Ed Reavy
Ed Reavy (1897–1988) was an Irish-American musician and composer of numerous traditional Irish dance tunes. Ed Reavy was born in the townland of Barnagrove (aka Barnagrow, Barnagrows or Barr na gCnó), Knappagh, County Cavan, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1912 where he settled in the Irish-American enclave of Corktown (now part of Powelton Village). Except for two visits back to Ireland, he remained in the Philadelphia area for the remainder of his life.
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Ed Reavy
- Name
- Ed Reavy
- Born
- 1897
- Birthplace
- Barnagrove, County Cavan, Ireland
- Died
- 1988
- Occupation
- Musician, composer
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Ed Reavy • Born — 1897 • Birthplace — Barnagrove, County Cavan, Ireland • Died — 1988 • Genre — Irish • Occupation — Musician, composer • Instrument — Fiddle • Label — Victor
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Reavy was a fiddler, and recorded in 1927 for the Victor record label, including two reels ("The Boys of the Lough" and "Tom Clark's Fancy") and two hornpipes ("The Donegal" and "The Cliff"). More than one hundred of his compositions have been published, and his sons have estimated that there may be more than five hundred in total. His most famous tune may be "The Hunter's House". His compositions and style of fiddling found their way back to Ireland and were very influential in the development of modern Irish Traditional Music. Reavy was president of the Irish Musicians' Association of America. In 2000, he was posthumously awarded the title "Composer of the Century" by an Irish-American organization.
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- 1.US Passport application, 1922, and SS death index
- 2.National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911. www.census.nationalarchives.ie.
- 3.Reavy, Joseph M. The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy. Green Grass Music. 1996. 978-0952837008.
- 4.Ed Reavy (1897-1988). The Irish Tune Composers' Pages.
- 5.Mathieson, Kenny. Celtic Music : 3rd Ear - The Essential Listening Companion. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2001. 978-0879306236.
- 6.Hitchner, Earle. Echoes of the Millennium: The trad century. The Irish Echo. 16 February 2011.
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- "The Companion to Irish Traditional Music", Fintan Vallely, NYU Press, 1999,
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