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Tommy Peoples

Fiddler and composer; Donegal style

Born
20 September 1948, St Johnston, County Donegal
Died
4 August 2018, St Johnston, County Donegal

Tommy Peoples learned the fiddle from his father and a cousin in east Donegal and moved to Dublin in the 1960s. His fierce, intense playing drove the early Bothy Band, and he later settled in County Clare. He composed around 130 tunes, gathered in his book Ó Am go hAm, and was the first musician to win two TG4 Gradam awards.

Further reading: Wikipedia

Recordings and books

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