THE LEGENDARY Galway fiddler Mickey Finn died on Spy Wednesday 1987 and to mark the 24th anniversary of his passing, a Wikipedia page on the man has been set up.
The page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Finn_(Irish_fiddler ), contains information about his life and career, with links to articles about Mickey from past issues of the Galway Advertiser.
Mickey’s brother Johnny has also posted video footage and photos of his late brother on his Youtube album JOHNNYFINN6. Mickey is featured prominently in the videos ‘The Kings of Swerve’, ‘Hair of the Dog’ and, ‘The Perfect Storm’.
A 25th anniversary Mickey Finn weekend is being planned for April 2012, with events taking place in many of the pubs and venues of Galway.
