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"I still have that fighting spirit" - Brian Warfield

Brian Warfield was an original Wolfe Tone has been one of Ireland's most popular musicians for several decades.

He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's and unfortunately this has had a huge impact on him performing music. 

"Going on stage and pulling on strings when you have a tremor, it makes it more difficult – you’re worried about pulling the wrong string and making a mistake."

In this film he made especially for Claire Byrne Live, Brian talks about how he’s dealing with the disease. 

"The diagnosis wasn’t a shock to me, it was a relief"

Watch the full video here:

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