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Brian Mc Grath
Brian Mc Grath comes from Brookeborough, Co Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland - an area steeped in traditional music.
Although his parents did not play music, they owned a pub that featured local and visiting players on a regular basis. This is where he first heard the music.
He started playing piano at age five and later progressed to the accordian and then banjo and mandolin.
As Brian got older, he started going to fleadhs and won many All-Ireland titles on these instruments.
Brian’s first work in the professional field was with the group Dervish as banjo and mandolinist. He then joined Four Men And A Dog and played on the award winning album Barking Mad, featuring again on banjo and mandolin.
He then moved his career on with some accompaniment work with Noel Hill, Paul Brock, Frankie Gavin, to name but a few, before joining the Sean Keane Band as pianist.
After seven successfull years with Sean, Brian joined the super group De Dannan where he stayed till the band eventually broke up in 2003.
Brian now plays with the Band At The Racket, and is a very much sought after session musician on piano, banjo and mandolin.
Brian Mc Grath has toured extensively the world over, and has played with all the biggest names in the traditional Irish music industry including - Frankie Gavin, Noel Hill, John Carty, Matt Molloy,Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon, Joe Burke, Sean Maguire, Brian Rooney, Cathal Hayden, Joe Derrane, Arty Mc Glynn, Alec Finn, alan Kelly, Dolores Keane, Maura O Connell, Tommy Flemming, Steve Cooney, Eleanor Shanley, to name but a few, as well as doing extensive TV and Media work and has played on over 120 albums to date.
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