Kevin Conneff & Redmond O’Toole

Redmond O’Toole Irish classical guitarist who performs on a Brahms guitar. His former teachers include Oscar Ghiglia, Paul Galbraith, Graham Devine and John Feeley. He studied at the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. O’Toole performs as a soloist or with orchestra. He was a founder member of the Dublin Guitar Quartet and has worked with musicians such as Cora Venus Lunny and Elizabeth Cooney. He has also toured Europe with traditional Irish group The Chieftains. Kevin Conneff is an Irish singer and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and bodhrán player of Irish folk group, The Chieftains.[2][3] He joined the group in 1976 after contributing to their album The Chieftains 6: Bonaparte’s Retreat. 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 tim
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