Paddy Killoran

Paddy Killoran
Background information
Born(1903-09-21)21 September 1903
Emlaghgissan, near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland
Died24 April 1965(1965-04-24) (aged 61)
New York, New York, United States
GenresIrish folk
Occupation(s)Musician, Bandleader, Bar/restaurant owner, record company owner
InstrumentFiddle
Years activec. 1925–1963
LabelsCrown, Decca, Dublin
Formerly ofPaddy Sweeney

Patrick J. Killoran (1903–1965) was an Irish traditional fiddle player, bandleader and recording artist. He is regarded, along with James Morrison and Michael Coleman, as one of the finest exponents of the south Sligo fiddle style in the "golden age" of the ethnic recording industry of the 1920s and 1930s.