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CodeDS/UK/9588
NameDwyer; Finbarr (1946-); Irish accordion player
Dates1946-
GenderMale
BiographyFinbarr Dwyer (often misspelled as "Finbar Dwyer") is a traditional Irish accordion player from the famed Dwyer musical family. He was born in Castletownbere, Co. Cork on 20 September 1946, began playing accordion at the age of three, and began composing at the age of nine. Both of his parents played accordion and his father also played fiddle. His brothers Richard and Michael (died 1996) likewise played accordion, while his brother John, born in 1933, played fiddle. In 1969 he won the All-England accordion title.

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