Fred Hanna

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Northern Irish Fred Hanna (born 1924, died February 9 2014, at the age of 89 ) studied both played piano and piano accordion as a young boy, and played his first dance gig on accordion at the age of 10.
During WW2 Fred Hanna served in the Royal Navy, and in 1945 following demobilisation made his first broadcast for BBC Northern Ireland in Belfast.
From the mid-1940s to the early-1960s Fred Hanna’s trio (accordion, bass and drums) and sextet (accordion, fiddle, piano, drums, bass, saxophone) were amongst the leading ceili bands in Ireland. In the 1960s and 70s, during a time of changing trends, he led the Fred Hanna Showband.

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Mursheen Durkin

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Siege Of Ennis

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Clare's Dragoons/Erin A Tear/The Moon Behind The Hill/The Bridge Of Toome

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Pet Of The Pipers/Father O' Flynn/The Irish Washerwoman/Shandon Bells

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Irish Military Two Step, No. 1

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Fred Hanna's most-played tracks include Mursheen Durkin, Siege Of Ennis, Clare's Dragoons/Erin A Tear/The Moon Behind The Hill/The Bridge Of Toome, Pet Of The Pipers/Father O' Flynn/The Irish Washerwoman/Shandon Bells, Irish Military Two Step, No. 1. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Northern Irish Fred Hanna (born 1924, died February 9 2014, at the age of 89 ) studied both played piano and piano accordion as a young boy, and played his first dance gig on accordion at the age of 10. During WW2 Fred Hanna served in the Royal Navy... Read the full biography on this page.

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