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| Tommy Doyle |
| Tommy Doyle, was born in Cloonocool, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Tommy ‘s first introduction to music was received from his father Luke, himself a violin player. With Luke ‘s guidance and further encouragement, Tommy studied violin under the well known Sligo violinist, Patrick Cook. Patrick taught Tommy to become a fluent reader of music, which made the transition from violin to accordion easy. By the age of fifteen, Tommy had begun his professional music career playing local dances in his native county, Sligo. |
| Age 18 |
| Age 35 |
| After immigrating to the United States, Tommy was soon drafted into the US Army. Along with his army training in the Far Fast, Tommy played USO shows for the Armed Forces in Japan and Korea. With his service obligation completed, Tommy furthered his music studies at the Hartnett School of Music in New York City majoring in music theory, harmony, music composition and orchestral arranging where he graduated in 1964, and then completed extension courses in arranging at the Julliard School of Music also in New York City. Tommy Doyle's work was not just as a performer, his arranging and writing skills can be found in two books written for accordion, in collaboration with Paddy Noonan, for the Glen Eagle Publishing Company. Many of his arrangements can be heard on recordings distributed by Rego records in garden City, NY. With this kind of music educational background, it is no wonder that Tommy Doyle became a leading figure and popular band leader in the Irish and Pop music fields, and is seen and heard on his many radio and television appearances in the United states, Europe and Canada. Tommy was inducted into the American-Irish Musicians’ Hall of Fame in 1995 for his contribution to Irish music. As a sought after teacher in the metropolitan area of New York City and as an accomplished popular musician/band leader in the Irish Music and Pop Music fields, he is known to many throughout the eastern seaboard, from Boston to Cleveland, and from Canada to Florida. In 1999, Tommy retired to Florida to enjoy his golden years basking in the sun. However, his desire to teach is strong and he now has a successful teaching business in Indialantic, Florida where he teaches accordion (piano and button), violin, flute, piano/keyboarding and sequencing. |
| With Myron Floren |
| Tommy pictured w/ Carmen Carrozza |
