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Chris McHugh
November 22, 2022
Prayers and sympathies from the distantly related McHugh's here in Minnesota and those on the east coast. I chatted with Martin several times by phone and visited at home, too. We didn't figure out exactly how we were related but since our McHugh's were from Cloondahara (leaving in 1855) surely there was one. In 2018 we stopped at his home there. What a beautifully talented man. I'm sorry I can't pick up the phone again to ask him something as I enjoyed doing in recent years.
Roger Cuthbertson
November 1, 2022
Marty was a fine accordian player. He was a fun guy to be around and helped a lot of us grow in Irish music. We will miss you, Marty
John j Haggerty
October 21, 2022
His like will not be this way again.
John Haggerty
Hudson, Wi
Kathleen Joyce nee Conroy
October 20, 2022
R.I.P. Martin,I remember Martin as one of the first Irish Man whenI came to st Paul in 1956.and met him many times at Milwaukee Fest. He was a lovely man.
Kate scanlan
October 19, 2022
Marty will be greatly missed.. a great musician and an incredibly kind man. Thanks Marty. With love, Kate Scanlan
Tommy Robertson
October 18, 2022
Rest in peace Martin McHugh "thou true and faithful servant". Thank you for all you have done for the St Paul Irish and Celtic community over so many years. You will truly be missed but never forgotten by all of us who love you. God Bless.
Mary and Sean O'Driscoll
October 18, 2022
Martin McHugh was a remarkable and inspirational man. He was the vital traditional link between the St Paul Irish music scene of the 50s and 60s and the reborn community of the 70s, and then, up until the end, to a new younger generation of musicians.
Marty, along with Tom and Barbara Dahill, dramatically changed the lives of many of us in the 70s. Almost overnight a gang of us completely refocused our lives on to traditional Irish music and dance. That Paddy's Day ceili at the Commodore Hotel marked a clear before and after moment -- the night when a diverse group of 20 somethings met and somehow instantly became a tight knit community with Marty as our fearless leader.
Thank you, Marty, from the bottom of my heart -- thanks for changing my life, thanks for all the music, the laughs and the wonderful memories from over those 46 years. You will be deeply missed by many, many people.
RIP
Mary and Sean O'Driscoll, Cork
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