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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
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- Aifreann 2
- Ceol an Aifrinn mar a chantar i nGaeltacht Chúil Aodha
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1931
- Active to
- 1971
Discography
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Seán Ó Riada (August 1, 1931 - October 3, 1971), was a composer and bandleader, and perhaps the single most influential figure in the renaissance of traditional Irish music from the 1960s, through his participation in Ceoltóirí Chualann, his compositions, his writings and his broadcasts on the topic. Born John Reidy in Cork City,[1] he was educated at St Finbar's College, Farranferris. He played the violin, piano and organ and studied the Greek and Latin classics at University College Cork, gra
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Cork
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- conductor
- Genre
- music of Ireland
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- Shanachie Records
- Image
- Séan Ó Riada.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1931-08-01
- date of death
- 1971-10-03
- Commons category
- Seán Ó Riada
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- name in native language
- Seán Ó Riada
- birth name
- John Reidy
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