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Michael Sweeney London, UK
At a young age, Michael experienced the culture and tradition of his home town (Derry City) at the local comhaltas group. He studied traditional music in Donegal with the guidance of the great fiddle players, James Byrne and Proinsias Ó Maonaigh. He later studied with Connie O'Connell at the university in Cork. He is currently the resident fiddle tutor at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith. ... more
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