They can be plain or very elaborate with fancy papers, popouts and popups and windows. Matty talty, a musical concierge from county clare the new. Chris droneys love of local traditional music shone through in this recording as he played his favourite pieces, including one of his own compositions. He was the allireland concertina champion nine times, and has played in several wellknown ceili bands down through the years, including the bell harbour ceili band, the ballinakill, aughrim slopes, kincora and kilfenora ceili bands at various 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.
Unfortunately this recording is no longer in print. After she committed suicide reyna was adopted and raised in england where he is now a murder squad detective. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Im matty talty of county clare, and im 91 years of age, he said, offering a firm. Following in the footsteps of his father james and grandfather michael he began playing the concertina at the tender age of eight. Chris droney is a wellknown concertina player from bell harbour in co clare, where he. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. County clare events calendar 2012 clare county library. Allan atlas recently retired from the musicology faculty of the phd program in music at the graduate center of the city university of new york, where he founded the center for the study of freereed instruments, for which he edited the freereed journal 4 volumes, 19992002 and then the papers of the international concertina. The bellharbour the fox on the prowl miss thorntons.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from chris droney at the discogs marketplace. Chris droney down from bell harbour copperplate mail order. Saydisk has the rights to it and wont put out another release unless they have a minimum order of many hundreds of copies. Chris droney,concertinagradam saoil tg4 2014 youtube. The latest honour bestowed by muintir an chlair in dublin on the hugely popular north clare man is a timely one, as it comes just days before he celebrates his 87th birthday on wednesday next. Birthday honour for noted clare musician the clare champion. These books are made from a long strip of paper and folded accordion style. The veleta waltz was a ballroom sequence dance that was introduced in 1900, shortly. How to make a concertina book new updated 7916 with new photos i made a new book using my printable shibori patterns kit as the photos on the old article were looking a bit small and dark i must have learnt more about taking and editing photos since then. Truly amazing performances of folk to jazz to classical pieces. See more ideas about concertina book, handmade books and book art. Chris droney is a concertina player from bellharbour. Oct 26, 2014 the old man with the cap sidled up to a strangers table and placed a small instrument case down. Legendary concertina player chris droney announced as morglor.
Chris cavender began his pizza lovers mysteries series in 2009 with a slice of murder. In 2001 chris hodges returned from china and gave me a large concertina drawing book, saying something like see what you can make of this. If you want to see some other types of this book, do an internet image search for concertina book or accordion book. Chris droney, concertina, francis droney, concertina, aine droney fiddle. 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. Mail order continues to operate as normal, order online or by phone. Aug 08, 2019 the concertina is a reeded instrument similar to an accordion. May 23, 2018 i think there might be some debate between what exactly constitutes an anglo. Celtic grooves imports, catalog, by instrumentcategory concertina.
An inspiration to many musicians, both in clare, nationally and internationally, and an outstanding ambassador for the traditional arts in clare. Down from bell harbour by chris droney on amazon music. He wrote a short sketch of his life in a 1980 book of his music entitled the road to. We spoke about threshing traditions and harvesting in clare long ago. Turtle bunbury is an awardwinning travel writer, historian and author based in ireland. Hes called back to the islands when his estranged father has a stroke and reyna. See more ideas about book making, accordion book and book binding. In general, the smaller instruments with 6 or more sides, and leather bellows have been called anglos amongst most of the online concertina community at least it was when i hung out on cnet. The weekend of events, which include classes for all grades, instrument maintenance workshops, and performances by artists such as noel hill and chris droney, will begin with an illustrated lecture by dan worrall on the social history of the concertina. During his first year at college, o dronai auditioned for the first series of the all ireland talent show. From joseph green, a conversation with chris droney in concertina and squeezebox, 1995. Celtic grooves catalog by instrumentcategory concertina. Matty talty, a musical concierge from county clare the.
A few years ago a documentary filmmaker, knowing of my interest in both the concertina and the representation of music in victorian literature, 1 asked me if i would be interested in supervising the musical soundtrack for a documentary about charles dickens. George gissings concertina, journal of musicology, 17 1999, 30418, and collins, count fosco, and the concertina, wilkie collins society journal, n. Final payment should be in the form of a money order, bank draft or bank wire transfer. Not flashy, but controlled and musical, easy to learn tunes from him. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. His father, james and grandfather michael 18291927 also played concertina and chris learnt by ear and parental example from the age of eight.
The evening will conclude with a series of traditional music sessions at various. Chris droney turtle bunbury awardwinning travel writer. This years annual morglor award 2018 has been awarded to legendary concertina player, chris droney. Chris nickson made his debut as a published author in 1995 with the biography mariah carey. To play it, you need to open and close the bellows while pressing the keys to make notes. His family, the droney family, has a strong tradition of traditional irish music. Noel hill has recordings still in print, but if youre content with streaming or downloads, you can find them on spotify and some, including the irish concertina, on apple music. The nine times allireland concertina champion grins kindly above a soft. While how easy the concertina is to learn depends on the type you use, you can be. Biography chris droney courtesy of rte, 2006 the legendary chris droney has been playing music for seventythree years.
Vincent crowley, gerdie commane, junior crehan and chris droney some of. I started off by walking around for a few hours, drawing one or two pages in the book. The old man with the cap sidled up to a strangers table and placed a small instrument case down. Chris droney told of playing at a local hall in kinvara for his first paid. Copperplate mail order traditional irish music cds. Two of my publications in this area deal specifically with the concertina. The social history of the concertina the journal of music. Chris is not a doitled old codger but a musician still in his prime, blazing through reels, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes and slow airs with consummate ease. The balance is due when the instrument is finished. A must buy if you want tgoi hear the true sound of the clare concertina. Customers have a choice in cases that are available.
Chris droney is a wellknown concertina player from bell harbour in co clare, where he farms the land. Ciaran mac is hiding behind a mike on the top right. 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. Richard nottingham, constable of leeds, in 1730s england. Your top ten concertina cds general concertina discussion. One of the countrys most legendary exponents of concertina. The deposit may be in the form of a personal cheque or paypal. It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between.
Honouring irelands first lady of concertina comhaltas. Clare has earned the reputation as being the heartland of the irish concertina and chris droney must be one of its greatest exponents. Copperplate podcast 246 presented by alan oleary april 2020 a salute to the music of the lennon family. Chris droney is a well known concertina player from bell harbour in co clare, where he farms the land. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Concertina tutor books, a wide choice from eagle music shop. 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. Chris droney has at least one recording, down from bell harbour, on cdbaby. Below is a list of chris nicksons books in order of when they were originally released. Legendary concertina player, chris droney from bellharbour has been honoured as the recipient of this years tg4 gradam saoil hall of fame. A trilogy featuring jan reyna who was born in the faroes but taken away by his mother at the age of three.
Edel fox s website will take you to her recordings on cdbaby. Daithi o dronai born 16 march 1990 is an irish musician and producer, best known for. Below is a list of chris cavenders pizza lovers mysteries books in order of when they were originally published which is the same as their chronology. Chris droney, a farmer from bellharbour, near the burren area of north clare, came to the forefront of irish. Learn to play the concertina with a tutor book from eagle. He lets the tunes out and keeps the ornamentation subtle. Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. His debut as a novelist came in 2010 with the broken token, beginning his richard nottingham series. Galway recorded in a trio with clancy and casey playing an unnamed double jig. Jun 07, 2004 dave townsends portrait of a concertina is probably my favorite concertina recording. Gradam saoil award for chris droney the clare champion. He recorded the great piper and went on to record a number of other clare musicians, including thady casey, peadar oloughlin, micho russell and chris droney, and also fiddle player aggie whyte of ballinakill, co. Chris droney, classic concertina repertoire of the allireland champion. Chris droney the flowing tide traditional concertina music.
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