The notes below draw heavily on barry taylors book music in a breeze of wind. Birthday honour for noted clare musician the clare champion. Theres a new video of chris droney on facebook, put up by his granddaughter ciara droney. We spoke about threshing traditions and harvesting in. Chris droney plays anglo concertina in such a way that the tune, whilst important, is never allowed to get in the way of producing a wonderful danceable result. Also known as the bellharbour, chris droney s favorite, chris droneys favourite, droney s favorite. Clare, droney is one of the great traditional musicians associated with the irish concertina. Down from bell harbour by chris droney on amazon music. Chris droney told of playing at a local hall in kinvara for his first paid.
Chris droney, is one of the most respected concertina players in ireland. His father, uncle and grandfather were all wellknown players and he has an inkling that droney s have been making rhythmic concertina music since the. He wrote a short sketch of his life in a 1980 book of his music entitled the road to. Tg4 announces gradam ceoil traditional music awards. We spoke about threshing traditions and harvesting in clare long ago. Christopher fitzgerald droney born june 22, 1954 is a former united states circuit judge of the united states court of appeals for the second circuit and former judge of the united states district court for the district of connecticut early life and education. Matty talty, a musical concierge from county clare the. Chris droney is a wellknown concertina player from bell harbour in co clare, where he farms the land. Detailed tuition cd for playing traditional music on the anglo concertina. He was particularly influenced by his uncle, padraig a chnoic, paddy hill. Droney, chris, concertina droney, francis, concertina.
Chris s remarkable skill as a concertina is partially genetic. Chris droney the flowing tide traditional concertina music. Chris droney farms in bellharbour, near the wild burren country of northern county clare. Chris droney down from bell harbour copperplate mail order. Chris droney plays angloconcertina in such a way that the tune, whilst important, is never allowed to get in the way of producing a wonderful danceable result. Chris droney,concertinagradam saoil tg4 2014 youtube. Andy stewarts, reel, phil cunningham, accordion, phil cunningham, the big squeeze, audio ann droneys, reel, droney, chris, concertina, chris droney. Check out down from bell harbour by chris droney on amazon music. Irishstyle anglo concertina cormac begley features cormac playing a range of concertinas, bass to piccolo. With tasteful accompaniment from jacinta mcevoy, down from bell harbour is one of the finest ever collections of traditional irish concertina music. Playing concertina since the 1950s, chris droney is one of the generation that persisted in playing traditional music through the bad times when it wasnt heard on the national media, the generation that treasured it and passed it on to an eagerly awaiting younger generation. The legendary musician from bellharbour was born in 1924.
The piano accompanist is different, but the presentation and the style of the music are the same. Chris droney, concertina, francis droney, concertina, aine droney fiddle. Classic slow airs and laments by various artists on the session the flowing tide by chris droney on the session. Chris droney interview by carmel odea on november 18, 2011 interviewee chris droney gender male birth date 1924 areatownland north clare parishtownland report date december 06, 2015 time description file 1 0. The handbook and cd, which include detailed coverage of embellishments and variations, provide a course for beginning and advanced players of irishstyle concertina, emphasizing the north county clare style of chris droney, tommy and jacqueline mccarthy, and others. From joseph green, a conversation with chris droney in concertina and squeezebox, 1995. Learn 72 easy, popular and wellknown traditional tunes. Releases releases annual 2018 irish music magazine. Tg4 announces gradam ceoil traditional music awards the. Noel hill noel hill was born in caherea in west county clare into a big family with 7 siblings. Chris droney the flowing tide traditional concertina. Clare county library is grateful to barry for permission to use this material.
Clare has earned the reputation as being the heartland of the irish concertina and chris droney must be one of its greatest exponents. The bellharbour reel by chris droney from ena obrien the concertina in irish music down from bell harbour by chris droney on the session irish dance music by chris droney on the session the coolin. A fabulous lineup including noel hill, liam oconnor, jack talty, ann droney, garry obriain and moher. Clareman chris droney is one of irelands most legendary exponents of. Closed book is a fine piece, experimental in arrangement, she shows great versatility. The nine times allireland concertina champion grins kindly above a soft suntan. He is the author of 30 books his latest is all at sea, which explores australia. This is a searchable list of irish traditional music transcriptions by tune, type, musician, instrument, group or album. The old man with the cap sidled up to a strangers table and placed a small instrument case down.
Down from bell harbour is the third solo album from legendary clareman chris droney, who has been playing music for seventythree years, delighting traditional music enthusiasts and dancers alike. His first concertina, a lachenal 20 key anglo, was. Chris droney, still playing well at 96 concertina videos. He lived in a house which was the last house in the. His parents and grandparents were all concertina players. Droney announced today that he will take senior status on june 30, eight days after he turns 65. Chris droney the flowing tide irish traditional concertina. Which is not a bad thing at all, quite the opposite.
Book and cd by frank edgley, 2001 text below provided by frank edgley frank edgley is a concertina player with over twenty years experience, and anglo concertina builder. He romps through a selection of jigs, reels and hornpipes with rare aplomb, leavening it with a couple of waltzes, a hornpipe or two and a beautiful slow air of his own composition. Legendary chris droney for morglor award the clare herald. Chris droney is a well known concertina player from bell harbour in co clare, where he farms. He recently released a book containing 60 of his compositions called inside the box. Despite their menacing reputation, these are two of the gentlest musicians and the most modest gentlemen you could wish to meet, both luminaries of irish music and generous in passing on their love and talent for traditional music. Three little drummersthe eagles nest jigs chris droney.
He purchased his first concertina from an austin music shop in 1975, knowing nothing of its history or musical uses. Remember, this list doesnt even approach exhaustive. Chris droney, still playing well at 96 sign in to follow this. Three generations of the droney family from bellharbour, northwest clare,1969. If you enjoy irish concertina music, this set is a must have. What a treat to be able to listen to these old masters of the concertina. Chris droney has at least one recording, down from. Chris droney down from bell harbour cd baby music store. An chomhdhail inion ui dhroighneain chris droney, consairtin ag casadh lena mhac francis agus bean francis, aine. Turtle bunbury awardwinning travel writer, historian. Chris droney turtle bunbury awardwinning travel writer. This companion cd contains all the tunes in the book beginners melodeon tunes and techniques.
A great selection of books in irish and traditional irish music and traditional irish song. The droney family home, bell harbour house, was a popular meeting place for these house dances, and the annual wren dance was usually held there. Receiving a very welcome copy of this cd led me to wonder about the identity of the irish traditional musician with the longest extant recording career and i suspect that the answer might be peterpeadar oloughlin or bobby gardiner, and if im wrong please send the correct answer to the usual address. There are 4 recordings of this tune chris droneys favourite has been added to 4 tune sets.
The hard copy is available as a regular cd or as a limited edition in a hexagonal cover. Clareman chris droney is one of irelands most legendary exponents of concertina music. Chris droney, classic concertina repertoire of the allireland champion. Eleven years have past since the release of the fertile rock, clare concertina player chris droney s previous album, and yet it sounds like it could all have been recorded at the same session. Chris droney continues to enjoy a formidable reputation both in ireland and among irish concertina players in europe and north america chris droney. The bellharbour the fox on the prowl miss thorntons. He first came to prominence in the 1950s and 60s, during which time he became senior allireland concertina champion nine times. Down from bell harbour down from bell harbour is the third solo album from legendary clareman chris droney, who has been playing music for seventythree years, delighting traditional music enthusiasts and dancers alike. Chris droney s love of local traditional music shone through in this recording as he played his favourite pieces, including one of his own compositions. Im matty talty of county clare, and im 91 years of age, he said, offering a firm.
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