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In Ireland as well as the Uk Isles generally, the name Mick O’Connor to begin with provides about as very much recognition to a person as “John Smith” would in america. Enthusiasts of traditional Irish music will understand the fellow who’s the main topic of this biography, a tenor banjo …

Nearly 3 decades given that they first came jointly during casual sessions at O’Donoghue’s Pub in Dublin, the Dubliners remain perhaps one of the most influential of Ireland’s traditional folk bands. Unlike their counterparts the Clancy Brothers, the Dubliners haven’t strayed through the raw looseness from the pub picture. Based …