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Eamon Flynn was born in Mountcollins, Co. Limerick in 1937 and by time he was 12 he was an accomplished musician on both accordion and fiddle. He spent many years in England and America and returned to Ireland about ten years ago.
This video was recorded at the Patrick O’Keeffe Festival, November 2023 and features Eamon Flynn playing some of his compositions on accordion and fiddle, along with Aidan Connolly, fiddle; Conor Connolly, keyboard ; Conor Daly, fiddle ; Nickie McAuliffe, fiddle and Colin Kadis, accordion.
The following playlist features a selection of Eamon’s compositions taken from the above video.
Eamon Flynn, one of a kind is an article written for Saothar by Helen Broderick, Eamon’s cousin, which also includes family photographs.
Eamon Flynn Compositions
Eamon Flynn's compositions in his own hand
ITMA would like to thank the festival and the performers for their permission to publish this recording, Helen Broderick for her biography of Eamon Flynn and Aidan Connolly for bringing Eamon’s music to our attention.
The tunes below are presented with a full suite of learning resources. The controls below each tune can be used to slow down the recording. Pitch names (ABC notation) are hidden by default but can be shown by clicking on the three dots and changing the appearance.
