Seamus Creagh’s / Trip to Dingle
From the “Echoes of Erin 2008” Comhaltas Tour CD, Peter Staunton & Niamh Varian-Barry play the polkas, “Seamus Creagh’s” and “Trip to Dingle”.
Niamh learnt this polka from the playing of fiddler Séamus Creagh. Born in Co. Westmeath Séamus Creagh has been based in Cork for many years. He has long been associated with an in-depth knowledge of the Sliabh Luachra style and repertoire. Peter Staunton plays C#/D accordion on this track – the type of ‘box’ much associated with this region and indeed with Jackie Daly with whom Séamus Creagh recorded what is now regarded as one of the classic albums (Jackie Daly & Séamus Creagh Gael Linn 1977).
The second polka is a composition of Roscommon piano accordion player Alan Kelly. It featured on his 1997 ‘Out of the Blue’ album, an album which, only eleven years later, is already regarded a most significant and exciting recording in the development of Irish traditional music.
- Date
- 16 Oct, 2008
- Tune
- Seamus Creagh’s/Trip to Dingle
- Created By
- Recorded by Peter Staunton
- Source
- Echoes of Erin 2008
| Performers/Subjects | Instruments |
|---|---|
| Peter Staunton | Button Accordion |
| Niamh Varian-Barry | Fiddle |
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Comments
- 13 February 2009
- 10:02 PM GMT
This has just made me feel so home sick. Thank God I am going HOME for Easter to see my son Matthew and my 83 year young Mother mo chroi.
The music was .........
- 22 April 2009
- 11:04 PM GMT
Altho’ I’m Brasilian,with the usual Latin American jazz tastes,I’m hooked into Seamus’ music having heard it on RTE tonight.Absolutely brill.Makes me wish I was in a country inn in Achill!
- 29 June 2009
- 12:06 AM GMT
This is perfection.Creagh had a gift for polkas..
- 14 June 2011
- 11:06 PM GMT
Nice set of polkas. Haven’t heard these before.
Ar fheabhas