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Alec Finn
Rotherham, United Kingdom
Alec Finn is credited on 159 releases across 33 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
159
Pressings credited
33
Albums
6
Decades active
25
In collections
Biography
Alexander J. Phinn (4 June 1944 – 16 November 2018), known professionally as Alec Finn, was a British-born traditional musician who is famous for his unique style of accompaniment on the bouzouki. He was best known for founding De Dannan in 1974 with Frankie Gavin, Johnny "Ringo" MacDonagh and Charlie Piggott, after a series of music sessions at Tigh Hughes, An Spidéal, County Galway.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
159 releases · 33 albums · active 1975–2022
- Other credits · 295
- Performance · 163
- Production · 18
Studios: Windmill Lane Studios · Spiddal House · Rockfield Studios · PRT Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- De Danann
- De Dannan
- Various
- The Waterboys
- Frankie Gavin
- Mary Bergin (2)
- Rita Eriksen
- Dé Danann
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