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Title
irish celtic guitar music, isles of loughkey (lough key) and una bhan by frank simon from boyle co roscommon ireland
Description
comes from Boyle, Co Roscommon in the Northwest of Ireland. He is a self taught guitarist and composer, with wide ranging musical influences and tastes. While his main instrument is the guitar, he composes quite a lot at the piano.
He spent many years in London playing all types of music on the West End Club scene. For a number of years he was the lead acoustic guitarist with the “Bully Wee Band”, with whom he recorded two albums of Irish and Scottish music. While in London, he composed music for the documentary film “Jack Charltons Angling Ireland”, which was shown on Channel 4 and RTE Television.
He eventually returned home to Ireland, where he immersed himself in the demanding art of playing traditional Irish Music on the guitar, a style which he calls “Irish Flatpicking”. Frank attributes his style to the influence of fiddle and flute players.
Languages
English
