Mickey MacConnell was born during the unparalleled snowstorms of 1947 and is the youngest member of a musical family from Bellanaleck near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh.
In an attempt to get warm, he fled south and spent most of his working life as a journalist in Dublin where he slaved for the Irish Press Group and, later, The Irish Times.
Despite the fact that he has been writing songs all his life - "Only Our Rivers Run Free" was written in 1965 - it was only when he moved to Kerry about 30 years ago that he seriously devoted himself to his music.
His first album "Peter Pan and Me" was released in 1992 to critical acclaim and since then many of his songs have been recorded internationally by such artists as Christy Moore , The Wolfe Tones , Mary Black and many more including The James Last Orchestra.
His album "Joined Up Writing" features many new songs and takes a wry look at life and politics, not just in Ireland but worldwide.
"Mickey MacConnell Live in JohnB Keane's " captures Mickey in one of his regular sessions during the summer months in JohnB Keane's pub in Listowel.

Mickey is married to Maura, has two daughters, Kerry and Claire, a son in law, Paddy,  three beautiful grandchildren Molly, Padraig and Sally, and an aged cocker spaniel named Max.            He lives in Listowel , Co. Kerry.

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