associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
bothy band , the bucks , tommy o'sullivan 1964 -- present crowley pipes pipes , leo rowsome chanter , dave williams trim , county meath ireland non_vocal_instrumentalist 30 january 1950 uilleann pipes , tin whistle celtic folk paddy keenan acf.jpg paddy keenan
 paddy keenan musician , songwriter
paddy keenan

paddy keenan -lrb- born 30 january 1950 -rrb- is an irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of the bothy band .
since that group 's dissolution in the late 1970s , keenan has released a number of solo and collaborative recordings , and continues to tour both as a soloist , and with singer/guitarist tommy o'sullivan .
