Brian Conway

Irish fiddler
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish fiddler
PlacesIreland
isFiddler
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Instruments:Fiddle
Birth1961
Age64 years
The details

Biography

Brian Conway is a contemporary Irish fiddler.

Brian Conway is an American born Irish Fiddler. Born in 1961 to parents from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, Brian Conway first studied with Limerick born fiddle player Martin Mulvihill. Brian soon also studied with Sligo born fiddle master Martin Wynne with whom Brian became lifelong friends. A little over a year after starting the fiddle, Brian won the under 12 All Ireland Fiddle championship. The adjudicator was Sean Keane of the Chieftains. Brian went on to win several additional All-Ireland medals including the senior All -Ireland fiddle championship in 1986. Brian also established a reputation for teaching students who went on to win All-Ireland fiddle awards including Patrick Mangan, Maeve Flanagan and Haley Richardson.

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