Early Experiences
Flynn was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. His early musical experiences included brief periods studying piano and tin whistle, but it was not until his early teens that Flynn really took to music, teaching himself how to play rock guitar. He developed an interest in classical guitar in his mid-teens and taught himself how to read music notation, he also learnt classical guitar by ear from recordings. He composed his first piece for classical guitar aged 16.
Upon leaving school in 1995 he studied rock music at Ballyfermot Senior College, Dublin. Around this time Flynn started composing songs and became a regular performer on the Dublin singer-songwriter scene which spawned some of Ireland's current crop of successful songwriters such as Damien Rice and Damien Dempsey. He was also lead guitarist of the rock band Maize. He later developed a strong interest in traditional Irish music which he learnt through recordings and workshops at various Irish music festivals.
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