Andy Irvine Musical artist

Andrew Kennedy 'Andy' Irvine is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and a founding member of the popular bands Planxty and Patrick Street. He is an accomplished player of the mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, guitar-bodied bouzouki, harmonica and hurdy-gurdy.

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Andy Irvine
Birth dateJune 14, 1942
Hometown
England
London
St John's Wood

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Musical artist

Career started1962
associated musical artist
Planxty
Dick Gaughan
EastWind
De Dannan
Christy Moore
Patrick Street
Dónal Lunny
Andy Irvine (musician)
Paul Brady
Sweeney's Men
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
Folk music of Ireland
instrument
Harmonica
Mandolin
Irish bouzouki
Hurdy gurdy
Singing
Mandola

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