ComhaltasLive #240 - 6: Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina) and Danny O’Mahoney (accordion)

Concluding the programme with another ComhaltasLive favourite, here is a selection of four reels by Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh from Meath (concertina) and Danny O’Mahoney from Co. Kerry (button accordion). They were recorded at the annual Scoil Éigse summer music school.

This clip originally appeared in ComhaltasLive Programme #227, highlighting music from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2007.

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Date
24 Jan, 2008
Created By
Willie Fogarty
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ComhaltasLive
Performers/Subjects Instruments
Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh Concertina
Danny O'Mahoney Button Accordion

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26 January 2008
7:01 AM GMT

CL#240 More 2007 Highlights

There are four reels. What are their names. Are they in the Foinn Seisiun books.

I would like to be able to identify which tunes are best for learning on the bosca ceoil, C#/D. How?

I’m sure players of other instruments would appreciate that information also.

29 January 2008
3:01 PM GMT

Aidan,
Tunes are listed in the comments under
#227-4.....
Sake of old decency
Brendan McMahons
Martin Wynn’s #2
Longford Tinker

15 April 2008
5:04 PM GMT

Could you help settle a bet please?  How many buttons on an adult concertina?  Thank you . Slan

24 April 2008
11:04 AM GMT

were they after a hard night out or something..they look as bored as hell! my god make some effort to smile or show some sort of enjoyment at least. so depressing even if the music is ok.

comhaltas
24 April 2008
12:04 PM GMT

Dimarco, to me they just look contemplative ...  certainly the playing is first class. The aesthetic of Irish traditional music doesn’t require “stage smiles”—at least, the real stuff doesn’t ...—Breandán

15 August 2008
8:08 AM GMT

there is no such thing as an adult concertina.  he is playing an anglo concertina (there is also english concertinas as well).  anglos come in 20 button to start, then 26 button.  the least you need to play irish music in the keys we play today is 26.  then the standard is 30.  micheal’s seems to have 36 buttons, not counting the air button and a drone if it has one.  so looks like no one wins the bet

12 December 2008
5:12 PM GMT

Top notch players.  Some of the best timing I’ve ever heard.

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