Tony Linnane

Tony Linnane grew up in a musical family in Corofin, County Clare, starting on the mouth organ before turning to the fiddle as a boy. He helped found the group Inchiquin, and in 1979 made a celebrated duet album with the concertina player Noel Hill. After decades of playing and teaching, he released his first solo album, Ceol na Fidle, in 2023.