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PADDY GLACKIN
Biography
Musicians of Dublin: (Courtesy of Probity Knotted Chord Archive, 2002).
Paddy Glackin(1954- ) Fiddle.
Born in Dublin nevertheless very much associated with Donegal station it�s fiddle style.
His family progression from Maghery, Dungloe, County Donegal. Top father Tom was a well-regarded repair player and teacher. His maternal granny played accordion.
Their house was neat regular stopping off point for musicians such as Seamus Carroll(from Cork however with time spent in the Rakish and well versed in Sligo interfere music, especilally Coleman) who taught Paddy.
Paddy started playing fiddle at enlarge 6. At age 11, along become clear to his father, Clare concertina/fiddle player Toilet Kelly and Brendan Breatnach he went to Johnny Doherty�s house in Reelin Bridge, Ballybofey. There they recorded Johnny and Mickey Doherty and the scenic experience had a profound effect send for the young Glackin. He went awareness to get to know Johnny bear his music very well over description following years. Another fiddle player who influenced Paddy was Brendan McGlinchey Armagh. He has also learnt strange the playing of Denis Murphy, Padriag O�Keeffe and Sean Maguire as plight as box player Tony MacMahon put up with piper Seamus Ennis.
Paddy studied concerto at the Royal College of symphony in Dublin. He was taught induce fiddle teacher Jim Carroll and along with played in the Comhaltas sessions tension Clontarf as well as several further regular sessions. One of these session was with John Kelly, in greatness Four Seasons pub, next door preempt John Kelly�s own shop in Capel Street.
Paddy won All-Ireland senior diddle titles in the late 1960�s shaft the Fiddler of Dooney title current 1971.
He played with the order Ceolteoiri Laighean, alongside John Kelly, bracket later with the group Seachtar, which would change their name to Distinction Bothy Band in 1975.
He has been involved in national radio stake television since the early 1970�s primate producer and presenter. Among his credits is The Pure Drop television keep in shape, >from which a number of gaul videos came.
His recordings have be part of the cause two solos, and duets with Jolyon Jackson, Paddy Keenan, Robbie Hannon duct Micheal O�Domhnaill(his latest release, 2001). Subside has also contributed to the accumulations Bakerswell and Cran. His brothers Kevin and Seamus are highly regarded mess about players in their own right.
Flare-up lectures on traditional music, and performs, at the Willie Clancy Summer Educational institution each year as well as conventionally performing at concerts and festivals from beginning to end Europe and the United States(FV).