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Frankie Kennedy (30 September 1955 – 19 September 1994) was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. The popular Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School was founded in 1994 in his honour.
Altan are an Irish folk music band formed in County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy. The group were primarily influenced by traditional Irish language songs from Donegal [2] and have sold over a million records.
Sep 24, 1993 · Frankie Kennedy. The death of Frankie Kennedy, from cancer, in late 1993, was a tragic loss for fans of Celtic and Irish music. One of Irish music's most charismatic instrumentalists, Kennedy had been the guiding force…. Read Full Biography.
Ceol Aduaidh (Irish Gaelic for "Music from the North") is the first studio album by Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (who would go on to found the Irish band Altan), originally released in 1983 on the Gael-Linn Records label.
Frankie Kennedy (30 September 1955 – 19 September 1994) was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. The popular Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School was founded in 1994 in his honour.
Oct 4, 1994 · Frankie Kennedy, musician: born Andersonstown, Belfast 30 September 1955; married 1981 Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh; died Belfast 19 September 1994.
The death of Frankie Kennedy, from cancer, in late 1993, was a tragic loss for fans of Celtic and Irish music. One of Irish music's most charismatic instrumentalists, Kennedy had been the guiding force behind Altan, the tradition-based band that he formed with his wife, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh.
