Paddy Carty (1929–1980) was a three-time all-Ireland champion Irish flute player from Loughrea, County Galway. He was well known for his flowing rhythm and his virtuoso skill on his Radcliff System flute, on which he could play freely in key signatures usually considered to be difficult on the Irish flute. He was a frequent playing partner of Paddy Fahey and a former member of the influential Aughrim Slopes Ceili Band.

Discography

Reels and Jigs in the Galway Manner (with Mick O'Connor), Master Collector #1

Traditional Irish Music (with Mick O'Connor), 1971

Traditional Music of Ireland (with Conor Tully and Frank Hogan), 1985

References

3 Tom Greene The Boehm Flute in Irish Traditional Music

External links

Analysis of "Ril Gan Ainm" played by Paddy Carty

1929 births

1980 deaths

Irish male flautists

Musicians from County Galway

20th-century Irish flautists

People from Loughrea

20th-century Irish male musicians

Paddy Carty