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Paddy Glackin Image Name: Paddy Glackin Description: Paddy Glackin Copyright: Dónal Glackin
Paddy Glackin Image Name: Paddy Glackin Description: Paddy Glackin Copyright: Dónal Glackin

Inniu, is é an ceoltóir Paddy Glackin a bheidh faoi agallamh ag Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí.  Is as Baile Átha Cliath do Paddy Glackin, fidléir, ach ba as Dún na nGall dá athair agus bhí tionchar láidir ag an gcontae sin ar a chuid ceoil ón tús, go háirithe fidléireacht John Doherty.  Tá taifid déanta ag Paddy Glackin le leithéidí Dónal Lunny, Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, Liam O’Flynn, Niall Martin agus Micheál Ó Domhnaill, gan ach cuid acu a lua.  Chaith sé blianta ag obair leis an gcraoltóireacht freisin, agus ar chuid de na cláracha a chuir sé i láthair bhí The Long Note ar an raidió, agus The Pure Drop ar an teilifís. 

Today, Rónán Mac Aodha Bhuí will be joined in studio by musician Paddy Glackin.  Paddy is from Dublin, but his father hailed from Donegal and that county has always had a strong influence on his music, and he was particularly influence by the fiddle music of John Doherty.  Paddy has made recordings with, amongst others, Dónal Lunny, Micheál Ó Súilleabháin, Liam O’Flynn, Niall Martin and Micheál Ó Domhnaill.  He spent years working in broadcasting, and presented programmes including The Long Note on RTÉ Radio, and The Pure Drop on TV.