Ronan Browne
| Ronan Browne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Irish traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | ronanbrowne |
| Notable instruments | |
| Uilleann pipes | |
Ronan Browne is an Irish musician and composer who plays the uilleann pipes. He plays the pipes and sings with the band Cran, and also plays in a duet with Peter O'Loughlin. He was the original piper with both Riverdance and the Afro Celt Sound System.
Browne has also contributed music to the film soundtracks of Circle of Friends, Rob Roy, Robin of Locksley, The Secret of Roan Inish, Streets of Gold, Gangs of New York, and the TV series Bringing It All Back Home.
Browne was born in Dublin in 1965 into a very strong musical background. His grandmother, Delia Murphy, was renowned for recording and popularising many Irish songs in the 1930s and 1940s. Musicians such as Séamus Ennis, Willie Clancy and Denis Murphy were regular visitors to Browne's family home over the years. He began playing the pipes at the age of seven and was quickly taken under the various wings of the old masters, his main influences being pipers Willie Clancy, Johnny Doran and Séamus Ennis, whilst fiddlers Denis Murphy and Tommy Potts also played a strong role in forming his early style.
Browne has toured extensively in Europe and in the US, as well as playing in Russia, India, Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Japan. He gives master classes throughout the world.
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