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Why did musician Andy Irvine move to dublin?
In 1962, when his two-year contract with the BBC's 'Rep' ended, Irvine moved to Dublin and continued earning a living as an actor for a while,
What songs did musician Andy Irvine release?
Irvine wrote his first song, West Coast of Clare, in the late summer of 1968
Can you give me some information on musician Andy Irvine's West Coast of Clare“?
It was actually written with a Danish girl called Birte in mind, but... it very quickly became a memory of great times in Clare.
What is the burgeoning folk scene for musician Andy Irvine?
However, he very quickly noticed that a burgeoning folk scene was emerging, centred around the Baggot Street–Merrion quarter of Dublin's city centre.
Who did musician Andy Irvine meet in Dublin's burgeoning folk scene?
Irvine met like-minded people such as Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly and Barney McKenna, who would later form The Dubliners.
What did musician Andy Irvine do at the time after meeting like-minded people during the 1960s?
Johnny Moynihan, with whom he created a musical partnership which turned into Sweeney's Men in the summer of 1966, after the addition of 'Galway Joe' Dolan
What else did musician Andy Irvine do with his time during 1960s besides music and meeting like-minded people?
While in the process of adopting the itinerant lifestyle of a musician, Irvine developed a taste for travel, initially within Ireland.
What songs did musician Andy Irvine write during the 1960s?
The trio recorded their first single Old Maid in the Garrett/The Derby Ram for Pye Records at Eamonn Andrews Studios in the spring of 1967

Question: Did he become famous at all?
Self-contained rewrite: Did musician Andy Irvine become famous at all with Sweeney's Men?