Francis G. Neylon
Francis G. Neylon (July 3, 1921 - December 10, 1983) was an Irish flute player (concert flute, piccolo) of Irish traditional music. He was inducted into the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Hall of Fame[1] for the Northeast Region[2] of the North American Province on February 19, 2000.
Francis G. "Frank" Neylon was born in Kilnaboy, Co. Clare, Ireland. He played the concert flute with the Kilfenora Ceili Band and also played on Radio Eireann while in Ireland. He came to the United States in July, 1949 and settled first in Cambridge, MA, and then Somerville, MA.
An accomplished Irish musician of the traditional school, self-taught and playing by ear, Neylon won many medals at Feis in Boston and New York in the 1950s. While in the U.S., he played the concert flute with The Tara Ceili Band,[3] The New State Ceili Band, The Connaught Ceili Band and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Hanafin-Cooley branch.[4] He recorded a series[5] of 78 rpm records for the Copley record label[6] with Paddy Cronin, along with other sessions with Joe Derrane and Jerry O’Brien in the early 1950s, and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann in 1981.[7]
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