# Barney McKenna

> Bernard Noël McKenna, known as Barney McKenna or Banjo Barney, was an Irish musician and a founding member of The Dubliners. He is regarded as a major figure in the development of the tenor banjo in Irish traditional music, and is widely credited with establishing GDAE tuning as the instrument's standard tuning in the tradition.

*Irish musician (1939-2012)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1939-12-16
- **Died:** 2012-04-05
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.8 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
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- [Маккенна, Барни](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%2C_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q723053)
- [Barney McKenna](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4295118)

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