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Bernard Noel McKenna è stato un musicista irlandese, suonatore di banjo tenore, mandolino e organetto, cofondatore del gruppo musicale The Dubliners, conosciuto soprattutto come banjista e "padre fondatore" della tradizione del banjo tenore irlandese.
Bernard Noël "Banjo Barney" McKenna (16 December 1939 – 5 April 2012) was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He played the tenor banjo, violin, mandolin, and melodeon. He was most renowned as a banjo player.
Barney McKenna è stato l’ultimo componente della band a morire. Il musicista dei Dubliners si è spento nel 2012, improvvisamente, all’età di 72 anni. Con lui si è conclusa la formazione originaria.
6 apr 2012 · Barney McKenna, who has died aged 72, was the last surviving founding member of the Irish folk group the Dubliners. While Ronnie Drew 's gravelly voice gave the band its memorable vocal sound, it...
- Derek Schofield
5 apr 2012 · Influential banjo player and last of the four founding members of folk band formed in 1962 died in Dublin hospital aged 72. Henry McDonald, Ireland correspondent and agencies.
11 apr 2012 · Barney McKenna, whose racing, raucous and often lyrically haunting banjo playing helped propel the Irish folk band the Dubliners to fame, died on Thursday at his home in Dublin. The last of the...
"Banjo Barney from Donnycarney“ Tenor banjo legend. A dazzling instrumentalist who was also an accomplished mandolin and melodeon player. Founding member of the Dubliners.
