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Frain, Owen

 Person

Biography

Irish musician Owen Frain was born in 1896 and grew up in Roskey, County Mayo. He left Ireland around 1910 to work in coal mines in England. He then joined the United States Navy, and arrived in New York City around 1916. He moved to the Boston area around 1925, where he played and recorded with Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band and others, primarily on flute and uilleann pipes. He married Margaret McSweeney, and they had six children: Eugene (Gene), Katherine (Kaye), John, Paul, Maureen, and Margaret.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Flute belonging to Owen Frain, approximately 1920

 Item — Box 1
Scope and Contents

Black wood barrel, ivory headjoint with boxed oval embouchure hole, metal keys and fittings. Metal tuning slide. Six uncovered holes and eight keys. In a black wooden case that is missing a latch.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: approximately 1920

Flute belonging to Owen Frain, before 1950

 Item — Box 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Materials by and about Eugene Frain and his father, Owen Frain. Also includes two of Owen Frain's wooden flutes.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: before 1950

Michael Carney to Owen Frain, correspondence about uilleann pipes, 1919 July-August

 File — Shared_box 1265, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Materials by and about Eugene Frain and his father, Owen Frain. Also includes two of Owen Frain's wooden flutes.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Dates: 1919 July-August