“Banjo” Barney McKenna, the last original member of Irish folk band the Dubliners, died Thursday, April 5, while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year ...

DUBLIN -- "Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died yesterday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th ...

DUBLIN -- It was only a year ago when the Temple Bar Trad Festival helped launch the 50th anniversary year of the Dubliners, the iconic music group that not only helped define Ireland’s capital city ...

'Beethoven of the Banjo' was linchpin of The Dubliners and an inspiration to musicians everywhere, says Barry Egan Last Thursday morning Barney McKenna crossed the narrow plank from the present into ...

BARNEY McKenna was remembered as much for his famous 'Barneyisms' as his formidable skills on the banjo. Aside from music, the man who sported a greying beard, and was known for wearing a flat peaked ...

DUBLIN -- "Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th ...

DUBLIN (AP) – Friends and authorities say “Banjo” Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, has died. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with the band.

"Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band the Dubliners, died Thursday. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with the troupe. McKenna was considered the most ...