Banjo players

Banjo players of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 12 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z

B

Margaret Barry 1917 to 1989 Singer and banjo player; Cork and London
Derek Brimstone 1932 to 2017 Folk club guitarist, banjo player and comic

E

Andy Eastwood Ukulele and banjolele entertainer; George Formby tradition

K

Luke Kelly 1940 to 1984 Singer and banjo player; The Dubliners
Jimmy Knights Traditional singer and banjo player; Suffolk

M

Dónal Maguire Irish traditional singer, mandolin and tenor banjo player
© Cindy Funk CC BY 2.0 Tommy Makem 1932 to 2007 Singer, banjo and whistle player; The Clancy Brothers
Barney McKenna 1939 to 2012 Tenor banjo player; The Dubliners

O

© Bryan Ledgard CC BY 2.0 Damien O’Kane Singer, banjo player and guitarist

S

© University of Salford Press Office CC BY 2.0 Peggy Seeger Singer and songwriter; Radio Ballads, Gonna Be an Engineer
© Fred Palumbo, World Telegram staff photographer Public Domain Mark Pete Seeger 1919 to 2014 Singer, banjo player and activist; The Weavers

W

Dan Walsh Clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer; Urban Folk Quartet