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Frank Quinn, a Longford-born New York policeman sang and played both fiddle and melodeon. Quinn’s popularity for renditions of songs like “If You’re Irish, Come into the Parlor” has obscured his very real talent as a traditional instrumentalist. Some of Quinn’s solos and collaborations with Fermanagh-born fiddler Joseph Maguire or New York-born banjoist Eddie Dunne Jnr., often backed by piano aces John Muller or Ed Geoghegan, are among the best recordings of the era.
For more information on Frank Quinn see below.
