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5 unusual facts about John Doherty


Arthur Warren Darley

Arthur was also a church organist who spent some time as a Church of Ireland organist near Bruckless, County Donegal, where he spent some time with the great Donegal fiddler, John Doherty.

Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen

8: "The Lancers Jig/The Further in the Deeper" are two jigs from the playing of legendary Donegal fiddle player John Doherty.

John Doherty

John Joseph Doherty (1919–1942), United States Navy officer awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross

Paddy Glackin

Glackin's primary influence came from Donegal fiddlers, most prominently John Doherty the legendary travelling fiddler whom Glackin always cites as his main influence.

Reading Memorial High School

John Doherty (RMHS '69) first baseman-designated hitter, California Angels (not to be confused with the current Superintendent of Schools for Reading, also named John Doherty)


Frankie Kennedy

Matt Molloy of The Chieftains led the communion with a slow air; Altan members Daithí Sproule, Paul Kelly, Dermot Byrne, Ciaran Curran and Ciaran Tourish blended with mazurkas from fiddler John Doherty, and Paddy Glackin and Dónal Lunny concluded on fiddle and synthesizer playing "Paddy's Rambles in the Park".


see also

Xavier Doherty

Xavier John Doherty (born 22 November 1982 in Scottsdale, Tasmania) is an Australian cricketer who plays Australian domestic cricket with the Tasmania and for Australia.