FLEETWOOD MAC’S DANNY KIRWAN
Jul 13, 2021
3 minutes
by RICHARD BARRETT
photo by
FIN COSTELLO
that — when he was a mere 18 years old — he was invited to join Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac on the strength of his performances with a pub band, Boilerhouse. Danny immediately made the leap to playing on international concert stages, becoming a foil to Green and playing harmony guitars on Fleetwood Mac’s much-loved classic, “Albatross,” plus bringing his fiery and highly refined technique and love of different styles such as jazz to slightly lesser-known tracks like “Jigsaw Puzzle Blues.” Sadly, Kirwan — whose vocals and guitar playing would shape Fleetwood Mac’s and — died in June 2018 at age 68.
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