Alec Finn
Sign in to saveTraditional Irish musician (1944-2018)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1944
- Active to
- 2018-11-16
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Alec Finn (1944 - November 16, 2018) was an English-born, traditional musician from Galway, Ireland, who is famous for his unique style of accompaniment on the bouzouki. He is best known for co-founding De Danann (De Dannan) with Frankie Gavin, Ringo MacDonagh and Charlie Piggott after a series of music sessions at Tigh Hughes, An Spidéal, Co. Galway in 1975. Finn took up the bouzouki in the 1970s. In contrast to most Irish players, he played a round-backed Greek bouzouki <a href="https://www.l
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Rotherham
- Place of death
- Oranmore Castle
- Occupation
- instrumentalist
- Instrument
- Irish bouzouki
- Image
- Alec Finn with De Dannan, Trowbridge Folk Festival 1985.jpg
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- birth name
- Alexander J. Phinn
- date of death
- 2018-11-16
- date of birth
- 1944-06-04
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