Code | DS/UK/945 |
Name | Galway; Sir; James (8 December 1939); OBE; Northern Irish flautist |
Alias | The Man with the Golden Flute |
Dates | 8 December 1939 |
Gender | Male |
Place of Birth/Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland (born) |
Relationships | Son of Harland and Wolff shipyard employee father and pianist mother Former husband of a French woman and Annie Renggli (daughter of a well-known Swiss architect) Husband of Jeanne Cinnante (American) Uncle of Martin Galway (computer game music composer) |
Biography | Sir James Galway OBE is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast. He established an international career as a solo flute player. |