Kevin McGillian
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Kevin McGillian is an Irish traditional musician from Legfordrum in County Tyrone
in Ireland. He moved to the United States, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, as a young man, and has been an active part of the regional music scene since the 1980s.
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County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
in Ireland. He moved to the United States, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, as a young man, and has been an active part of the regional music scene since the 1980s.
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