Tributes Paid In Clare To Renowned Fiddler Tommy Peoples

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Tributes are being paid in Clare to the renowned fiddler Tommy Peoples.

The Donegal native, who spent most of his life living in Ennis, has died at the age of 70.

As well as being a well-respected solo performer, Tommy won acclaim with The Bothy Band in the 1970s, while his wife Maria was the daughter of Kitty Linnane, long-time leader of the Kilfenora Céilí Band.

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He’s being laid to rest in Drumcliffe Cemetery this lunchtime and Clare FM’s West Wind presenter Eoin O’Neill says his music will live on: