14-796: [REDACTED] Look up Mickey Finn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mickey Finn , Micky Finn , or Mickie Finn may refer to: Mickey Finn (drugs) , a drug-laced drink Mickey Finn (comic strip) , a long-running comic strip Mickey Finn (drummer) (1947–2003), British drummer and former member of T. Rex Micky Finn (footballer) (born 1954), English former football goalkeeper Mickey Finn (guitarist) (1947–2013), British rock guitarist Mickey Finn (inventor) (1938–2007), American inventor of military systems and sports equipment Mickey Finn (Irish fiddler) (1951–1987), Irish fiddler Mickie Finn's , San Diego nightclub Mickey Finn (fiction) ,
28-421: A composer of tunes. One of Bill's tunes, which was re-arranged by Finn into a Slow-Air, became known as "Mickey Finn's Air" after Finn's death and was recorded by tin whistler Seán Ryan for his CD Minstrel's Fancy (1995) and by Alec Finn on his CD Blue Shamrock (1995). Bill Finn is credited on the sleeve notes of these recordings. Finn was survived by his wife Lena Ullman, who plays five-string banjo with
42-510: A fictional character and pseudonym of the 19th century writer Ernest Jarrold Mickie Finn's (TV series) , a 1966 TV show See also [ edit ] Michael Flynn (disambiguation) Mike Fink (1770–1823), historical figure, in the folklore of the Ohio River keel boatmen Michael Finn (born 1970), an American politician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
56-457: A fictional character and pseudonym of the 19th century writer Ernest Jarrold Mickie Finn's (TV series) , a 1966 TV show See also [ edit ] Michael Flynn (disambiguation) Mike Fink (1770–1823), historical figure, in the folklore of the Ohio River keel boatmen Michael Finn (born 1970), an American politician Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
70-580: The Bob Quinn film Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoire (1975) . The only known videos of Finn are from these two films. In March 2008, No Cure for Mickey Finn a biographical radio broadcast on RTÉ described his music, personality, and "the symbiotic relationship between traditional music and alcohol". The program was nominated for the RTÉ Prix Europa 2008 awards. Finn came from a musical family; his parents were accomplished piano players, his father Bill being
84-511: The Cellar Bar days in Galway . Moore also mentions Finn in his song "Sodom & Begorrah". In August 1987, Moore dedicated "Hard Cases" to Finn, saying that going to Galway would never be the same again without Mickey. Finn appeared in the 1985 Welsh-language TV film Pair of Shoes (Pâr o Sgidiau) , comedy-drama road movie starring Neil Tobín, James Bartley and David Kelly . He also appeared in
98-626: The Cellar Bar, and became popular for his rock/ traditional / jazz fusion style, never playing a traditional tune exactly the same way twice. In an interview with Kevin McGuire in the Galway Advertiser , Frankie Gavin told of the Cellar Bar sessions, believing Finn to be an influence on contemporary musicians in Galway. Finn's Cellar Bar sessions also included actor Mick Lally , who was at that time more noted for his singing than for his acting. Lally
112-675: The fiddle style of Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman . The Ballinrobe trio of Mickey (fiddle), along with Joe Heneghan (piano) and Seamus O'Malley (accordion) finished 2nd in the 1965 All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Finals (Under 14 Instrumental Trio) in Thurles. Mickey also came 3rd in Ireland (Under 14 Individual fiddle) at the same Fleadh Cheoil finals. They had qualified from the 1965 Connacht Fleadh Cheoil finals in Foxford, County Mayo. In Galway in 1970, Finn played in traditional music sessions, particularly at
126-727: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Mickey Finn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mickey Finn , Micky Finn , or Mickie Finn may refer to: Mickey Finn (drugs) , a drug-laced drink Mickey Finn (comic strip) , a long-running comic strip Mickey Finn (drummer) (1947–2003), British drummer and former member of T. Rex Micky Finn (footballer) (born 1954), English former football goalkeeper Mickey Finn (guitarist) (1947–2013), British rock guitarist Mickey Finn (inventor) (1938–2007), American inventor of military systems and sports equipment Mickey Finn (Irish fiddler) (1951–1987), Irish fiddler Mickie Finn's , San Diego nightclub Mickey Finn (fiction) ,
140-555: The group's sessions, as did Gerry Carthy (www.gerrycarthy.com), Pete Galligan, Charlie Harris, Johnny (Ringo) McDonagh, Sean Tyrrell, Jerry Mulvihill, and singers Dolores Keane , Mary Coughlan and Mary Staunton ; from these sessions, the group De Dannan was formed. In 1976 Dicklerfitz supported Planxty in Galway. Christy Moore has memories of those Galway days. On listening to the Johnny Mulhern song Hard Cases, Moore remarks on his Christy-Chat website how it brought him back to
154-506: The title Mickey Finn . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mickey_Finn&oldid=1239050605 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mickey Finn From Misplaced Pages,
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182-572: Was a great singer of comedy songs in the sean-nós style. Internationally renowned Galway-born blues singer Mary Coughlan was also a close personal friend of Finn. When she recorded a version of Johnny Mulhern's `Delaney's Gone Back on the Wine' she dedicated the song to him . In the early 1970s, Finn joined singer and guitarist Terry Smith to form the group Dicklerfitz with flute player Mick Treacy, and later, in 1974, with multi-instrumentalist Alec Finn (no relation). Frankie Gavin (fiddler) took part in
196-517: Was a traditional Irish fiddler . He was a fixture in Galway 's traditional music scene during the 1970s and 1980s, playing with artists such as Mary Coughlan , Mick Lally , and Christy Moore . Finn was born in Callan, County Kilkenny . He began learning the fiddle in the early 1960s. After his family moved to Ballinrobe , County Mayo in 1963, he was taken under the wing of a Christian Brothers School brother , Brother Forrestal, who trained him in
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