Jimmy Keane

Jimmy Keane
BornLondon, England
GenresIrish folk, Contemporary
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano accordion
Years active1970s – present
Websitewww.jimmykeane.com

Jimmy Keane is a London-born English musician of Irish origin and a specialist piano accordion player. In addition to his solo career, in the 1980s he was part of the folk trio Moloney, O'Connell & Keane, then in ensemble Green Fields of America.[1][2] In the 1990s, he was in Aengus and formed the group bohola with Pat Broaders and Seán Cleland. He has recorded and produced a number of albums.

  1. ^ New York Media, LLC (30 January 1995), New York Magazine, New York Media, LLC, pp. 99–
  2. ^ American Folk Music and Folklore Recordings: A Selected List, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress., 1984, pp. 171–