Frankie Gavin
Frankie was born in 1956 in Corrandulla, Co. Galway. He comes from a musical family:
his father played fiddle, and, his mother and all of her family played also.
He started playing the tin whistle at age four, making his first T.V. appearance three
years later. At the age of ten years old Frankie began to play fiddle and at the age of
seventeen he placed first in the All Ireland Fiddle Competition and in the All Ireland Flute
Competition, both on the same day. Mainly learning by ear, he was strongly influenced by
the 78 recordings of Michael Coleman and James Morrison. Sessions in the Cellar Bar, Galway and
later in Hughes’ pub in Spiddal led to the formation of De Dannan in 1973.
"De Danann's big daddy's been shuffling around the dancefloor and shimmying
round the dresser for long enough (fiddling with Beatles and Beach Boys toons,
to name but a few). Fierce Traditional is Gavin back at base, inhaling deep of the
tradition and basking in its glories. Old time tunes fuelled by little more than
piano and fiddle (with the occasional bouzouki, flute and accordion, the latter
from Gavin's brother Seán) call the shots. Lucy Campbell and The Mystery Reel
are irrepressible calling cards: Gavin in top gear, yet in uncharacteristically
sanguine form. No attention seeking antics here. Just damn fine tunes from a
damn fine player". Siobhán Long - The Irish Times
"Fierce Traditional" .
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