The Dubliners with Barney McKenna (pictured far left).
Barney McKenna, founding member and tenor banjo player with The Dubliners has died aged 72.
McKenna formed the band along with Ronnie Drew, Ciarán Bourke and Luke Kelly at O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin in 1962. All the original members of The Dubliners have now passed away. Critics lauded McKenna's distinctive technique which influenced many banjo players in Ireland and the UK.
The Dubliners were hugely responsible for bringing traditional Irish music into the popular arena. The band made fans of Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jimi Hendrix and had a top ten hit single, The Irish Rover with their with The Pogues.
McKenna died on Thursday 5 April after collapsing at his home in Dublin.
Barney McKenna, founding member and tenor banjo player with The Dubliners has died aged 72.
McKenna formed the band along with Ronnie Drew, Ciarán Bourke and Luke Kelly at O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin in 1962. All the original members of The Dubliners have now passed away. Critics lauded McKenna's distinctive technique which influenced many banjo players in Ireland and the UK.
The Dubliners were hugely responsible for bringing traditional Irish music into the popular arena. The band made fans of Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jimi Hendrix and had a top ten hit single, The Irish Rover with their with The Pogues.
McKenna died on Thursday 5 April after collapsing at his home in Dublin.
