Tommy Peoples
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- 50 Irish Fiddle Tunes
- Mel Bay Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1948
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
Member of
- The Bothy Band1975–1976
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13,283
- Total plays
- 89,330
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Tommy Peoples (20 September 1948 - 4 August 2018) was an Irish fiddler who played in the Donegal fiddle tradition. Tommy Peoples born near St. Johnston, County Donegal, in Ireland was a member of well-known traditional Irish music groups, including Sixteen ninety-one aka 1691 and The Bothy Band, as well as performing solo since the late 1960s. He played in the unique fiddle style of East Donegal. After moving to Dublin in the 1960s, where he was employed as a policeman <a href="https://www.las
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tommy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- St Johnston
- Genre
- music of Ireland
- Instrument
- fiddle
- Official website
- www.tommypeoples.ie
- Image
- Tp1web.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1948-01-01
- member of
- Aosdána
- Commons category
- Tommy Peoples
- date of death
- 2018-08-04
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