Frank Harte | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frank Harte |
| Born | 14 May 1933 Chapelizod, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 27 June 2005 (aged 72) |
| Genres | Irish traditional music, Sean-nós |
| Occupations | Architect, lecturer, singer |
| Labels | Topic, Hummingbird |
| Awards: TG4 Traditional Singer of the Year, 2003 | |
Frank Harte (14 May 1933 – 27 June 2005) was a traditional Irish singer, song collector, architect and lecturer. He was born in Chapelizod, County Dublin, and raised in Dublin. His father, Peter Harte, who had moved from a farming background in Sligo, owned 'The Tap' pub in Chapelizod.
Harte emigrated to the United States for a short period, but returned to Ireland where he worked as an architect, lecturer at DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology) in Rathmines, Dublin before concentrating fully on singing and collecting songs.