Patrick Kelly (fiddler)
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Patrick Kelly was an Irish
folk fiddle
r from Cree
, County Clare
.
He learned his music from the blind travelling fiddler, George Whelan.
He was featured on a CCÉ
LP called Ceol an Chláir, along with Junior Crehan
, Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan and John Kelly which was recorded by Seamus Mac Mathuna.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
folk fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
r from Cree
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
, County Clare
County Clare
-History:There was a Neolithic civilisation in the Clare area — the name of the peoples is unknown, but the Prehistoric peoples left evidence behind in the form of ancient dolmen; single-chamber megalithic tombs, usually consisting of three or more upright stones...
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He learned his music from the blind travelling fiddler, George Whelan.
He was featured on a CCÉ
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann is the primary Irish organisation dedicated to the promotion of the music, song, dance and the language of Ireland. The name of the organisation is often abbreviated to Comhaltas or CCÉ...
LP called Ceol an Chláir, along with Junior Crehan
Junior Crehan
Junior Crehan was an Irish fiddle player who composed a number of tunes that remain popular within the Irish Traditional Music community.-Biography:...
, Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan and John Kelly which was recorded by Seamus Mac Mathuna.