Vinnie Kilduff
| Vinnie Kilduff | |
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Vinnie performing at the EBN Congress,
Derry 2013 |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
10 August 1960 Mayo, Ireland |
| Genres | Rock, World music, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, music producer, film editor |
| Instruments | Tin whistle, uilleann pipes, guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, bodhrán, flute |
| Years active | 1981 – present |
| Associated acts | U2, The Waterboys, Clannad, Sinéad O'Connor |
| Website | vinniekilduff |
Vinnie Kilduff (born 10 August 1960) is a Grammy award-winning multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, primarily known for his work with U2, The Waterboys, Clannad and Sinéad O'Connor. He plays tin whistle, uilleann pipes, guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, bodhrán and flute. He is described as one of Ireland's best known contemporary tin whistle players.
Kilduff was born in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland to parents Sheila and Jim. His father was a talented fiddle-player and whistle-player. Having mastered the tin whistle by the age of six, Kilduff competed in numerous Fleadh Cheoil traditional Irish music competitions throughout his youth. In 1978 he began to study music in the Chatham Row College of Music in Dublin.
In 1981 Kilduff was asked by U2 to play uilleann pipes and bodhrán on their album October and to guest with them at their concert in Slane Castle that year. In 1983 Kilduff rejoined U2 for their promotional tour of the album War. In 2009 the U2 song "Tomorrow" with Kilduff playing the uilleann pipes was featured in It Might Get Loud, the Davis Guggenheim documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White.
In 1988 Kilduff was invited by Mike Scott to join the Waterboys for the recording of their Fisherman's Blues album. Kilduff played guitar and uilleann pipes as well as co-producing several tracks on the album. Kilduff continued to tour with the Waterboys between 1988 and 1990.
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