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CodeDS/UK/945
NameGalway; Sir; James (8 December 1939); OBE; Northern Irish flautist
AliasThe Man with the Golden Flute
Dates8 December 1939
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginBelfast, Northern Ireland (born)
RelationshipsSon 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)
BiographySir James Galway OBE is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast. He established an international career as a solo flute player.

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