Aengus Finnan
- January 6, 2024
- Musician
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Aengus Finnan Biography
| Name | Aengus Finnan |
| Birthday | Jan 31 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Dublin |
| Home Town | Dublin |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Aengus Finnan is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on January 31, 1972 in Dublin, Dublin, Canada. Aengus Finnan (born January 31, 1972) is a Canadian folk musician and arts organiser. Finnan was born in Dublin, Ireland, and grew up in Ontario, Canada. In 2003, he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal for his humanitarian and cultural work in Canada He is currently the Executive Director of Folk Alliance International.
In 2003 he returned to Grafton Ontario to found the Shelter Valley Folk Festival, for which he was the volunteer artistic and executive director till
- During that time he served as the board President of the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. In 2005 he bought the Lawless and Sons general store (circa 1835) in Grafton and transformed it from an active butcher shop into the Lawless Gallery of Fine Art, where he was curator for 3 years. The gallery doubled as a performance venue for acoustic concerts.
In 199 his song “Lately” was awarded the Songs From The Heart Award. “O’Shaunessey’s Lament” (later recorded by Irish-American artist Seamus Kennedy) was also awarded the prestigious New Folk Songwriting award at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. Finnan was featured on Beautiful, the first ever tribute album to Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot. In 2003 he produced a compilation album entitled Valley Voices as a fundraising effort for a group of concerned citizens, and in 2005 he co-produced Coastline of our Dreams, an Ian Tamblyn tribute album.
In 2008 he began instructing a self-employment course for the Northumberland Community Futures agency, and later served as their Program Manager. In May 2010 he was hired as the Touring and Audience Development Officer for the Ontario Arts Council. In 2003, he was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Commemorative Medal for his humanitarian and cultural work in Canada.
In 2002 he conceived of a tribute event called The Way We Feel as an annual event to celebrate the work of Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot.
Aengus Finnan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Musician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Aengus Finnan is one of the richest Musician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aengus Finnan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Finnan grew up on an organic farm in Shelter Valley, Ontario (near Grafton). He attended St. Mary’s elementary school in Grafton, St. Mary’s Secondary School in Cobourg, and was awarded a two-year scholarship to Lester B. Pearson United World College near Victoria, B.C. where he studied Fine Art (IB), before attending Concordia University in Montreal to study Theatre (BFA). He later attended Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario, to study Native and Northern Education, graduating as Valedictorian for the 1994 Faculty of Education.
He released two albums, Fool’s Gold, produced by Paul Mills in 1999, and North Wind, which Finnan co-produced with Paul Mills in 2002, featuring his touring bandmates Trevor Mills and David Rogers along with backing vocals by Serena Ryder. For 6 years he toured the North America folk festival and club circuit but found it financially testing.
In the winter of 2003 he traveled to the Yukon to record a collection of Robert Service poetry as field recordings (as yet unreleased) in the locations of the subject matter of the poems, including The Shooting of Dan Mcgrew, and The Cremation of Sam McGee. In 2004 he recorded a live album at the Grafton Town Hall called Once Upon a Time, which was released in 2013. He essentially retired from music and has since become a full-time arts administrator.
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Aengus Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Aengus Finnan celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.