Jackie Daly
Jackie Daly (born June 22, 1945) is an Irish button accordion and concertina
player from Kanturk, County Cork. Raised in Sliabh Luachra, he studied under
fiddler Jim Keeffe. After serving in the Dutch merchant navy, Daly became a
professional musician in the early 1970s. In 1974, he won the All-Ireland
Accordion Competition. Daly is widely credited with rehabilitating the
accordion’s image and establishing it as a concert-stage instrument. He released
his solo debut, Music from Sliabh Luachra, Vol. 6, in 1977. His career features
partnerships with fiddlers Séamus Creagh and Kevin...
