Loading details…
Artist
Kevin Conneff
12+ albums
celticfolkirish
about
Kevin Conneff (born in Donore on 8 January 1945) is an Irish singer and bodhrán player. He is best known as the lead singer and bodhrán player of Irish folk group, The Chieftains. He joined the group in 1976 after contributing to their album "The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte's Retreat". It was not until Conneff began work as a photographic assistant for a printing machine company, at age 18, that he was introduced to Irish traditional music. A group of his work colleagues would hire a car every week to drive to local fleadhs (traditional Irish music festivals). Conneff began attending weekend jam sessions, occasionally joining the musicians for some songs. He was heavily influenced by the traditional style of singing from the Donegal/Fermanagh region in Ireland, particularly the singing of Paddy Tunney. Around this time, he took up the bodhrán after hearing one on the radio, including the playing of Seán Ó Riada with Ceoltóirí Chualann. In the early 1970s, he joined Christy Moore for what became a benchmark album, "Prosperous". He released the album "The Week Before Easter" in 1988. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
1
The Green Fields of America
4962Here's a Health to the Company
3233Bean Phaidin
2904The Wren In The Furze
2895Bean Pháidín
2496Sliabh Geal Gcua
1307Morning Has Broken (feat. Diana Krall & Art Garfunkel)
1078Here's a Health to the Company (from A Chieftains Celebration)
689Morning Has Broken
5510Estonian Waltz
31