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Robbie O'Connell | |
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 Robbie O'Connell at the Dublin Irish Fest (Ohio, 2006) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert O'Connell |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) County Waterford, Ireland |
| Genres | Irish Folk, Contemporary |
| Occupation | Gaelic player |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals |
| Years active | 1970s – present |
| Website | www.robbieoconnell.com |
Robbie O'Connell (born 28 December 1950[1][2]) is an Irish singer songwriter who performs solo, as well as with The Green Fields of America. He also appears with Dónal Clancy (cousin), Dan Milner, and fiddler Rose Clancy. O'Connell has also toured and recorded with The Clancy Brothers, being their nephew. For over 20 years, he has conducted small cultural tours to Ireland with Celtica Music & Tours and, for more than ten years, WGBH Learning Tours. Married with four grown children, he now spends his time between Bristol, Rhode Island and Waterford.
- ^ Day and month shown to his Facebook friends at https://www.facebook.com/robbie.oconnell.52/about_contact_and_basic_info
- ^ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F16S-H89 : 17 March 2020), BIRTHS entry for Robert M O'Connell; citing Waterford, Jan - Mar 1951, vol. 4, p. 514, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 257,845.