Eddie Duffy (1894 - 1986), was a traditional Irish musician. He was renowned for his slow airs on the fiddle, which he accomplishes by playing in exactly the same style as he sings, with memorable effect. Many of his songs and tunes come from his mother who played the accordeon. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ... a piano accordion An accordion is a small portable free-reed wind instrument with a keyboard, the smallest representative of the organ family. ...

In his youth he hired at Derrygonnelly Fair with a farmer who played the fiddle so that he could learn the instrument. Played in the '30s and '40s with local céilí bands, the Sillees and the Knockmore. His name is now internationally known since he passed on many tunes and songs to Cathal MacConnell of the group The Boys of the Lough. Derrygonnelly is a small village in the Northern Ireland county of Fermanagh. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... The Boys of the Lough are one of the longest-surviving Celtic bands. ...