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Frankie Gavin is an Irish musician and composer. He is best known as the founder and leader of the traditional Irish music group De Dannan. He is also a multi-instrumentalist, playing the fiddle, flute, tin whistle, and accordion. Gavin was born in Galway, Ireland in 1956. He began playing the fiddle at the age of seven and was soon playing with local bands. He joined De Dannan in 1975 and has been a member ever since. He has also released several solo albums, including Frankie Goes to Town (1985), Frankie in the Tradition (1995), and Frankie and the Boys (2005). Gavin has won numerous awards for his music, including the Irish Music Association's Traditional Musician of the Year award in 1985 and the Irish Music Magazine's Traditional Musician of the Year award in 2006. He has also been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional World Music Album for his album Frankie Goes to Town. Gavin is married to singer and songwriter Mary Black and they have two children. He currently lives in Dublin, Ireland.
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| Occupation | Musician |
| Age | 67 years old |
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| Born | , 1956 |
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| Birthplace | Corrandulla, County Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Ireland |
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Frankie Gavin Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Frankie Gavin Net Worth
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| Net Worth in 2023 | $1 Million - $5 Million |
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Gavin has played and recorded with Andy Irvine, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, Stéphane Grappelli, and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and in 2010 became reputedly the fastest fiddle-player in the world, with an entry in the Guinness Book of Records.
When De Dannan split-up in 2003, Gavin founded a new group, Frankie Gavin and The New De Dannan, which led to an acrimonious exchange between Gavin and Finn. According to Finn, he had registered the 'De Dannan' name.
In the early 1970s Gavin played musical sessions at Galway's Cellar Bar, with Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Mickey Finn (fiddle), Charlie Piggott (banjo), and Johnnie (Ringo) McDonagh (bodhrán). In 1974, from these and further sessions, he founded the group De Dannan with Alec Finn.
Frankie Gavin was born in 1956 in Corrandulla, County Galway, from a musical family; his parents and siblings being players of the fiddle and accordion. As a child he played the tin whistle from the age of four and, later, the flute. He received some formal training in music, but his musical ability on the fiddle is mainly self-taught. When 17 years old, he gained first place in both the All Ireland Under-18 Fiddle and Flute competitions.
