Barney (Bernard Noël) McKenna or Banjo Barney as he is known amongst his fellow musicians, (born December 16, 1939 in Donnycarney, Dublin) is an Irish musician who plays the tenor banjo, mandolin, and melodeon. He is most renowned as a banjo player. McKenna has played the banjo since an early age, beginning because he could not afford to buy the instrument of his choice, a mandolin. He has been a member of The Dubliners since 1962; prior to that, he spent a few months in The Chieftains."

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  • Barney (Bernard Noël) McKenna or Banjo Barney as he is known amongst his fellow musicians, (born December 16, 1939 in Donnycarney, Dublin) is an Irish musician who plays the tenor banjo, mandolin, and melodeon. He is most renowned as a banjo player. McKenna has played the banjo since an early age, beginning because he could not afford to buy the instrument of his choice, a mandolin. He has been a member of The Dubliners since 1962; prior to that, he spent a few months in The Chieftains. In addition to his work on traditional Irish music, he also plays jazz on occasion. Barney uses fiddle/mandolin tuning (GDAE, 1 octave down) and, according to musician Mick Moloney, is single-handedly responsible for making the fiddle-tuned tenor banjo the standard banjo in Irish music. Barney remains a great favourite with live audiences, and some of the loudest and most affectionate applause follows the tunes and songs on which he is the featured performer. He is well known for his unaccompanied renditions of songs such as 'South Australia' and 'I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me'. His banjo solos on tunes such as 'The Maid Behind the Bar', 'The High Reel' and 'The Mason's Apron', where he is usually accompanied by Eamonn Campbell on guitar, are often performed to cries of "C'mon Barney!" from audience or band members. Another featured spot in Dubliners performances is the mandolin duet that Barney plays with John Sheahan - again with Eamonn Campbell providing guitar accompaniment. As Barney often points out to the audience: "It's an Irish duet, so there's three of us going to play it". Barney's tendency to relate funny, and often only marginally believable, stories is legendary amongst Dubliners fans and friends. These anecdotes have become known as Barneyisms, and Barney's friend, and former Dubs bandmate, Jim McCann has been collecting them for a book." (en)
  • Barney (Bernard Noël) McKenna or Banjo Barney as he is known amongst his fellow musicians, (born December 16, 1939 in Donnycarney, Dublin) is an Irish musician who plays the tenor banjo, mandolin, and melodeon. He is most renowned as a banjo player. McKenna has played the banjo since an early age, beginning because he could not afford to buy the instrument of his choice, a mandolin. He has been a member of The Dubliners since 1962; prior to that, he spent a few months in The Chieftains. In addition to his work on traditional Irish music, he also plays jazz on occasion. Barney uses fiddle/mandolin tuning (GDAE, 1 octave down) and, according to musician Mick Moloney, is single-handedly responsible for making the fiddle-tuned tenor banjo the standard banjo in Irish music. Barney remains a great favourite with live audiences, and some of the loudest and most affectionate applause follows the tunes and songs on which he is the featured performer. He is well known for his unaccompanied renditions of songs such as 'South Australia' and 'I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me'. His banjo solos on tunes such as 'The Maid Behind the Bar', 'The High Reel' and 'The Mason's Apron', where he is usually accompanied by Eamonn Campbell on guitar, are often performed to cries of "C'mon Barney!" from audience or band members. Another featured spot in Dubliners performances is the mandolin duet that Barney plays with John Sheahan - again with Eamonn Campbell providing guitar accompaniment. As Barney often points out to the audience: "It's an Irish duet, so there's three of us going to play it". Barney's tendency to relate funny, and often only marginally believable, stories is legendary amongst Dubliners fans and friends. These anecdotes have become known as Barneyisms, and Barney's friend, and former Dubs bandmate, Jim McCann has been collecting them for a book. (en)
  • Barney McKenna (* 16. Dezember 1939 in Dublin; eigentlich Bernhard Noël McKenna) ist ein irischer Musiker. Barney McKenna, Insidern auch als Banjo Barney From Donnycarney bekannt, spielt Banjo, Mandoline und Melodeon. Schon fast sein ganzes Leben spielt er Banjo, da er sich seine eigentlich gewünschte Mandoline nicht leisten konnte. Seit 1962 ist er Mitglied und Mitbegründer der irischen Folk-Band The Dubliners, spielte aber auch zeitweise bei The Chieftains. McKenna ist bei The Dubliners aber auch zum Teil als Sänger aktiv; zu seinen wohl bekanntesten Liedern gehören South Australia und die Ballade I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me. Seine bekanntesten Banjo-Soli sind The Maid Behind the Bar, The High Reel und The Mason's Apron. Bei diesen wird er von Eamonn Campbell begleitet." (de)
  • Barney McKenna (Dublin, 16 december 1939) is een Iers muzikant. Hoewel geboren in Dublin, kwamen zijn ouders uit Ulster (Noord Ierland). Barney spreekt nog vloeiend de Ierse taal. Van kinds af aan heeft hij met muziek te maken gehad. Men zegt dat hij begon met het slopen van een mandoline van zijn oom Jim. Daarna moest de viool van zijn oom Barney het ontgelden. De mondharmonica van zijn vader was voor die tijd al vals geblazen. Hoe dan ook, Barney speelde al op 6-jarige leeftijd muziek . Nadat hij, 14 jaar oud, de schoolbanken vaarwel had gezegd, ging hij eerst werken als grondwerker. Later speelde hij in folkclubs en pubs. Barney is vanaf het begin lid van The Dubliners en is tot op de dag van vandaag nog steeds de banjospeler en ook een gewaardeerd zanger. Barney woont aan zee en dat is niet verwonderlijk. Als muziek zijn eerste passie is dan mag zeevissen zijn tweede genoemd worden. Als we hem niet op het podium kunnen vinden, dan zoeken we hem het best op de Ierse zee." (nl)
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  • Barney (Bernard Noël) McKenna or Banjo Barney as he is known amongst his fellow musicians, (born December 16, 1939 in Donnycarney, Dublin) is an Irish musician who plays the tenor banjo, mandolin, and melodeon. He is most renowned as a banjo player. McKenna has played the banjo since an early age, beginning because he could not afford to buy the instrument of his choice, a mandolin. He has been a member of The Dubliners since 1962; prior to that, he spent a few months in The Chieftains." (en)
  • Barney McKenna (* 16. Dezember 1939 in Dublin; eigentlich Bernhard Noël McKenna) ist ein irischer Musiker." (de)
  • Barney McKenna (Dublin, 16 december 1939) is een Iers muzikant. (nl)
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