Kevin Crawford (born inBirmingham,England) is an Irishflute,[1]tin whistle,low whistle andbodhrán player.[2] He was born inEngland toIrish parents fromMilltown Malbay,County Clare. He later moved to West Clare to improve his music and become more exposed totraditional Irish music.
He started in the late 1980s with English band Long Acre working with artists such as Mick Conneely, Brendan Boyle, Bernadette Davis, Joe Molloy and Ivan Miletitch. After recording and co-producing what he described as his most "traditional" CD with "Grianán," a group including Siobhán andTommy Peoples,Niamh de Búrca, P.J. King, Martin Murray,Paul McSherry, John Maloney, and Pat Marsh (released in 1993), Crawford joined Moving Cloud in 1993, with whom he recorded two albums.
He joined one of Ireland's top traditional bands,Lúnasa, in 1997, replacingMichael McGoldrick. Crawford became the frontman for Lúnasa during their live performances. With the band he has recorded a number of albums, while he has also recorded solo albums and albums with other musicians.[3]
He also tours withMartin Hayes and John Doyle as The Teetotallers.[4]
According to the liner notes inCarrying the Tune, he plays "Mike Grinter flutes and whistles and Susato, Generation and Jonathan Sindt whistles."
