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Junior Crehan (born Martin Crehan, 17 January 1908 – 3 August 1998) was an Irish fiddle player who composed a number of tunes that remain popular within the Irish Traditional Music community.
Junior Crehan, a farmer, was born in 1908 at Bonavilla, in the town land of Ballymakea, Mullagh, parish of Kilmurry Ibrickane, Co. Clare. He was the third of ten children born to Martin Crehan – ‘The Master’ and Margaret ‘Baby’ Scanlon.
Martin 'Junior' Crehan lives in the house in which he was born in 1908, at Ballymackea Beg about four miles south of Miltown Malbay. His father, Martin senior, was the local schoolmaster and, although not a musician himself, was related to the legendary piper Garret Barry from Inagh.
Crehan’s Banbh’s reel. Cruach An Choirce hornpipe. Farewell To Milltown reel. Her Long Dark Hair Flowing Down Her Back hornpipe. The Hills Of Coore hornpipe. I Have A House Of My Own With A Chimney Built On Top Of It slip jig. The Last House In Ballymakea hornpipe. The Luachrachán’s jig. Page 1 of 2.
Junior Crehan was one of the founders 25 years ago of the Willie Clancy Summer School, which commemorated the great piper, who was a close friend of his. Peadar O Riada...
A true clare man playing true West clare style. Credit to Ciaran Kelly. Junior Crehan on the pure drop 1990 playing one of his own compositions (Farewell to Milltown). Junior...
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A traditional Irish jig by Junior Crehan with ten settings and forty-seven comments that has been added to three hundred and seventy-three tunebooks.
