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Frankie Kennedy was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. The popular Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School was founded in 1994 in his honour.

Frankie Kennedy in the 1970s.

Kennedy performing with the short-lived band Ragairne on RTÉ television in the early 1980s.

Kennedy's grave at Magheragallon Cemetery in Gweedore, County Donegal.

Altan (band)

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Altan are an Irish folk music band formed in County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy. The group were primarily influenced by traditional Irish language songs from Donegal and have sold over a million records.

Altan on their North America Tour in 2010: (left to right) Ciarán Curran, Ciarán Tourish, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Dermot Byrne and Dáithí Sproule

Altan in concert in Plouescat, France, in 2013

Lead singer Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is known for performances of Irish Gaelic songs

Altan in Hamburg 2017