Michael "Mick" Tubridy (born 6 August 1935 at Kilrush,

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, step dancer and

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Career

In November 1962, he was a founder member of the traditional Irish music group,

The Chieftains The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous w ...

, with whom he played the tin whistle, Irish flute, and concertina; he remained a member of the group until 1979. In 1998 he published "A Selection of Irish Traditional Step Dances," a guide to ''sean nós'' (old-style) step dancing in which he recorded the steps of renowned Clare dancing masters James Keane and Dan Furey using a system of notation of his own invention. He is a member of the Craobh Naithí branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and contributed to the publication of two books of Irish traditional tunes for the branch. He worked as a structural engineer until his retirement in 1993. He was responsible for the structural design of government buildings in Merrion Street,

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, and of the passenger terminal buildings at Dublin Airport. In 1994, he was asked to re-design the Rosse Six Foot Telescope prior to its reconstruction in 1996/1997.

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Web page on The Chieftains fan site
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1935 births Living people Musicians from County Clare People from Kilrush The Chieftains members 20th-century Irish engineers Irish male flautists Claddagh Records artists Engineers from County Clare 20th-century Irish flautists 21st-century Irish flautists 20th-century Irish male musicians 21st-century Irish male musicians 1960s in Irish music 1970s in Irish music 1980s in Irish music 1990s in Irish music 2000s in Irish music 2010s in Irish music 2020s in Irish music {{Ireland-musician-stub