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John, an accordion player, came to New York in 1988 from Ballindaggan, County Wexford where as a youngster he took lessons from Tom Dunne and won an All-Ireland champion as a teenager. He has recorded two solo albums – East to Northeast and Box Sets, teaches at the Woodlawn Arts and Music House and has been a Traditional Irish Musician in Residence at Lehman College. He leads a Sunday session at An Beal Bocht in the Riverside section of the Bronx. John now lives in Ireland.