Frankie Gavin (born 1956)
Irish multi-instrumentalist, best known as fiddle player. Plays mainly
traditional tunes.
(Frankie Gavin has recorded with De Dannan, Kevin Macleod,
on Elvis Costello's "Spike", the Rolling Stones' "Voodoo Lounge",
and Yehudi Menuhin.)
(born in Corrandulla, Galway)
Albums.
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Croch Suas E (Up and Away)(*) | 1983 | Gael
Linn | CEF 115
|
| Frankie Goes to Town | 1989 | Bees
Knees | BKCD01
|
| Shamrocks and Holly: An Irish Christmas Celebration | 1998 |
Shanachie | SHCD78004 |
| Fierce Traditional | 2001 |
Tara | CD 4011 |
| The Full Score (**) | 2006 |
Tara | 4020 |
(* Frankie Gavin solo, mostly flute but also fiddle, tin whistle
and accordion)
(** Frankie Gavin with Hibernian Rhapsody)
Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
| Traditional Music of Ireland | 1977
| Shanachie | 29008
|
| [Reissued as "Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn" |
1995 | Shanachie |
CD340009 |
Frankie Gavin, Jackie Daly, Declan Masterson and others
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
| The Irish RM (*)
| 1984
| Release Records
| RRL 8012
|
(* More or less an album by De Dannan)
Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock and Charlie Lennon
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
| Omos do Joe Cooley: A Tribute to Joe Cooley | 1986
| Gael Linn | CEF 115
|
| [Reissue] | 2003 |
Gael Linn | |
Collaboration - Frankie Gavin and Stephane Grapelli
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
| Jigs and Jazz | 1993
| Shanachie | 29008
|
Collaboration - Frankie Gavin, Charlie Lennon and the RTE Concert Orchestra
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Island Wedding | 1993
| RTE | RTECD 145 |
Collaboration - Frankie Gavin, Arty McGlynn and Aidan Coffey
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Irlande | 1994
| OCORA/Radio France | C560021
|
Collaboration - Kevin MacLeod, Alec Finn and Frankie Gavin
| Title. | year. | Label. | No.
|
|---|
| Springwell | 1999
| Gael Linn | CEF 115
|
Collaboration - Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick, JimMurray
| Title. | year | Label
|
|---|
| Tunes | 2005 |
The Daisy Label
|
Collaboration - Frankie Gavin, Rick Epping, Jim Edey
| Title. | year | Label
|
|---|
| Jiggin' the Blues | 2008 |
G2 |
Compilations.
| Title.
| year.
| Label.
| number.
|
|---|
| Best of Frankie Gavin
| 1995
| RTE
| RTECD 187 |
Best Albums(*).
| Title. | year. |
|---|
| Frankie Goes To Town | 1989 |
| Croch Suas
E (Up and Away) | 1983 |
(*)Based on critical opinion.
DVDs - Anthology: The Bothy Band, Seamus Ennis, Frankie Gavin, Alex Finn et
al.
| Title | year. | Label.
|
|---|
| Come West Along the Road - Irish Tradition Music (*)
| 2007 | RTE |
| Come West Along the Road - Irish Tradition Music
2 (**) | 2009 | RTE |
Videotape (VHS) - by Stephane Grappelli "with special guest Frankie Gavin".
| Title | year. | Label.
|
|---|
| Jigs and Jazz (*)
| 2001 | Kultur |
Last updated on 03/10/2010