Mick McAuley from Kilkenny was born into the well-known musical McAuley family and has been playing Irish Music from a very early age. In fact, his first public performance was when he was featured on tin whistle by the late great Irish tenor, Frank Patterson at the age of five. Mick took up accordion at the age of nine and has since become one of the leading exponents on this instrument in Irish Music. During his teenage years he mastered several other instruments and competed successfully in numerous competitions. Read more on Last.fm