Paddy Cronin (6 July 1925 – 15 March 2014) was an

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fiddler. Cronin was born in Ré Buí near Gneeveguilla, County Kerry.TG4 – Irish language television channel – Teilifis Gaeilge – Music – Gradam Ceoil TG4
/ref> He was taught fiddle by Padraig O'Keeffe. In 1949, Seamus Ennis recorded him on acetate disc for Radió Éireann. Later that year (1949), after making these recordings, he left

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and emigrated to

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in the

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. During the 1950s, he continued to record, becoming very well known through the seven 78rpm discs he made for the Boston record label, Copley. In the early 1970s he went on to record an LP, "Music In The Glen", for the Fleetwood label, followed by "The House In The Glen" for Talcon. 1n 1975, Paddy released ''The Rakish Paddy'' LP with Fiddler Records of

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, and in 1977 released ''Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin'' with Outlet records of

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. In 2007, Cronin was awarded the prestigious Gradam Ceoil, or Lifetime Achievement Award, by the Irish Gaelic-language television station

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, in honour of his contribution to

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over six decades.

References

External links

Paddy Cronin; Kerry's Own (1977)
Ceol Alainn {{DEFAULTSORT:Cronin, Paddy Irish fiddlers 2014 deaths Musicians from County Kerry 1925 births 20th-century violinists People from Gneeveguilla