He was 84 years old. His cause of death has not been revealed. Born Peter Stephen Dawson on June 1, 1940, in Prince George’s County, Md., Dawson began playing fiddle professionally at the age of 12.

Sorry. The Second Movement of the Fourth Symphony is a Scherzo and is said to have been inspired by a painting called ‘Self-portrait with Death playing the Fiddle.’ The jaunty fiddle tune that ...

Predeceased by his father Martin (Glin and New York), Brendan is survived survived by his mother Olive Mulvihill, his ...

His career spanned nearly six decades. "His powerful fiddle playing married technical virtuosity with an incredibly insightful and sensitive understanding of what made Irish traditional music ...