James Galway's childhood
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James Galway: pictures from the life of the first international flute superstar
1. James Galway's childhood
James Galway was born on 8 December 1939 into a poor family close to East Belfast's docks. James's father, grandfather and uncle all played the flute. His uncle began teaching James on a B flat flute - a bit bigger than a piccolo. Young James joined a marching band called the Onward and worked for two years in a piano shop, learning tuning and repairing.
