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Sat 07 Jul 2008Champion fiddle player whose style was critically acclaimed
Paddy CannyPADDY CANNY, who has died, was an all-Ireland champion fiddle player and founder member of the Tulla Céilí Band. A highly influential and stylish musician, he played with the band throughout Ireland and in Britain and the US, as well as making a solo appearance at Carnegie Hall.
From a family steeped in music, he was an uncle of the acclaimed fiddler Martin Hayes.
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