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Andy McGann, fiddle icon, dead at 75

February 16, 2011

By Staff Reporter

Along with Chicago’s Johnny McGreevy (1919-1990), McGann proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that a U.S.-born fiddler could hold his own against the musical best that Ireland had to offer. The respect and admiration for McGann in Ireland culminated in 1990 when he was chosen the honorary president of Fleadh Cheoil na h

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