Len Graham

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The Irish song tradition emphasizes the solo performance, providing an effective context for songs packed with narrative, passion and cultural heritage. Len Graham was born in County Antrim to a family steeped in traditional music, song and dance and has cultivated the song tradition of his native Ulster throughout his life both as a professional singer and as a collector. His more than 10 albums since 1982 include solo work as well as that with the traditional group Skylark, and a portion of his large field collection. He won the Seán O'Boyle Cultural Traditions Award in 1993 and the TG4 national music award for Traditional Singer of the Year in 2002. He is a major source of songs for current leading Irish players including Altan, The Chieftains, De Danann, Dolores Keane and Karen Casey. He lives in Mullaghbawn with traditional singer Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin.