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Barney McKenna
Background information
Birth name
Bernard Noel McKenna
Also known as
Banjo Barney
Born
(1939-12-16)16 December 1939 Donnycarney
Origin
Dublin, Ireland
Died
5 April 2012(2012-04-05) (aged 72) Howth, County Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Irish folk
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
banjo
melodeon
Mandolin
Years active
1962–2012
Musical artist
Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna (16 December 1939 – 5 April 2012[1]) was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor banjo, violin, mandolin, and melodeon. He was most renowned as a banjo player.
^Dennis Hevesi (11 April 2012). "Barney McKenna, Banjo Player in the Dubliners, Dies at 72". The New York Times.
Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna (16 December 1939 – 5 April 2012) was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor...
time. Founding members were Drew, Kelly, Ciarán Bourke and BarneyMcKenna. Drew, McKenna and Thomas Whelan had originally teamed up for a fundraising...
Dubliners' name was retired following the death of founding member BarneyMcKenna. Sheahan is the last surviving member of the definitive lineup of the...
Ronnie Drew and BarneyMcKenna. Other early people playing at O'Donoghues included The Fureys, father and sons, John Keenan and Sean Og McKenna, Johnny Moynihan...
February. However, in April, founding member and tenor banjo player BarneyMcKenna died. Banjo player Gerry O'Connor filled his place until the end of...
The popularization of this tuning is usually attributed to the late BarneyMcKenna, banjoist with The Dubliners. The tenor banjo was a common rhythm instrument...
Legends", now that the group name has been retired with the death of BarneyMcKenna. Campbell was originally from Drogheda in County Louth, but latterly...
released in 1967. The line-up consists of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, BarneyMcKenna, Ciarán Bourke and John Sheahan. True to its title, five of the songs...
the same title were released, with contributions from Archie Fisher, BarneyMcKenna (before he joined The Dubliners), and The Corries. In the United Kingdom...
and BarneyMcKenna on tenor banjo "Carrickfergus" (Traditional) Lead vocal by Jim McCann "Lord of the Dance" (Sydney Carter) Lead vocal by Jim McCannLord...
their first established line-up of Ronnie Drew (vocals and guitar), BarneyMcKenna (tenor banjo and mandolin), Luke Kelly (vocals and banjo), Ciarán Bourke...
played as a melody instrument using either a plectrum or a "thimble". BarneyMcKenna of the Dubliners is often credited with paving the way for the banjo's...
biographical sketches of the band line-up: Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, BarneyMcKenna, Ciarán Bourke and John Sheahan. "Limerick Rake" is sung unaccompanied...
needed] In 1962, he founded the Ronnie Drew Group with Luke Kelly, BarneyMcKenna and Ciarán Bourke. They soon changed their name to The Dubliners—with...
myth-maker, The Guardian, 16 October 2002. "Matthew Barney". AllMusic.com. Retrieved April 2, 2015. Kristine McKenna (November 20, 1994), This Boise Life, or Hut...
Anthem Ashley MacIsaac Natalie MacMaster Madonna Ziggy Marley Loreena McKennitt Sarah McLachlan Natalie Merchant Milladoiro Gary Moore Van Morrison Willie...
former president of the Football Association of Ireland. 5 April – BarneyMcKenna, 72: folk musician and founding member of the Dubliners. 6 April – Dermot...
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