Paddy Keenan came from a Traveller family in which his father and grandfather both played the uilleann pipes. He gave his first big concert at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin at fourteen. As a founder of the Bothy Band he played with such daring energy that Dónal Lunny called him the Jimi Hendrix of the pipes. TG4 named him Musician of the Year in 2002.
Paddy Keenan
Uilleann piper; The Bothy Band
- Born
- 30 January 1950, Trim, County Meath
- Died
- 9 September 2026
Further reading: Wikipedia · Irish Traditional Music Archive
