Cronin, Johnny
Biographical Note
Johnny Cronin was born circa 1934 in Gneeveguilla, County Kerry, where he and his brother Paddy absorbed the rich Sliabh Luachra fiddle tradition. Johnny immigrated to the U.S. in 1956, settling circa 1960 in New York. There he played fiddle for more than thirty years including with his wife, Maureen Glynn. In 1977 Shanachie Records released a recording of his music with banjo player Joe Burke. He died in 1991.
Source:
Festival program, Boston College "My Love is in America" Irish fiddle festival records, IM.M003.1990, John J. Burns Library, Boston College.
Cronin, Johnny, Joe Burke, and Jerry Wallace. Johnny Cronin & Joe Burke. Shanachie Records, 1977.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Concert, 1990 March 25
Performances by invited fiddle players Kevin Burke, Liz Carroll, Seamus Connolly, Brian Conway, Johnny Cronin, Paddy Cronin, Tony De Marco, Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, James Kelly, Andy McGann, Johnny McGreevy, Brendan Mulvihill, Paddy Reynolds, Dale Russ, Martin Wynne, with Mel Mercier on bodhran and bones. Held in Boston College's Gasson Hall.
These recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.
Interviews, 1990 March 26
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin interviewing festival musicians Johnny McGreevy, Andy McGann, and Johnny Cronin, with a musical interlude by Dale Russ. They interviews include both conversation and performance. They were recorded in the Irish Room of the John J. Burns Library the day after the festival.
These recordings have been digitally copied; all original media were retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room.