Mickey Finn (Irish fiddler)
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Mickey Finn
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| Background information | |
| Born |
31 December 1951 Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Died | 15 April 1987 |
| Genres | Folk, traditional Irish music |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instruments | fiddle |
| Associated acts | Dicklerfitz |
Mickey Finn (31 December 1951 – 15 April 1987) was a traditional Irish fiddler. He was fixture in Galway's traditional music scene during the 1970s and 1980s, playing with artists such as Mary Coughlan, Mick Lally, and Christy Moore.
Finn was born in Callan, County Kilkenny. He began learning the fiddle in the early 1960s. After his family moved to Ballinrobe, County Mayo in 1963, he was taken under the wing of a Christian Brothers School brother, Brother Forrestal, who trained him in the fiddle style of Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman. The Ballinrobe trio of Mickey (fiddle), along with Joe Heneghan (piano) and Seamus O'Malley (accordion) finished 2nd in the 1965 All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Finals (Under 14 Instrumental Trio) in Thurles. Mickey also came 3rd in Ireland (Under 14 Individual fiddle) at the same Fleadh Cheoil finals. They had qualified from the 1965 Connacht Fleadh Cheoil finals in Foxford, Co. Mayo.
In Galway in 1970, Finn played in traditional music sessions, particularly at the Cellar Bar, and became popular for his rock/traditional/jazz fusion style, never playing a traditional tune exactly the same way twice. In an interview with Kevin McGuire in the Galway Advertiser, Frankie Gavin told of the Cellar Bar sessions, believing Finn to be an influence on contemporary musicians in Galway.
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