Depending on the type of concertina you have, you will either alternate which hands play the notes or work down the rows of keys to play your scale. Claire keville the daisy field music skip to main content. Musician, composer, music teacher and broadcaster, originally from north co. She attended university college cork to study music. Galway concertina and harpsichord player claire keville turns her attention to the genteel 14thcentury keyboard instrument, the clavichord.
Jan 09, 2009 check out the daisy field by claire keville on amazon music. If i was to mention one hero in my musical world it would be fahey. Leave a comment reels by charles imelda rolands is without a doubt one of my favourite reels. Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. C where she received a distinction in performance playing both classical and traditional music. Claire keville as those who attended swaledale this year know is a great player. Wow what old style concertina music, hard to find these days when they all play exactly the same, this is the real thing. I once found myself in crottys pub in kilrush and gradually realised that the gentle man next to me. See more ideas about book art, handmade books and book making. Her familys music was strong on both sides a grandfather played the whistle and melodeon and a grandmother played the melodeon.
Her passion for this music infects anyone who has ever had contact with her. 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. Geantrai 2007 paddy fahys for the sake of old decency. It is indeed somewhat serendipitous that, as i write this report on concertina playing in ireland, a young concertina player has been selected by tg4 the national irish language public service broadcaster as the young musician of the year. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. A very presentable proper concertina, that plays well, and with the allimportant concertina reeds. Liz kane and breda and claire keville about his music and legacy.
Alsepti was one of the inventors and a major proponent of bowing valves. Claire keville the daisy field concertina instruments cds. Claire keville, concertinaport mrs crottygeantrai 1998 youtube. Mar 31, 2018 custys kept touch of clare going for a few years after she died, theres still a few copies of remembered around. Claire keville is an irish concertina and harpsichord player from galway. Recorded in broaders pub in wexford town ireland in dec 1992. Milwaukees concertina millie was a polka hall of famer who started performing at age 16. Presented by claire keville, musician, composer and researcher in traditional music.
An interview with fiddleplayer frankie gavin toner quinn the. Similar to various accordions and harmonicas, the concertina is a freereed musical instrument with buttons and bellows on both ends. Sep 27, 2017 milwaukees concertina millie was a polka hall of famer who started performing at age 16. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. Claire keville musician, music teacher and broadcaster originally from claran, near headford in co. For concertina player and harpsichordist claire keville, who has. This project is, perhaps, a bit more involved than those of weeks past, but it allows me to introduce a few additional basic materials found in every book artists studio and a handy technique or two. Concertina cruinniu 2020 tutors noel hill edel fox bernie geraghty mairead hurley claire keville mary macnamara caoilfhionn ni fhrighil liam obrien jack talty. Claire has 2,577 books on goodreads, and is currently reading maximillian fly by angie sage, medieval boundaries.
Jerry was raised in a musical family, his brother being john lynch leader of the kilfenora ceili band. Music is not yet available on the net, and can only be copied for members. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons or keys usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. It was a bit like a gathering of old friends, mainly of people whod been inspired by paddys music over the years, and in addition to the listed names at least, the ones on it who turned up there were also gerald haugh, dympna osullivan, eamon cotter, eamon mcgibney, john joe tuttle, mick oconnor. Galway,native,claire keville on concertina and harpsichord. Three recent irish cds featuring concertina harry scurfield.
To date, the concertina is used extensively in england, ireland and south africa for classical, polka and tango music. The night went very well, though the music didnt start until 9. This week, well put aside the needle and thread and explore a book constructed without a single stitch. Over the past few weeks, weve dipped our toes into the world of bookbinding. The reason the student needs to move up to a higher grade concertina is that these instruments have the springs set at a level to enable the student to do all the required ornamentation, with fast responce from the fine tuned reeds. Irish music on the harpsichord includes music by john dowland, carolan, music from the francis roche collection and more, with liam lewis on fiddle for two tracks. Otherwise, the absolute beginners concertina is a good beginners tutor if you happen to have a matching concertina. Library of the international concertina association, listing of music holdings which include about 150 arrangements for the maccann duet concertina and many arrangements for english concertinas. Nov 29, 2007 the night went very well, though the music didnt start until 9.
After mastering a fivehole pamphlet stitch and japanese fourhole binding, its time to tackle the final introductory process. I had to decide on a reprint of theyll be good yet around the time she died but with her gone i didnt feel like keeping it going so the book on that one is closed. Galway,native, claire keville on concertina and harpsichord. While at ucc she trained at the cork school of music with spanish pianist angel climent. The first english concertina was developed by sir charles wheatstone in 1829 while its german counterpart was invented five years later by carl friedrich uhlig in 1834. Galway, claire keville won the oireachtas as a teenager and later studied music at u. Crotty, which have created a forum for master performers and students. This multipart arrangement for english concertina is taken from the mini tunes book arranged by frank butler, a former doyen of the ica. Breda is joined by her sister claire concertina and fiddle on two tracks and one of these is the new roadmy love is in america which is a really excellent piece of unison duet playing. For her first book, claire has given us a collection of portraits showcasing her two distinctive styles good girls and bad girls.
I learned if from the playing of concertina player claire keville, who recorded it on the album an tri is a rian with john weir and eithne ni dhonaile. Check out irish music on the harpsichord by claire keville on amazon music. Start with middle c on your concertina and work through the 8 notes, or octave, up to c1, or high c. Join facebook to connect with clare keville and others you may know. Claire keville, john weir and eithne ni dhonailean tri is a rian. Musicians from east galway will demonstrate these styles. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between. General international concertina association page 6. This is claire kevilles second album of music on keyboard her first, featuring the clavichord, was released in 2015. She graduated with a bachelors degree in arts, a b.
Pa coatesville concertina player claire keville is from claran in county galway. The fahey family also have plans to publish a book of his compositions in the future. She graduated with honours including a first class honours in music teaching practice. Current chronicle for ireland, 1 the concertina journal. Overview of concertina music in ireland tim collins. Jerry lynch the dimming of the day copperplate mail order. Photos of most of our books are available please ask, as dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the accompanying image is marked bookseller image, it is an abebooks stock image, not our own. Claire keville music concertina tunes in the church traditional. Claire keville breeda keville paddy fahys reel for the sake of. Check out the daisy field by claire keville on amazon music. 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. I cant send it back to amazon because i did not like it.
For concertina player and harpsichordist claire keville, who has recorded faheys tunes on her album the daisy field with liam lewis another musician closely associated with faheys music the composer was unique. Concertina and fiddle duo from east galway just had a look at the first one, lovely playing and good quality sound. Tom carey, from cree west clare, had his first concertina lessons many years before claire keville was born, and this cd is long overdue. The daisy field is a new cd from galway concertina player claire keville, with guest musicians comprising of the respected liam lewis and breda keville on.
A concertina is a freereed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. The clare concertina is designed for students looking for higher quality sound moving up from starter instruments. And claire sends thanks to the dippers for the fantastic little instrument. This book, deluxe concertina book was a waste of my money. Irish music on the harpsichord by claire keville on amazon music. Keville then went to the university of limerick where she completed her masters. New paddy murphy cd available general concertina discussion. Claire keville breeda keville paddy fahys reel youtube. The musicians and singers featured are ann mccleane and tommy hore on fiddles john byrne, richie mahoney and carl dunphy on whistlesflutes tom casey and tommy nolan on banjos kevin mcdermott on three row accordion and bro bony on piccolo. The pub is long gone and so to are some of the people featured in this video.
We can vouch for this in the shop as we regularly conta. 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. Claires love of irish traditional music music exudes from. From 1999 2018, claire presented and researched a two hour weekly programme each tuesday evening on clare fm, formerly called music in the glen and later the west wind. A selfproclaimed pupil of giulio regondi see e51, signor james alsepti was a wellknown concertina performer and teacher. Galway concertina and harpsichord player claire keville turns her attention to the genteel 14thcentury keyboard instrument, the clavichord, for this ornate collection. Aug 31, 2018 this is claire kevilles second album of music on keyboard her first, featuring the clavichord, was released in 2015. Concertina millie entertained audiences for decades and was inducted into the polka hall of fame. Clare county library is grateful to the author, dr gearoid o hallmhurain and to allan atlas, editor of papers of the international concertina association pica for permission to reproduce this article.
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