Donegal Fiddle MusicGeorge Williamson (1911 – 1992)
George was born in 1911 at Roes to George and Bridget Williamson (née Haughey). The Haughey family of Croagh outside Dunkineely were renowned musicians and George picked up…
Phil McGroarty (1896 – 1981)
Phil McGroarty was born in the townland of Drumkeelan in 1896 to James and Ann (née Griffin) where he grew up in an environment alive with fiddle, lilting…
Donal Kelly (b.1938)
Donal Kelly is a melodeon player from Roes who has kept many of the older highlands, barndances and jigs from the locality alive in the tradition. He maintains…
Tommy McHugh
Tommy McHugh of Ballymacahill was a fine fiddle player and cousin of Brendan McHugh, an accordion player and fiddler from Frosses. Donal Kelly recalls that Tommy used keep…
Peter Quinn (1924 – 1980)
Peter Quinn was a fine sweet fiddler who put his own individual mark on various tunes which are still part of the tradition today. Peter was hugely influenced…
Paddy McDyer (1879 – 1935)
There are no photographs or recordings of Paddy McDyer, but we can safely assume from various accounts that he was both a brilliant individual fiddle player who was…
Frank Meehan (1892 – 1969)
Frank Meehan of Drimalost was a first cousin of Jim Meehan and they were, in fact born underneath the same roof as next door neighbours. Growing up in…
Danny Meehan (b.1940)
Danny Meehan is widely recognised as one of the finest exponents of fiddle playing in Ireland today. He was nurtured in the local tradition, first by his grandmother Susie…
Susan (Susie) McGroarty (1860 – 1946)
Susie McGroarty came from a musical house in the area of Drumkeelan and her nephews, James and Phil McGroarty were both fine fiddle player. She married Peter Meehan in…
Anthony Kelly
Anthony Kelly of Glencoagh was a fiddler and melodeon player who was the first to explain the art of variations to Danny Meehan. He was also one of…
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