Ellen (Nell) Galvin (1887 - 5 September 1961) was a fiddle and concertina player from County Clare, Ireland.
Because Galvin could not decide what was her favourite instrument, he taught her to play on both the fiddle and the concertina.
She later won a competition in Kilkee, where she was judged by Seamus Clandillon, who would become director of Radio Éireann.
[4] Galvin used the effect of droning strings, dissonance and intricate ornamentation in her playing style.
[6] Galvin played with many Clare traditional musicians, including Mrs. Crotty (concertina), John Kelly (fiddle), Sean Reid, Dr. Bill Loughnane and Willie Clancy (uilleann pipes).