) was an Republic of Ireland, Irish dance teacher and fiddle player. Furey specialized in classes for Set dancing, Ceili dance, Ceili dancing and Step dancing. Furey start ...

(also dance teacher) *

Nell Galvin Ellen (Nell) Galvin (1887 - 5 September 1961) was a fiddle and concertina player from County Clare, Ireland. She was originally from Ballydineen, Knockalough, near Kilmihil. Nell Galvin learned to play when she was young. She was taught by Ga ...

(also concertina) * Martin Hayes *

Patrick Kelly Patrick or Paddy Kelly may refer to: Politicians * Patrick Kelly (Irish politician) (1875–1934), Irish soldier, farmer and politician, Teachta Dála (TD) for Clare 1927–1932 * Patrick Kelly (Canadian politician) (1846–1916), Prince Edward I ...

Flute and whistle

Peadar O'Loughlin Peadar O'Loughlin (6 November 1929 – 22 October 2017) was an Irish fluter, fiddler, and piper from Kilmaley County Clare, Ireland who had been a fixture in Irish music since the late 1940s and was best known for having played on the highly in ...

(also uilleann pipes and fiddle) *

Gussie Russell __NOTOC__ Austin (Gussie) Russell (1917, Doonagore, Doolin – 18 May 2004, Ennistymon Hospital) was a stonecutter and a well known Irish traditional flute and whistle player out of Doolin, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. He was one o ...

Micho Russell Micho Russell (25 March 1915 – 19 February 1994) was an Irish musician and author best known for his expert tin whistle performance. He also played the simple-system flute and was a collector of traditional music and folklore. Biography Ru ...

Uilleann pipes

Gearóid de Barra Garret(t) Barry (Irish: Gearóid de Barra (27 March 1847 – 6 April 1899) was a blind Irish uilleann piper from Inagh, County Clare, among the most famous players of the 19th century. Barry was born in 1847, during the Great Famine, and disea ...

* Willie Clancy

Singer

Tom Lenihan Tom Lenihan (1908–1990) was a well known Irish traditional singer from Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. __NOTOC__ Tom and Margaret Lenihan (born Vaughan) lived in a farmhouse in Knockbrack, a few miles outside Miltown Malbay. He was ...

Nonie Lynch Nonie Lynch (''née'' Crawford; 5 February 1910 – 29 September 2011) was an Irish traditional singer from Milltown Malbay, County Clare. Lynch took part in several editions of The Clare Festival of Traditional Singing, including the first ...

Céilí band

Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band The Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band is a former céilí band based in Milltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland. History In 1951, the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann was founded. This organisation established many local branches, including one in Millto ...

Kilfenora Céilí Band The Kilfenora Céilí Band () is one of the oldest céilí bands in Ireland. It was founded in 1909 in Kilfenora, a village in County Clare. History The first group of céilí musicians played in the old schoolhouse in Kilfenora in 1909. A new C ...

The Tulla Céilí Band The Tulla Céilí Band is an Irish céilí band. History The band was founded in 1946 by Paddy Canny, fellow fiddler P.J. Hayes, pianist Teresa Tubridy, and accordion player Joe Cooley at Minogue's Bar in Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. They were ...

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