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Brian McCoy’s family hails from Ballaghaderreen, a small Irish town that is the birthplace to many legendary musicians such as Matt Molloy of the Chieftains, Seamus Tansey, and Paddy Killoran who’s family lived next door. In his formative years, Brian spent countless hours learning from the locals while visiting family in Ireland. Down the road a bit, he was brought up in Chicago and learned from the many famous Irish musicians there. Academically, Brian won a full tuition scholarship to Nortwestern University from the Chic Evans Foundation, and earned a Masters Degree in Computer Science before moving to Ohio, home of the Dublin Irish Fest. Throughout the years, McCoy has often won the American Irish Music Competitions (Fleadh Ceols), and has also served as an Adjudicator for the event. In Ireland, Brian McCoy has performed live on Radio Clare, played at the Willie Clancy Week Flute Recital, and has been featured in Irish Music Magazine - the "Rolling Stone" of the traditional music scene. He has also performed with such luminaries as The Makem Brothers, Gaelic Storm (from the movie, “Titanic”), Tempest, recorded for Windham Hill Records with members of the Doobie Brothers, performed for the Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra, and appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Venues:
Discography: Brian plays a flute with a David Copley wooden headjoint, www.celticlands.com/page3.html
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Flute, Tin Whistle, Low
Whistle, Irish Bagpipes