The death has taken place of noted fiddle player, Tommy Peoples.
Originally from Donegal, he lived in Clare for over 30 years after marrying Mary Linnane and is regarded as a major figure in Irish traditional music.
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In 2013, he became the first person to win two TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards and just last month, he was honoured at the annual Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy tribute.
A number of figures within traditional music have paid tribute to Tommy Peoples today, with Sharon Shannon calling him her “all time musical hero.”
