Frankie Gavin was born in 1956 in Corrandulla, County Galway, from a musical family; his parents and siblings being players of the fiddle and accordion. As a child he played the tin whistle from the age of four and, later, the flute. He received some formal training in music, but his musical ability on the fiddle is mainly self-taught.[1] When 17 years old, he gained first place in both the All Ireland Under-18 Fiddle and Flute competitions.[2][3]
When De Dannan split-up in 2003, Gavin founded a new group, Frankie Gavin and The New De Dannan, which led to an acrimonious exchange between Gavin and Finn. In a Hot Press interview, Alec Finn noted that the new group was not De Dannan and that he himself, Alec Finn, had registered the De Dannan name after the split in 2003.[5]
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^Galway Advertiser Archives 1973, retrieved 27 February 2011
^dublinks’com: Frankie Gavin 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 27 February 2011
^ramblinghouse.org: Frankie Gavin 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 27 February 2011
^culturenorthernireland.org: Frankie Gavin and The New De Dannan, retrieved 27 February 2011
^irishcentral.com review: Frankie Gavin & De Dannan, retrieved 27 February 2011
^The Irish Times: Musician plays his way into records books, retrieved 27 February 2011
External linksedit
Galway Advertiser: Frankie Gavin search results, retrieved 27 February 2011
The Fiddler's Almanac: Ryan J. Thomson, retrieved 27 February 2011
allcelticmusic.com: biography, retrieved 27 February 2011
folkworld.de: Frankie Gavin reviews, retrieved 27 February 2011
Camden New Journal review 2009: "Irish set fiddles on fire", retrieved 27 February 2011
irishmusicmagazine.com: Frankie Gavin with Hibernian Rhapsody, retrieved 27 February 2011
taramusic.com: Frankie Gavin record label unlinked third party reviews 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 27 February 2011
taramusic.com: Frankie Gavin record label biography 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 27 February 2011
taramusic.com: Frankie Gavin record label – Hibernian Rhapsody 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 27 February 2011
peoplesrepublicofcork.com: Frankie Gavin and the Hibernian Rhapsody, retrieved 27 February 2011
October 27, 2023
frankie, gavin, musician, frankie, gavin, fiddle, player, traditional, irish, music, frankie, gavinfrankie, gavinbackground, informationborn1956, corrandulla, county, galway, irelandgenresirish, traditional, musicoccupation, musicianinstrument, fiddle, whistle. Frankie Gavin is a fiddle player of traditional Irish music Frankie GavinFrankie GavinBackground informationBorn1956 age 66 67 Corrandulla County Galway IrelandGenresIrish traditional musicOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Fiddle tin whistle flute ViolaYears active1960 present Contents 1 Early years 2 Music career 3 Selected discography 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editFrankie Gavin was born in 1956 in Corrandulla County Galway from a musical family his parents and siblings being players of the fiddle and accordion As a child he played the tin whistle from the age of four and later the flute He received some formal training in music but his musical ability on the fiddle is mainly self taught 1 When 17 years old he gained first place in both the All Ireland Under 18 Fiddle and Flute competitions 2 3 Music career edit nbsp Gavin on stage with De Dannan at the 1985 Trowbridge Folk Festival In the early 1970s Gavin played musical sessions at Galway s Cellar Bar with Alec Finn bouzouki guitar Mickey Finn fiddle Charlie Piggott banjo and Johnnie Ringo McDonagh bodhran 4 In 1974 from these and further sessions he founded the group De Dannan with Alec Finn When De Dannan split up in 2003 Gavin founded a new group Frankie Gavin and The New De Dannan which led to an acrimonious exchange between Gavin and Finn In a Hot Press interview Alec Finn noted that the new group was not De Dannan and that he himself Alec Finn had registered the De Dannan name after the split in 2003 5 Gavin has played and recorded with Andy Irvine The Rolling Stones Elvis Costello and Stephane Grappelli 6 and in 2010 became reputedly the fastest fiddle player in the world with an entry in the Guinness Book of Records 7 Selected discography editSoloUp and Away 1995 Frankie Gavin 1997 Frankie Goes to Town 1999 Shamrocks amp Holly An Irish Christmas Celebration 1999 Fierce Traditional 2001 With Alec FinnFrankie Gavin amp Alec Finn 1977 Traditional Irish Music on Fiddle and Bouzouki Volume II 2018 With Andy IrvineRainy Sundays Windy Dreams 1980 With Elvis CostelloSpike 1989 With Stephane GrappelliStephane Grappelli in Concert with guest Frankie Gavin 1993 DVDWith The Rolling StonesVoodoo Lounge 1994 With Arty McGlynn guitar amp Aidan Coffey accordion Irlande 1994 Ireland 1997 live recording at Radio France Studio 104 Paris France With Sharon ShannonTunes 2007 With Hibernian RhapsodyThe Full Score 2008 With Rick Epping amp Jim FoleyJiggin the Blues 2008 With Paul BrockOmos Do Joe Cooley A Tribute to Joe Cooley 2009 With Roaring 20s Irish OrchestraBy Heck A Toast to the 1920s 2018 With De DannanDe Danann 1975 The 3rd Irish Folk Festival In Concert 1976 Selected Jigs Reels and Songs 1977 The Mist Covered Mountain 1980 Star Spangled Molly 1981 see The De Dannan Collection Best of De Dannan 1981 Song For Ireland 1983 The Irish RM 1984 Anthem 1985 Ballroom 1987 A Jacket of Batteries 1988 Half Set in Harlem 1991 Hibernian Rhapsody 1995 De Dannan Collection 1997 How the West Was Won 1999 Welcome to the Hotel Connemara 2000 Jigs Reels amp Rock n Roll 2012 Jigs amp Jazz II 2014 References edit ramblinghouse org Frankie Gavin Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 February 2011 Galway Advertiser Archives 1973 retrieved 27 February 2011 dublinks com Frankie Gavin Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 February 2011 ramblinghouse org Frankie Gavin Archived 18 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 February 2011 culturenorthernireland org Frankie Gavin and The New De Dannan retrieved 27 February 2011 irishcentral com review Frankie Gavin amp De Dannan retrieved 27 February 2011 The Irish Times Musician plays his way into records books retrieved 27 February 2011External links editGalway Advertiser Frankie Gavin search results retrieved 27 February 2011 The Fiddler s Almanac Ryan J Thomson retrieved 27 February 2011 allcelticmusic com biography retrieved 27 February 2011 folkworld de Frankie Gavin reviews retrieved 27 February 2011 Camden New Journal review 2009 Irish set fiddles on fire retrieved 27 February 2011 irishmusicmagazine com Frankie Gavin with Hibernian Rhapsody retrieved 27 February 2011 taramusic com Frankie Gavin record label unlinked third party reviews Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 February 2011 taramusic com Frankie Gavin record label biography Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 February 2011 taramusic com Frankie Gavin record label Hibernian Rhapsody Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 27 February 2011 peoplesrepublicofcork com Frankie Gavin and the Hibernian Rhapsody retrieved 27 February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frankie Gavin musician amp oldid 1181671234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
