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"Down through the years I have enjoyed playing music in all formats and combinations - sessions, duets, trios, groups and bands but solo playing has always been where I considered a musician's soul is discovered. It was natural for me then to put together a solo album drawing on tunes I picked up over the years. Some I learned as a child playing with Joe Bane, Martin Rochford, Bill Malley, John Naughton and P Joe Hayes while others were learned from the playing of some of the great musicians I have been fortunate enough to know in more recent years. All of the tunes are ones that appeal to me and have meaning for me. I hope that they will speak to you too."
1. The Beauty Spot / Big Pat (reels)
2. The Crosses at Annagh /Rakish Paddy (reels)
3. The Caves of Klltanon (jig)
4. The Stack oFRye /An Stáicin Eoman (hornpipes)
5. The Chapel Bell (jig)
6. Kaloozalum /The Devil in the Kitchen (flings)
7. Murphy’s /The Stoney Steps /Miss McGuinness (reels)
8. Dúlamán na Binne Buidhe /If There Weren’t Any Women in the World (barn
dances)
9. John Kelly’s Old Concertina (reel)
10. How Are You Now Kitty? /Tatter Jack Walsh (jigs)
11. Scotch Lilts
12. Old Maids of Gaiway /My Mary Anne /Kitty in the Lane (reels)
13. Louden’s Bonny Woods /Maggie Pichens (highlands)
14. Old Tipperary /The Rakes of Kildare (jigs)
15. The Glenbeigh /The Hills of Tara (barn dances)
16. John Naughton’s /The Cloonagroe /Matt Peoples’ (reels)
'Traditional music from East Clare' Superb old fashioned anglo concertina music from Tulla: the home of the famous Ceili Band.
1. Cailleach an Airgid (The Hag with the Money) & The
Kerfunten Jig
2. Rolling in the Barrel, The Tap Room & The Earl's Chair
3. The Humours of Tullycrine & Mikey Callaghan's
4. The Pigeon on the Gate & Lad O'Beirne's
5. John Naughton's & The Reel with the Birl
6. Paddy Lynn's Delight, Connie Hogan's & Kitty's Gone a-Milking
7. The Killavil Jig & Have a Drink with Me
8. Toss the Feathers & The Boys of Ballisodare
9.The Fisherman's Lilt & My Love is in America
10. The Rooms of Dooagh & The Walls of Liscarroll
11. Caoilte Mountains & The Green-Gowned Lass
12. John Naughton's
13. McGreevy's Favourite, Miss McGuinness & The Sweetheart Reel
14. Maghera Mountain
15. The Humours of Castlefin, The Glen of Aherlow & The Killarney Boys of
Pleasure
CCF32CD The Blackberry Blossom
Her first CD was probably one of our best ever selling Irish albums. This includes another wide selection of tunes on anglo concertina in her distinctive laid back East Clare style.
1. Shandon Bells, Tom Friel's; jigs
2. The Stone in the Field, Finlay's Delight; reels
3. An Paistín Fionn; slow jig
4. Tatter Jack Walsh, House in the Glen; jigs
5. Tommy Coen's, John Naughton's; reels
6. The Golden Eagle; hornpipe
7. The Hundred Pipers, The Mouse in the Cupboard; jigs
8. Paddy Kelly's; reel
9. The Cavan Reel, Sporting Nell, Rattigan's; reels
10. Scatter the Mud, McGreavy's; jigs
11. Pearl O'Shaughnessy's; barn dance
12. Woman of the House, The Green Groves of Erin; reels
13. Spailpín Fánach, The Little Beggarman; barn dances
14. Blackberry Blossom, Sandy Carty's; reels
15. Mick Hand's, The Maids of Mount Cisco; reels
RTECD225 Concertina Music from West Clare
31 tunes from one of the best known and finest Clare anglo concertina players who lived from 1885 to 1960.
1. The Wind that Shakes the Barley /The Reel with the Beryl
2. An Gabhairín Buí
3. Kitty Gone a' Milking
4. The Battering Ram
5. Spike Island Lasses
6. The Ewe Reel
7. The Ship in Full Sail
8. An Droighneán Donn
9. Geary's Reel
10. The Harvest Home /The Liverpool Hornpipe
11. The Maid of Mountcisco
12. The Bird in the Bush /The Silver Spear
123. Rory O'Moore
14. Rolling in the Ryegrass
15. The Five Mile Chase
16. Touch Me if you Dare /The Morning Star
17. Andy Hehir's Jig
18. The Sligo Maid /The Copperplate
19. The Flogging Reel
20. The Galway Rambler
21. The Mountain Top
22. The Killimor Jig
23. The Longford Collector
24. The Green Fields of America
25. The Bird in the Bush /The Silver Spear
26. The Stranger
27. The Dublin Reel
28. The Green Groves of Erin
29. The Ship in Full Sail
30. Bean a' Tincéara
31. The Woman of the House
Irish Traditional Fiddle & Concertina Music.
Anglo concertina music from Co. Clare played in the old style by a great player.
1. Ann Droney's /The Kilcloon
2. Three Little Drummers /Jim Droney's
3. Coleman's Cross /Over The Moors To Maggie /The Wind That Shakes The Barley
4. The Stack Of Wheat /The Killeigh
5. Harry's Loch /The Hairpin Bend /The Killeigh /Slattery's Grove
6. Thady Casey's Fancy /The Bell Harbour
7. Gleann Na MBeanna
8. Touch Me If You Dare /The Cul Fadda
9. An Staicin Eorna /The Kilrush
10. Maura Connolly's /The Boys Of Ballisodare
11. The Noon Lasses /Austin Tierney's
12. Cos Na Lachan An Seanduine Doite
13. The Flowing Tide /The Cuckoo
14. The Happy Man /The Fox On The Prowl
15. Trip To The Cottage /Sully's Fancy /The Stolen Purse
16. Cruacha Glasa Na HEreann
17. Vincent Broderick's Selection
18. The Green Gates /Grandpa Tommy's Ceili Band
There is no doubt but that the Droney name has been firmly carved into the annals of traditional Irish music by this humble and gifted exponent. The toast of local house dances during his teenage years, he later became All-Ireland Senior Concertina Champion nine times, and played with several well-known céilí bands during a prolific career that has spanned several generations. He has performed on stages from Canada to Camden Town, while music lovers from Japan to North America have been warmly welcomed into the Droney home after seeking out the concertina maestro. Chris still plays regularly with The Four Courts céilí band, throughout Ireland and abroad.
1. Reels: The Tinker's Daughter / The Coalminer / The Master's
Return
2. Jigs: Apples in Winter / The Maid on the Green
3. Reels: The Reel of Mullinavat / The Whistling Postman / The Chattering Magpie
4. Hornpipes: Joe Cooley's / Cronin's
5. Reels: Traver's / The Jolly Tinker / The Woman of the House
6. Waltz: Bell Harbour Hills
7. Jigs: The Knights of St Patrick / The Killimor
8. Reels: The Bell Harbour Reel / The Pullet / The Boys of Portaferry
9. Air: Peaceful Corcomroe
10. Hornpipes: Sliabh na mBan / The Home Ruler
11. Reels: The Parcel of Land / The Kilfenora Reel
12. Jigs: Katie's Fancy / The Boys of the Town
13. Reels: The Maid Behind the Bar / The Holy Land / The Rainy Day
14. Waltz: The Green Hills of Clare
15. Jigs: The Clogher Rose / The Bride's Favourite
16. The Congress Reel / Come West Along the Road / The Dawn
NHCD2 The Irish Concertina Two
Noel Hill's second solo release on concertina and nearly 18 years
after the release of his first album.
He's joined on this by Alec Finn, Arty McGlynn. Brian
McGrath, Liam O' Connor and Steve Cooney.
1 Farrell O'Gara/The Crooked Road/The Stoney Steps
2 The Humours of Ballyloughlin
3 Tom Ward's Downfall/Drowsie Maggie
4 The Mountains of Pomeroy
5 Stirling Castle/South to theGrampians/The Cocktail
6 Padraig O Keefe's/The Humoursof Ballydaly
7 The Ballydesmond/Mairi's Wedding/The Newmarket/Tom Billy Murphy's
8 Boulavogue
9 McGettrick's/Lad O'Beirne's Favourite
10 Boys of Ballisadare/Comb YourHair and Curl It/The Foxhunter's Jig/M
11 Ask My Father/The Boys of Bluehill
12 The Wind That Shakes the Barley/The Steampacket/The Mountain Top/Dev
On Friday night, October 18th, 1985, Tony MacMahon (Button accordion) and Noel Hill (concertina) got together with a group of Clare dancers to make this recording in Dan Connell's pub in Knocknagree on the Cork and Kerry border. Dan Council's roaring fire and Johnny Leary's warm welcome fending off the October chill - it was for all the world like the house dances of long ago: the music loud and exuberant, boots battering the timber floor and the great people of Knocknagree pressed tightly around, urging players and dancers to ever greater heights of wild and elegant sound.
1. Reels:
The Humours of Castlefin
2. Reels: The Ash Plant
3. Slow Air: Port na bPucai
4. Jigs: Young Tom Ennis
5. Reels: The Pure Drop
6. Reels:
The New Custom House
7. Jig: The Gold Ring
8. Jig: Cooley's Jig
9. Reels: The Old Concertina Reel
10. Set Dance: The Ace and Deuce of Piping
11. Reels: The Green Groves of Erin
12. Hornpipe: Paul Halfpenny
13. Reels:
The New Mown Meadow
14. Jigs: The Trip to Athlone
15. Slow Air: Aisling Gheal
TARACD 2006 Noel Hill and Tony Linnane
Noel's concertina is joined on this excellent CD by the great Clare fiddle player Tony Linnane
1 Humours Of Ballyconnell / Drunken Landlady / Ryan's Reel
2 Geese in the Bog
3 Joe Cooley's Hornpipe / Miss Monaghan
4 Skylark / Foxhunter's
5 Reevey's Reel / Golden Keyboard
6 Killoran's Reel / Mountain Road
7 Anderson's Reel / Carthy's / Sweeney's Dream
8 Jonny Cope
9 Scotsman Over The Border / Tom Billy's Jig
10 Pigeon on the Gate
11 Daniel O'Connell / The Home Ruler / Kitty's Wedding
12 Lady Ann Montgomery / Cooley's Reel
In Jack Talty's words - “It’s a concertina duet album, which I suppose is a bit unusual. It has been done before but not very recently. Cormac is from West Kerry and I’m from West Clare and they’re the styles of music we’re playing on two concertinas. We use a number of different concertinas on the album, ranging over five octaves, so it’s unusual in that respect.” Both lads are from very accomplished musical families and their pedigree is obvious when listening to the CD, and they are both fine musicians in their own right. This album is highly praised by Martin Hayes.
1. Joe Bane's/Gypsy Princess (barndances)
2. John Kelly's Concertina Reel/Cronin's Reel (reels)
3. The Hare in the Corn/Cronin's (jigs)
4. The College Groves/The Flogging (reels)
5. An Suisin Ban/Galtee Hunt (set dances)
6. Sliabh Lucan Polkas/Finbarr Dwyer's (polkas)
7. Cronin's./I do not Incline (jigs)
8. Tuttle's/Bag of Spuds (reels)
9. Fraher's/Tom Busby's (jigs)
10. The Broomstick/Scully Casey's (hornpipes)
11. Willie Clancy's Mountain Top/Da Nippin Grund/Denis Murphy's (reels)
12. Paddy Cronin's/If I Had A Wife (slides)
13. Willie Clancy's Curragh Races/Crossing The Shannon/Arkil Mountain
(reels)
Traditional Music of Co. Clare
Their repertoire was immense, and the younger Tommy (24 at the time of recording) had learned much from the playing of his friend and mentor Bernard O'Sullivan: they were neighbours in Cree-Cooraclare, and still played together until Bernard's death in August 2006. We celebrate his memory in this sublime music.
Clare Concertinas
In the 1970s, Cree-Cooraclare was very much "concertina country". Such names as Bernard O'Sullivan, Tommy McMahon, Solus Lulls, Tommy McCarthy, Gerald Haugh, Sonny Murray, Michael Tubridy and Tom Carey were well known as concertina players from this area, many still active today.
John Kelly - Fiddle & Concertina
John Kelly was born in the
district of Rehy West, County Clare, and for over thirty years was a force in
Irish music - he was a member of Seán Ó Riada's Ceoltóirí Cualainn, of the
Castle Ceilidh Band, and of Ceoltóirí Laighean, and regular musician at
respected Dublin sessions.
John's fiddling is in the relaxed Clare style and his concertina playing is
spikier, with subtle variations of notes, the occasional harmonic effect, and
again that off-beat emphasis.
The Russell Family
The fame of the legendary Russell Brothers - Micho, Pakie and Gus - brought legions of music enthusiasts to Doolin, Co Clare throughout the '60s and '70s. The brothers had learned much from iconic Clare musicians such as Johnny Doran, Willie Clancy, and concertina players Martin Kiloughery and Paddy Murphy, and the trio were finally recorded in 1974 by Neil Wayne & John Tams for a classic Topic LP, now released here on CD as part of the Clare Set of archive recordings, with many extra tracks from the original 1974 Russells sessions.
Clogher Rose / The Swallow's Tail
FCLAR 6 Clare Concertina Styles
In this remastered and
enhanced CD release of the 1970s Topic/Free Reed archives of Clare concertina
playing, we present classic examples of the playing of eight musicians from
various parts of Ireland who play the Anglo concertina. Today, the richest store
of traditional concertina playing is still to be found in County Clare, and at
the time of recording, five of these musicians lived and worked in that county.
This memorable work of Micheál Ó hEidhin and his two distinguished
collaborators, Charlie Lennon and
Steve Cooney, is in the tradition of the ceol
sidhe. There is power in this music that speaks to the soul. This has to do
partly with the scope and variety of the music but more especially with the
spirit and style of the performance. The style is gentle, relaxed, effortless -
a hallmark of the true artist.
This is the eagerly awaited release from piper Brian McNamara and concertina
player Tim Collins. This new ground breaking recording featuring two of Irish
music's most highly respected performers, underlines the unique empathy between
the Uilleann pipes and its bean chairdin successor
and is an exhilarating music journey which soars effortlessly into heights of
artistry where virtuosity is always balanced by supreme tastfulness.
Edel Fox is one of the most accomplished Irish musicians of her generation.
Despite her young age, her musical resume boasts a list of accolades. She is a
regular performer on Irish National Radio and the BBC and has performed at
festivals and in concert halls from North America all the way to Asia with
musicians including Jackie Daly and Cherish the Ladies. In 2004, Edel was
awarded one of the highest honours for a traditional musician in Ireland - the
TG4 Young Musician of the Year award.
A new album from Ben Lennon, fiddle, and Tony O'Connell, concertina. Ben Lennon is a legendary figure in traditional Irish music circles, a fiddler from Co. Leitrim and although almost fifty years separate Ben from his fellow musician on this album, Tony O'Connell from west Limerick, there is an undeniable musical connection between them. David Lennon, Ben's son, says in his introduction to the CD: ‘Tony is probably the most empathetic musician I have heard my father play with. There is an understanding of phrasing, time and nuance that one finds only rarely in any musical form.' This is O'Connell's second album; his first album was recorded with another Leitrim fiddler, Andy Morrow, and was released to critical acclaim in 2005. Accompaniment is provided by Charlie Lennon (piano), Alec Finn (bouzouki) and Jerry McNamara (guitar).
1. Reels: Sporting Nell / The Crooked Road to Dublin
2. Hornpipes: The Harvest Home / Rossinver Braes icon
3. Jig: Larry O'Gaff
4. Reels: Mulhaire's No. 9 / The Banks of the Ilen
5. Jigs: Old Man Dillon / The Rose in the Heather
6. Barn Dances: Lord Leitrim / The Earl of Thomond icon
7. Reels: The Blackthorn Stick / Trim the Velvet
8. Foxtrot & Barn Dance: The Fiddler Mick Hoy / Ben's Arrival icon
9. Jigs: Apples in Winter / The King of the Pipes
10. Hornpipes: Murphy's / The Smoky Chimney
11. Reels: The Cavan Reel / The Galway Rambler
12. Jig: Cherish the Ladies
13. Reels: The Mullingar Races / The Boys on the Hilltop
14. Barn Dances: Hayes's Favourite / The Stack of Oats
15. Reels: The Skylark / Roaring Mary
Another cassette we used to stock was produced by the Harry Bradshaw and he has now collaborated with the ITMA to re-release it in a much enhanced form. William Mullaly was the first and one of the best Irish concertina players to issue commercial records. His discs, made in the United States in the 1920s, have been immensely influential and have contributed greatly to popularising the concertina in Irish traditional music. The entire collection of Mullaly's recordings has been newly remastered for this reissue CD and it is now accompanied by a 60-page illustrated booklet.
1. Jackson's thought, jig
2. Lady Carbury, reel
3. The races of Athlone, reel
4. The green groves of Erin, reel
5. The ivy leaf, reel
6. Drumraney lass, jig
7. Jug of brown ale, jig
8. Within a mile of Dublin, reel
9. The Westmeath hunt, reel
10. The humours of Mullingar, reel
11. Jackson's wife to the road, reel
12. Little house under the hill, jig
13. Tory Island, reel
14. Miss Monroe's jig
15. Salamanca, reel
16. Peter Street, reel
'Anglo concertina playing from around the world' with John Kirkpatrick, Noel Hill, Niall Vallely, Scan Tester, Fred Kilroy, Chris Sherburn, Andy Turner, Bertram Levy, Frank Edgley, Andrew Blakeney-Edwards, Roger Digby, Bob Davenport, Nigel Chippendale, Harry Scurfield, Will Duke, Regardt de Bruin, Tom Lawrence, Roger Edwards with Trio Threlfall, Mary MacNamara, Kate McNamara, Mandy Murray, John Watcham, Zulu Squashbox, Zak van der Vyver, Felix Castro, Jody Kruskal, Alan Day. Previously unreleased archive recordings and specially commissioned recordings with a 48-page booklet .
Disc One
Alan Day
1. Limey Pete/Billy Whitlock’s
2. Rosbif Waltz
Frank Edgley
3. The Blue-eyed Rascal (set dance)
4. The Maid of Feakle / Over the Moor to Maggie (reels)
5. Archie’s Fancy / Elsie Marley / The Muckin’ of Geordie’s Byre (waltz, jigs)
Roger Digby & Bob Davenport
6. Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Waller arr. Digby)
7. Over the Rainbow(Arlen/Harbury)/The Lady is a Tramp(Rodgers/Hart)
8. The Bonny Lass/ The Merry Month of May (Trad arr Digby)
9. Sous Les Toits de Paris (Nazelles/Moretti arr Davenport,Digby)
Nigel Chippendale
10. Petit Valse/Mazurka
John Watcham
11. Morris Tune Medley
Tom Lawrence
12. The Humors of Tullycrine/The Fairies (Hornpipes)
13. The Old Yellow Tinker/The Yellow Tinker (Reels)
14. Winnie Hayes/Julia Clifford's (Jigs)
Harry Scurfield
15. St James Infirmary
Will Duke
16. General Jackson Schottische/Untitle Schottische/Untitled Schottische
17. Untitled Waltz (from Scan Tester)/Green Hills of Ireland Waltz
Regardt de Bruin
18. Saterdagaand Settees
19. Fynloop Settees
20. Herinnering Aan Bles
Roger Edwards with Trio Threlfall
21. Double Lead Through (English country dance)
22. Bonny Labouring Boy (Eng. trad)
23. The Rose Polka
Mary MacNamara
24. The Corn Stack/The Trip to Sligo (Reels)
25. No names (Jigs)
26. The Mountain Top/Bill Whalley’s (Reels)
Disc Two
Andrew Blakeney-Edwards
1. Maple Leaf Rag
2. Rondo a la Turque
3. Dearest Dicky
Kate McNamara
4. John Brennans/The Mossy Banks (Reels)
5. The Gold Ring/Jim McHughes (Jigs)
6. The Bee’s Wing/The Flowing Tide (Hornpipes)
Andy Turner
7. Bedfordshire March / The Decennial
8. Packington's Pound / All in a Garden Green
Mandy Murray
9. Eddie Kelly’s Jigs
10. Mandy Murray’s
11. The Drogheda Lasses/The game of love
Zulu Squashbox music
12. Ntombi Suka S’Hambe
13. Matshidiso
Scan Tester
14. 17th March Jig
15. Step Dance Tune
16. Un-named Schottische
17. Step dance tune/Roaming in the Gloaming/I love a lassie
Bertram Levy
18. Paddyrocker
19. Jig Medley
20. Reb Dovidls Nign
Zak van der Vyver
21. Ashton
22. Only Child
23. Wipneusie
John Kirkpatrick
24. Poppa Piccolino.
25. Gigue
26. The Hen's March to the Midden
27. The Fellow that Played the Trombone
Disc Three
Chris Sherburn
1. The Lilting Banshee/Sean Ryan’s Jig
2. Sliabh Russell/The Hunter’s Purse/The Collier’s Reel
Andy Turner
3. Sadlors Baloon / Eastwell Park
4. March from Scipio / Iron Legs
Niall Vallely
5. The Iron Man/Highland/James Byrne’s Reel/Con McGinley’s Reel
6. The Mathematician/The Independent/Sean McGuire’s Reel
7. Round Midnight
Felix Castro
8. Muinhera de Sobrado dos Monxes
9. Repimpin
Fred Kilroy
10. Blaze Away
11. Southern Selection
12. Old Comrades March
Jody Kruskal
13. Krazy for Kasha/Fresh Start/Running for your life (Reels)
14. Simple Simon/Manic Holiday/Parnell’s March (Jigs)
Noel Hill
15. The Lament for Limerick (Slow air)
16. The road to Garrison/Dr Gilbert’s Reel/The thrush in the storm
17. Fanny Power/Tabhair dom do Lamh
AnClar06 The Clare Set
The definitive 6-CD archive of Concertina Traditions of Co Clare. In the 1970s, many English collecters visited to record concertina players. A plethora of LPs were released on the Topic and Free Reed labels and this new 6-CD collection includes a lot of that material plus much that was not released. Each is listed separately (including links to track listings) on this page with the catalogue numbers of FCLAR 01 /02 /03 /04/ 05/ 06.
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