Paddy Glackin

Paddy Glackin is an Irish fiddler and founding member of the Bothy Band. He is considered one of Irelands leading traditional fiddle players.

Paddy Glackin was born onAugust 1954 in Clontarf, Dublin. His father Tom Glackin was a Dublin policeman and notable fiddle player who instilled in Paddy a deep interest and love of the music of his native countyDonegal, and taught him and his brothers Kevin and Seamus to play the instrument. As a result of his fathers influence, Paddy was playing fiddle in the Donegal style by the age of six. During his primary school years, he took classical violin lessons in Chatham Row in Dublin, which gave him an important technical grounding in music and helped develop his formidable technique. His playing style, however, was developed more informally at home, where his father organized regular Wednesday afternoon music sessions with many musicians, including Seamus Carroll, Larry Redigan and Frank OHiggins. Seamus Carroll was particularly encouraging and helpful, teaching Paddy the techniques of Sligostyle fiddling.

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