Name Danny Kyle | Role Singer | |
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Died July 5, 1998, Paisley, United Kingdom Albums Heroes and Soft Targets, Easy Street, Rag 'n' Bone Blues, Wood'n'Strings Similar People Jimmie Macgregor, Ian Campbell, Dominic Behan, Alex Campbell | ||
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Danny Kyle (12 December 1939 – 5 July 1998) was a Scottish Folk singer-songwriter. Danny Kyle was a passionate supporter of traditional music and a constant campaigner for its revival in Scotland. Kyle was an important figure in the Scottish Folk Revival of the Sixties.
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- The Chaplins High Low Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Final 2014
- Arthur nicholson celtic connections danny kyle open stage winner 2014
- Biography
- Discography
- References
Arthur nicholson celtic connections danny kyle open stage winner 2014
Biography
Kyle was born in Paisley, Scotland in 1939 and he was brought up in a two-bed tenement in McKerrell Street with his three sisters. Later on in his childhood the family moved to Renfrew Road where he lived until his death in the summer of 1998. At 15 years old he left school and went to work at Babcock International in Renfrew as an apprentice engineer. In the early 1960s, Kyle started his career as a folk singer and entertainer on the flourishing folk club circuit, during the booming folk revival. Kyle was soon one of the most influential and popular figures on the circuit. Kyle teamed up with Tich Frier, Mike Whelans, Malky McCormick and Bill Nolan to form the Vindscreen Vipers.
Popular as he was, Kyle surprisingly only recorded two albums: "Ah'll Get Ye" in 1975 Pan Audio Label (foreword by Billy Connolly) and "Heroes & Soft Targets" in 1998 Iona Records Label.
"The Danny Kyle Open Stage" has become an integral event as part of the annual Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow . "Named after the legendary Paisley folk musician, the stage continues to celebrate Danny’s ethos of finding new talent".
Paisley Buddie Kyle died on Tuesday, 7 July 1998, at the age of 58.
Discography
Ah'll Get Ye 1975 Pan Audio
Heroes & Soft Targets 1998 Iona Records