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Denis Murphy

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Gender Male
Death49 years ago
Date of birth November 14,1910
Zodiac sign Scorpio
Born Kerry
Ireland
Date of died April 7,1974
AlbumsIrish Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes
The Star Above The Garter
Siblings Julia Clifford
Record labels Smithsonian Folkways
Claddagh Records
PMI Limited
RTE Radio
Songs The Mountain Road
Tom Billy's
The Piper's Despair/Jim Kennedy's Favourite
Saint Anne's / The New-Mown Meadows
The Kerry Reel/Colonel Frazer/The Steampacket
Rathawaun / The Hare in the Corn
Rogha Chiarrai ; An Coirneal Frazer ; An Bad Gaile
Padraic O'Keeffe's / The Scartaglen Jig
Crá Croí an Phíobaire / Ríl an Chinnéidigh
The Star Above the Garter / The Lisheen Slide
Seanbhean na gCartaí / Tom Billy's
Caoine Uí Dhonaill
The Ballydesmond Polkas
The Queen of O'Donnell
O'Reilly's Grave
Muckross Abbey / Mulvihill's
Farewell To Whiskey / The Dark Girl
The Galtee Rangers / The Glentaun Reel
Polkas: The Top of Maol / The Humours of Ballydesmond
Ballina Lass / Sligo Maid : Reels
Johnny When You Die / Anything for John Joe?
Knocknabower Polkas
The Morning Star / Rolling On the Ryegrass
The Lady On the Island / Callaghan's
Dan O'Keeffe's
The Fishermans
O'Mahony's / The Stack of Barley
The Munster Jig / Munster Buttermilk
Hornpipes: The Fisherman's / Byrne's
Hornpipe
Jigs: The Frieze Breeches / Paudeen O'Rafferty
Jigs: Apples in Winter / The Maid on the Green / The Thrush in the Straw
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Denis Murphy Life story


Denis Murphy was an Irish fiddler and traditional musician. Murphy was born in Lisheen, Gneeveguilla, County Kerry one of eight children of Bill and Mainie Murphy. His father played fife, flute and fiddle and had a fife and drum band. It was a house where music was played a lot with neighbours calling in.

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