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Barney McKenna

Irish musician (1939-2012)
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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
December 16, 1939
Date of death
April 5, 2012
Place of birth
Donnycarney
Place of death
Howth
Country of citizenship
Ireland[9]
Occupation
singer, banjoist, mandolinist, musician
Genre
Irish folk music[12]
Described by source
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music[19]
Family name
McKenna[13]
Given name
Barney[14]
Instrument
banjo, voice, fiddle, mandolin[15][16][17][18]
Member of
The Dubliners[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[21]
Start of work period
1962[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Barney McKenna es Banjo Barney es Barney Noël McKenna es Bernard McKenna es Bernard Noël McKenna ko 버나드 노엘 매케나 ko 반조 바니 ko 바니 매케나 ru Барни Маккенна ru Маккенна, Барни
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
5380154198323420230001
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2018063691
GND ID
1355514819
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Barney 001.jpg ↗
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
010003
Discogs artist ID
280989
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Barney-McKenna
Europeana entity
agent/base/69306
Freebase ID
/m/04khmt
HAND ID
A048-9E63-BC19-CBAC-261B
IMDb ID
nm1588546
JRC Names ID
920966
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Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
13892
MusicBrainz artist ID
08c1f379-fbc5-47f9-be65-1c12c9c6e610
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000114210
Prabook ID
2063020
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjMHbfhWg6FT8Gj7T6K7h3

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Instrument 4
mandolin, banjo, fiddle, voice
Occupation 3
singer, banjoist, mandolinist
Mb:writer 2
Seven Drunken Nights, Seven Drunken Nights
Belongs to 1
The Dubliners
Country of citizenship 1
Ireland
Genre 1
Irish folk music
Given name 1
Barney
Instance of 1
human
Mb:founder 1
The Dubliners
Mb:member of band 1
The Dubliners
Member of 1
The Dubliners
Place of birth 1
Donnycarney
Place of death 1
Howth
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Barney McKenna was born on December 16, 1939[1], in Donnycarney[2]. He died on April 5, 2012[3], in Howth[4]. He worked as a singer[5], banjoist[6], mandolinist[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Barney McKenna born?

Barney McKenna's place of birth was Donnycarney[2].

Where did Barney McKenna die?

Barney McKenna passed away in Howth[4].

What did Barney McKenna do for work?

Barney McKenna worked as a singer[5], banjoist[6], mandolinist[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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