Don Baker

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Don Baker
Birth name	Don Baker
Born	26 August 1950 (1950-08-26) (age 61)
Origin	Sheriff street, inner city Dublin, Whitehall, Dublin County, Ireland
Genres	Rock, Blues
Occupations	Musician, singer, songwriter, actor
Years active	1960–present (musician) 1991–present (actor)
Labels	[Own Label]
Associated acts	Sonny Boy Williamson[disambiguation needed ], Sonny Terry, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Robert Johnson, Scrapper Blackwell, Charlie McCoy
Website	www.donbaker.ie

Don Baker (born 26 August 1950) is an Irish blues musician and actor.

Baker was born in Whitehall, Dublin. He is a singer-songwriter who plays the harmonica and the guitar. He appeared in several films, his most notable appearance being in In the Name of the Father. He also published harmonica instruction books and videos.

In August 2008, he starred in RTÉ's reality show Fáilte Towers,^[1] finishing in a respectable third place, earning huge amounts of money for his charity "Health Action Overseas". After the show, Baker asked fellow contestant Donna (from Donna and Joseph McCaul) to perform a concert with him at the Helix the following month.^[2]

Discography

• Almost illegal
• Duckin' & Divin
• Miss You
• No Regrets "Live in Concert"
• Four for the Road with Jimmy McCarthy, Mick Hanly and Finbar Furey
• Born With the Blues
• Just Don Baker
• No Nonsense

Bibliography

• The Winner in Me
• Beginning Blues Harp
• Beginning Rock Harp
• Famous Harmonica Styles
• Complete Harmonica Techniques
• Learn to Play Blues Harmonica
• Soodlums Harmonica Pack

Filmography

• In the Name of the Father (1993)
• On the Nose (2001)

References

1. ^ Byrne, Andrea (10 August 2008). "Why I want to check into crazy Failte Towers". Sunday Independent. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/why-i-want-to-check-into-crazy-failte-towers-1451219.html. Retrieved 11 August 2008. 
2. ^ Egan, Barry (17 August 2008). "'I just want to live my life happily'". Sunday Independent. http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/i-just-want-to-live-my-life-happily-1457417.html. Retrieved 17 August 2008. 

External links

• Official website
• Don Baker at the Internet Movie Database
• Rattlebag Don Baker in conversation with RTE's Myles Dungan
• Under the Influence Don Baker in conversation with Joe Jackson

Blues related links

• Beginning Blues Harp with Don Baker DVD
• Famous Harmonica Styles
• J'Apprends L'Harmonica Blues
• Methode Intégrale des Différentes Techniques de l'Harmonica

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