Music will be very much in the clare air this weekend when ennis hosts this years consairtin national concertina. 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. The concertina structure is achieved by creating a narrow accordion and then attaching signatures to either the valley or peak folds using a simple pamphlet stitch. Fourth national concertina convention in ennis the clare. Telling the classic horror novel in a series of full colour illustrations.
Dympna o sullivan from west clare and danny omahony playing during feakle festival 2011. Recordings and book sources for the reel known as old torn petticoat, the, the old torn petticoat i got in mullingar, the lass from mullingar, the old torn jacket, touch me if you dare no. Dympna o sullivan concertina, willie kelly fiddle, and eimear arkins fiddle play two hornpipes the golden castle comp. An included text by eoin oneill written after the recording session. This book is priced as it is, i assume, due to the obscurity of the subject matter. Bells across the meadows by albert ketelby i dont know who the arranger wasis. I am putting together a revised version of my alternative anglo concertina tutor, and introducing various extra ways to perform rolls. Dec 05, 2009 like their predecessors in the early 1900s, women continue to dominate clare concertina music. A nights taping of willies playing gives me a year of study to do when i get back home.
Joan hanrahan ar fidil agus dympna osullivan, a cailleadh go hog. When it comes to playing the concertina, it is important to learn by ear where the notes are on the concertina and how they sound exactly. She was a regular performer at the willie clancy summer school and also composed and taught music. The same might be said of clare concertina player dympna o sullivan, from whom i collected green fields of woodford. Dympna showed musical talent from an early age and her style of playing. A couple of time i saw dympna o sullivan playing in session. I have always had mixed feelings about ceili bands.
The 1867 dance book of dundalk resident kate hughes contains instructions for. Jan 21, 2015 how to make a handmade concertina book posted on january 21, 2015 by thestitchsharer this month i was invited to lead a workshop for a local community craft group on handmade book making. These are only useful if you play the 30 button anglo. Joan hanrahandymnpa osullivanfriels, milltown malbaygeantrai. Angry peeler was learnt from a field recording of tipperary accordeonist willie fogarty. Sadly, lissycaseyborn concertina player dympna o sullivan passed away this week. He came 2nd on the concertina under 12 at the all ireland fleadh cheoil in tullamore 2008. It is said that musicians do not choose instruments, but the instruments choose the. Best selling concertina for sale 2020 effortless learning. Jigs this is a lovely jig that i learned from cathy custys beautiful album an ceoltoir fanach. Dympna o sullivan of lisseycasey, one of clare and irelands loveliest concertina players, has passed away. How to choose the best concertina for traditional irish music. Hayes plays in a simple and direct manner, beautifully complemented at times by the concertina of dympna o sullivan, the fiddle of yvonne casey ceili bandits, and the bouzouki of eoin oneill. Dympna is very much part of the strong tradition of musicians that have come from this area.
Dympna osullivan and danny omahony playing during feakle festival 2011. Dympna osullivan of frure, lissycasey, was laid to rest last sunday, after a two year battle. Concertina music in clare has experienced a phenomenal upsurge since the 1980s, not least as a result of schools like scoil samhraidh willie clancy and eigse mrs. As you become more familiar with the sound of the notes, move on by adding two more notes each time to create a more elaborate tune. Nov 07, 2007 i was sworn to secrecy about this for at least eight or nine months, the project was shelved for a while but at long last lisseycasey woman dympna o sullivan will launch her long overdue cd in the templegate hotel in ennis co. Sessions, tunes and stories in memory of dympna osullivan and tom carey. The event had added poignancy as it celebrated and honoured a much loved daughter of lissycasey, concertina player, dympna osullivan, who so sadly passed away last year. Tola custydympna osullivanjoan hanrahanfriels, milltown. Dympna osullivan rip general concertina discussion. The concertina is a reeded instrument similar to an accordion. Jun 09, 2015 each irish tune on this album was identified after a careful, expert comparison of this recorded performance against all other tunes in the irish traditional music tune index. Dympna o sullivan and danny omahony playing during feakle festival 2011. The clare herald breaking news for clare people at home and abroad. To play it, you need to open and close the bellows while pressing the keys to make notes.
West clare dympna osullivan joins session harringtons pub. Otherwise, the absolute beginners concertina is a good beginners tutor if you happen to have a matching concertina. Fleadh cheoil concertinas in the clare air facebook. With further tuition from such greats as dympna osullivan and noel hill, lorraine has developed into one of the leading concertina players in her own right. Dympna o sullivan was born in lissycasey in west clare in an area steeped in traditional music and song. Dympna osullivan launches cd general concertina discussion. The blue column shows just the most established tune title.
There is some disdain towards them in some quarters but i have to say my first experience playing in one was an absolute. Ciaran fitzgerald plays two reels on the concertina learned from micheal o raghallaigh and timmy collins master crowleys and paddy fahys. These events will be followed by open sessions for teenage players of all instruments sessions, tunes and stories in memory of dympna o sullivan and tom carey. From a very young age her parents encouraged her musical talent. From an early age, l was both attracted to and fascinated by the wealth of music around me. A concertina is a freereed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. Alot of water has passed under the bridge in both musical and personal terms,lots of battles have been fought and won and she has come out.
Dympna osullivan, willie kelly, and eimear arkins youtube. Back in early 2011, dan worrall approached me about our collaborating on a digital book with embedded sound files featuring the octave concertina music of the house dance era. They can be plain or very elaborate with fancy papers, popouts and popups and windows. These books are made from a long strip of paper and folded accordion style. The concertina play from west clare in ireland has been described as a fabulous concertina player with a gentle style and as a very expressive, emotionally subtle player. Among its celebrated female exponents are yvonne and lourda griffin, brid and ruth meaney, dympna sullivan, lorraine obrien, and edel fox, a recent recipient of the young traditional musician of the year award from irish national television. Dympna showed musical talent from an early age and her style of playing was fluid and relaxed. Fourth national concertina convention in ennis the clare herald. Alsepti was one of the inventors and a major proponent of bowing valves. Unknown date, but the price is one shilling and sixpence.
She had been unwell for some time but the hope was always there that she would recover. Nov 24, 2015 sadly, lissycaseyborn concertina player dympna o sullivan passed away this week. I have subsequently discovered that mel bays deluxe concertina book, also available on amazon, is based on the tuning of the scarlatti sc20r, so would recommend this for anyone purchasing a similar instrument. Dympna showed musical talent from an early age and her style. Angela crotty, ann kirrane,mary mcnamara,jacqueline mccarthy,josephine marsh and dympna o sullivan are the musicians who play on the cumbersome concertina that was the choice instrument in post famine ireland until the start of the 20th century when the anglo concertina took over. Its not often that ones work on an interesting project results, some years later, in an equally interesting project emerging as an outcome but this is the case here. This book was inspired by my interest in the variety of ferns i have collected samples of over the past few years. It has some duet playing with fiddler willie kelly, another great musician who rarely appears on commercial recordings.
Take a look at this beautiful chemnitzer concertina. If youre unsure which concertina is for you, check out paraics blog post. Find similar artists to dympna o sullivan and discover new music. The tutor was published perhaps mentioned is a less grandiose term through a link on. All you need to know about buying an irish concertina what you need to know about concertinas ireland. This special instrument was conceived, designed, and built by mike as a way to demonstrate the innerworkings of a chemnitzer concertina. Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. Dympna osullivan of lisseycasey, one of clare and irelands. Joan hanrahandymnpa osullivanfriels, milltown malbay. Joan hanrahan on fiddle and the late dymnpa osullivan on concertina.
Sep 04, 2010 this feature is not available right now. Im now listening to this weeks edition of coisle an cheoil, which features the interview with dympna and a few tracks from the cd. Invented in england in 1829, it was the first instrument of what would become the concertina family. Thanks for reading this tutorial on how to play the concertina. If you want to see some other types of this book, do an internet image search for concertina book or accordion book. Crotty, which have created a forum for master performers and students. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. This tune is played quite regularly in sessions around doolin. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. She was proud of winning the munster senior concertina title and, subsequently, the 1991 allireland senior title in sligo.
A selfproclaimed pupil of giulio regondi see e51, signor james alsepti was a wellknown concertina performer and teacher. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons or keys usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between. But in the 1950s, crotty was perhaps the bestknown concertina player in the. Concertina players and all those who appreciate the concertina in irish music will be saddened to hear of the death of dympna o sullivan. Of course, music brought joy to dympna in so many ways. Concertina rolls technique an invitation on the session. The concertina was developed independently in both england and germany. Cds featuring edel fox, two of claire keville, and on for dympna osullivan. I learned the jig donnybrook fair from the playing of concertina player dympna o sullivan. While how easy the concertina is to learn depends on the.
Joan hanrahan ar fidil agus dympna o sullivan, a cailleadh go hog. Alot of water has passed under the bridge in both musical and personal terms,lots of battles have been fought and won and she has come out the other end fortified and enriched. Renound west clare musician visits harringtons dympnia o sullivan concertina player. See more ideas about book art, handmade books and book making. A brief history of the anglo concertina in the united states by dan worrall in the united states the anglogerman concertina was very popular during the middle and late nineteenth century, but by the early twentieth century it had all but vanished from american popular culture, becoming only a hollywood symbol of the old days. Clare musicians, tola custy, fiddle, joan hanrahan, fiddle and the late dympna osullivan on concertina in friels pub lynchs, milltown. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. You can learn piano, guitar, voice, violin, drums, percussion, flute, and all the. Mar 12, 2019 lyndon white is raising funds for bram stokers dracula. This custommade, seethrough instrument was handbuilt by mike smieja of st. Date 2 aug, 2008 tune the ewe reelmiss monaghanthe crooked road created by willie fogarty source comhaltaslive. Recorded informally in an ennis kitchen with great natural acoustics, mrs. An evening of tunes and stories in memory of dympna o sullivan, hosted by joan hanrahan and hugh healy. Each irish tune on this album was identified after a careful, expert comparison of this recorded performance against all other tunes in the irish traditional music tune index.
Well known fiddle player and clare fm presenter joan hanrahan is joined by concertina player dympna osullivan for a set of three reels. And just when the session seemed to trail away, shay fogarty picked up another tune, and they were away off again, as the breeze. Feb 11, 2010 dympna o sullivan at custys music shop. She was proud of winning the munster senior concertina title and.
The second page also has the song youll never walk alone by richard rogers. Composed by accordion player and singer joe carey for the late dympna o sullivan, concertina player from lissycasey, co. Adapting bram strokers dracula into a concertina book. Were honored to have dympna o sullivan join terry weirs trad session this wednesday in the pub. Package includes soft case and a book written specifically for the instrument.
It is a common session tune, which was also recorded by josephine marsh on the album to meet a friend with cyril odonoghue. The english concertina is a member of the concertina family of freereed musical instruments. 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. Launched at the old ground hotel in ennis on 29th november,2014, this comes seven years after the launch of her maiden solo album, bean cairdin.
Book number 46 is a concertina binding and its a great choice for a travel journal because the spine expands if you add extra items to the pages, such as photos, tickets etc. Kitty hayes concertina, with yvonne casey fiddle, dympna o sullivan concertina, eoin oneill bouzouki, kitty and angela connaughton vocals source and other information. Concertina merchandise shop, selling cds, books, jewellery. Traditional irish music recordings by dympna osullivan on. Joan hanrahan on fiddle and the late dymnpa o sullivan on concertina, 2005. There are several pages, outlining the history of the concertina, some tips on playing and concertina care, which one can find on the web for free. I used the sun to print the ferns onto specially chemically treated paper, with the prints in a concertina format coming out of a box. We recorded kitty on a lovely summers day in 2001 in the kitchen of her daughter angelas house in ennis. Clare musicians, tola custy, fiddle, joan hanrahan, fiddle and the late dympna o sullivan on concertina in friels pub lynchs, milltown malbay in 2005. The pub is open until 11 pm sundaywednesday and 12 midnight thursday through saturday. I was born and raised in lissycasey, country clare, in an area steeped in traditional music and song. How to make a handmade concertina book thestitchsharer. If you are new to the world of concertinas there is a lot of knowledge out there on forums and you could get bogged down before you get to the first hurdle.
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