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‘A giant of Irish trad music’: The Chieftains fiddle player Seán Keane dies

Musician joined trad band in 1968 and recently performed for US president Joe Biden in Ballina

Seán Keane of The Chieftains is pictured during a soundcheck in The National Concert Hall in October 2005. Photograph: David Sleator
Seán Keane of The Chieftains is pictured during a soundcheck in The National Concert Hall in October 2005. Photograph: David Sleator
Jade Wilson
Sun May 07 2023 - 22:29
Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson

Jade Wilson is a reporter for The Irish Times
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