Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Numerous virtuoso Irish accordion players have recorded many albums over the past century or so; the earliest Irish music records were made in the 1920s, in New York City, by fiddler and Sligo immigrant Michael Coleman, widely considered to have paved the way for other traditional musicians to record themselves.
His accordion is now believed to be in the hands of the great Irish accordionist Tony MacMahon of Clare, IE. One of Cooley's enduring legacies is a reel named "Joe Cooley's". [6] Originally named "The Tulla Reel," the tune has since become associated with Cooley and is now a standard in the Irish traditional music repertoire.
He is the only Irish musician to be asked to perform at the Ryder Cup twice and performed at the All-Ireland Football and Hurling Finals in Ireland's National Stadium Croke Pairc seven times. [ 3 ] In 2006 O'Connor recorded the official anthem for the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) "Morning Dew" [ 4 ] with GAA broadcasting legend Mícheál ...
This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
38 Irish Singing - Newly Composed Songs (Amhrán Nuacheaptha Gaeilge) 39 English Singing ... 1985, St. Patrick's Accordion Band, County Down; 1987, St. Patrick's ...
Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, [1] best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, Sharon Shannon, was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released in Ireland.
Tony MacMahon (18 April 1939 – 8 October 2021) was an Irish button accordion player and radio and television broadcaster.. MacMahon with his accordion. MacMahon's chief early inspiration, accordionist Joe Cooley, was a frequent caller at the MacMahon home in Ennis, Co. Clare from 1949 until 1954, when Cooley left Ireland for the United States of America.
Séamus Begley (Irish: Séamus Ó Beaglaoich, 26 August 1949 – 9 January 2023) was an Irish accordion player, and Irish traditional musician. He was regarded as one of Ireland's greatest accordion players.