Johnny Doherty

One of the greatest and most distinctively individual performers of Irish fiddle music, this artist comes from a family musical line that involves both the Doherty and McConnell families, stretching back across many generations. This includes individuals who settled down in various Irish communities as well as those who were travelers all their lives, preferring life on the road. Some of Johnny Doherty's musical kin are Turloch MacSweeney as well as Doherty's grandfather Simon Doherty who played the fiddle, uilleann pipes, and highland pipes and his father Mickey Doherty, who may have been the one who passed along the love of fiddle. Mickey married the singer Mary McConnell, whose brothers Mickey and Alec McConnell were well-known fiddle players as well as fiddle builders. Johnny's brothers Mickey and Simon Doherty were also fiddle players.



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