Thursday, November 19, 2009

Damien Mullane on Irish Button Accordion

All-Ireland senior button accordion champion (2005 and 2007) Damien Mullane plays the four-part jig, "The King of the Pipers", which he played in the 2005 All-Ireland Fleadh.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Irish trio Seán and Gearóid Keane with Cormac Murphy

We conclude the programme from Leixlip Comhaltas Branch, Co. Kildare, with Seán Keane (fiddle), his brother Gearóid (concertina) and Cormac Murphy (button accordion) from Newbridge. They play a Brendan McGlinchey three-part hornpipe, follwed by two reels: "The Kiltoon" and "The Béara Reel" composed by Finbar O'Dwyer.

Ciarán Fitzgerald on Irish Concertina

Now on concertina, Ciarán Fitzgerald plays two reels: "Master Crowley's" and "Paddy Fahy's" with his father John, originally from Co. Kerry, on piano.