in 1992. There, he carried on teaching and performing music. He died on 20 February 2021 at Galway Hospice. He was 81. Awards Burke was named RTÉ's Traditional Musician of the Year in 1970. He went on to win both the AIB Traditional Musician of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Irish World in 1997. A Joe Burke Tribute Concert was held in April 1997 at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway, on his reception of the AIB award. Three years later, he received an award in Musical Mastery from Boston College. Burke was later conferred Gradam an Chomhaltais in 2003. Discography Solo albums Galway's Own (1971). Outlet SOLP 1015, reissued as Joe Burke on Outlet PTICD 1015. The Tailor's Choice (1983) Collaboration – Joe Burke, Michael Cooney and Terry Corcoran Happy To Meet Sorry To Part (1986) Collaboration – Sean McGuire and Joe Burke Two Champions (1971) Collaboration – Joe Burke and Charlie Lennon Traditional Music of Ireland (1973) The Bucks of Oranmore (1996) The Morning Mist (2002) Collaboration – Joe Burke, Andy McGann and Felix Dolan A Tribute to Michael Coleman (1966) The Funny Reel. Traditional Music Of Ireland (1979) Collaboration – Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Charlie Lennon A Tribute to Andy McGann (2007) Collaboration - Joe Burke, Jerry Sullivan, Terry Corcoran Happy To Meet Sorry To Part Released 1986 References External links Biography of Joe Burke, Irish accordion player AllMusic biography 1939 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Irish people 21st-century Irish people Irish accordionists Musicians from County Galway People from County Galway Irish folk musicians 20th-century accordionists 21st-century accordionists Green Linnet Records artists Shanachie Records artists