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Brian McGrath!

Brian Mc Grath comes from Brookeborough, Co Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland - an area steeped in traditional music. Brian now plays with the Band At The Racket, and is a very much sought after session musician on piano, banjo and mandolin.

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Brian McGrath

Brian comes from Brookeborough, Co. Fermanagh.

Brian's first professional work was with Dervish.

He then joined Four Men And A Dog and played on the award-winning album Barking Mad.
He moved his career on, accompanying Noel Hill, Paul Brock and Frankie Gavin, among others, before joining the Se?n Keane Band as pianist.
Brian joined De Dannan where he stayed till the band broke up in 2003.
Brian now plays with At The Racket, and is much sought after as a session musician on piano, banjo and mandolin.
He has toured extensively, playing with all the biggest names in Irish traditional music, including Frankie Gavin, Noel Hill, John Carty, Matt Molloy, Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon, Joe Burke, Sean Maguire, Brian Rooney, Cathal Hayden, Joe Derrane, Arty McGlynn, Alec Finn, Alan Kelly, Dolores Keane, Maura O'Connell, Tommy Fleming, Steve Cooney and Eleanor Shanley, as well as doing extensive TV and media work.

CD: Brian McGrath - Pure Banjo

MySpace: Brian McGrath

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Comment by banjoian on February 19, 2013 at 3:58pm

 Mulqueen's the first tune ,don't know the name of the second

Comment by Houlberg on August 17, 2012 at 11:45am

Anybody got the names for the two tunes? I should know the first one but it is gone ;)

Comment by Dick Glasgow on August 15, 2012 at 11:25am

Here's a great wee video of a street session at the 1986 Ballycastle Fleadh, with Brian McGrath on Banjo.

Cheers,

Dick

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00dcxm1

 

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