Apr 12, 20 francis droney and ann kirrane playing the concertina, aine mcgrath playing the fiddle son, daughter and daughterinlaw of the famed chris droney of bellharbour, county clare and deirdre mcsherry from tipperary playing the piano at steeple sessions on august 4, 2011 at the unitarian church in dublin. Irish singer and concertina champion ann kirrane is performing with guitarist and singer gabriel donohue at the irish cultural centre in canton at 7. Ann droney kirrane sings on a day like this youtube. This was a very special event for ann and a homecoming as she grew up playing concertina with members of the kilfenora ceili band, such as kitty linnane, tommy peoples, paddy mullins and. Dick hogan, pat sweeney, roisin and conor broderick, ann kirrane, michael curran.
Jan 21, 2015 this month i was invited to lead a workshop for a local community craft group on handmade book making. Im not sure how your winter is going, but there are icicles dripping off my barbed wire fence today. An artists life for me how to make 35 concertina sketchbooks. Have you always wanted to play the 30button anglo concertina with more than just a simple onenote melody. Brid harper cd launch at ballyvaughan community centre on the. 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. The works a uk company sells fantastic art materials at amazing prices, my a4 self healing cutting mat was. My links to the kirrane family go back to the 80s when i first met noel and ann. It has a cover at either end and six folded pieces of paper in between. Gary coover at palestine texas concertina workshop, march 26. The title track of ep to be launched dec 8th as a dedication to ann s father, chris droney, clare concertina player and gradam saoil recipient 2014 on the. Sessions, mostly featuring oldtime and oldtimey music, occur at all hours of day and evening. Her father, chris droney, is one of the most respected concertina players in ireland.
Clare is one of the most respected concertina players in ireland. Willie mchugh profiles tuam singer ann kirrane, ahead of the mayo launch. This was a very special event for ann and a homecoming as she grew up playing concertina with members of the kilfenora ceili band, such. Benedict gagliardi and armand aromin from the rhode island group vox hunters will teach separate anglo and english concertina workshops, gary will teach anglo workshops, and yours truly will host a clare tunes workshop following up on the three visits in recent years by ann droney kirrane. Hup gerry carthy with friends, including singer and all ireland concertina champion ann kirrane. This dissertation was examined in late 1994 and approved by the open university examination board in early 1995. Concertina tunnel book with hard covers intaglio images with hand colouring on somerset textured 300gsm paper book folded 16. This month i was invited to lead a workshop for a local community craft group on handmade bookmaking. This book is priced as it is, i assume, due to the obscurity of the subject matter.
Ann kirrane is a singer and musician with a pedigree, the daughter of concertina legend chris droney from bellharbour county clare. Belharbourborn singer ann droney kirrane appeared on saturday 27th april at 8. This happened just last weekend when i popped into my local art supply shop to pick up some canvas and spotted a very desirable little concertina sketchbook on a shelf in the corner. The bookbinders devise i used on my last sketchbook experiment seemed a bit thick to be accurate enough for a long concertina where any errors quickly multiply, so i sanded the sharpness off a bamboo pen, which was perfect. 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 people has assembled a list of concertina people. 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. Ann kirrane working the streets live in concert at the kilfenora music festival vince keehans song, working the streets from kilfenora music festival april 20.
A selection of fine songs and personal favourites from the irish tradition. 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. She is an accomplished concertina player in her own right and takes up the instrument on this recording too, but subtly, and as this is an album of songs. We didnt have a ruler long enough to straddle the complete 1.
Francis droney and ann kirrane playing the concertina, aine mcgrath playing the fiddle and deirdre mcsherry playing the piano at steeple. The book includes 60 tunes with full chords and increasingly complex arrangements. Tim lanes 5 metre concertina book drawing kickstarter. Francis droney, aine mcgrath, ann kirrane and deirdre mcsherry. How to make a concertina book with pictures wikihow. Concert, ann kirrane, chris droney, kilfenora festival 20. She plays concertina in the same style as her father chris. Time to think about warm spring days, dogwoods, azaleas, and the 2017 palestine old time music festival, with a very special concertina program this year. This video shows you how to make a concertina book using a4 paper, coloured paper, scissors and glue.
Ann learned concertina from her father, and grandfather jim, and won the allireland fleadh ceoil three times. Mar 11, 2015 the book binders devise i used on my last sketchbook experiment seemed a bit thick to be accurate enough for a long concertina where any errors quickly multiply, so i sanded the sharpness off a bamboo pen, which was perfect. I constructed this book as a means to display a series of double sided prints that i created on a holiday at woodgate. Special guest is hughs first cousin, conor oloughlin from corofin, who himself is a fine young concertina player. Anima mundi the publishing of tim lanes epic 5 metre long concertina book drawing as a limited edition artist bookwork.
Although intended as a substitute for the organ in small churches and chapels, it was soon secularized and is now associated with tango music, due to the instruments popularity in argentina in the late 19th century when tango developed from various dance. This album is exceptional vocally and instrumentally. Steeped in musical tradition, ann is the daugher of chris droney one of the most respected concertina players in ireland. Anne kirrane with garry obriain and champion fiddler, ronan greene. Making an a5 concertina sketchbook how to make a sketchbook. He will be joined by his brother colm on accordion and by padraic oreilly on piano. Ann kirrane all set to take to the stage in liscannor the clare. 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. To date, the concertina is used extensively in england, ireland and south africa for classical, polka and tango music. 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. When i was doing my city and guilds course, one day we learnt how to make books. We should not wonder, as ann has an incredible pedigree in the droney family of concertina players grandfather jim, father chris and brother francis. Santa fe session on march 30 2017 at the root cellar gastropub. Alphabetically, az, alphabetically, za, price, low to high, price, high to low, date, new to old, date, old to new.
The workshop went really well and as several of those attending are keen to make some more i thought id write a howto post to share. Mar 24, 2016 this video shows you how to make a concertina book using a4 paper, coloured paper, scissors and glue. A year or so ago i made lots of covers and used some of my painted papers to fold pages for them, but never got round to sticking them together. Antlers gallery is raising funds for anima mundi tim lanes 5 metre concertina book drawing on kickstarter. Follow these instructions to make a concertina book, which is an origamilooking popup book. Tickets can be purchased at the door the evening of the concert. Start with middle c on your concertina and work through the 8 notes, or octave, up to c1, or high c. This tutor will teach you how to play with chords and full harmonies in a wide variety of musical styles. I agreed based on my experience of working with keith chandler on a cdrom of his writings on morris dancing, morris dancing in the english south midlands 16601900.
Hi, i used a sheet of a2 canford card, bought from uk store hobbycraft but canford tends to be stocked by all major art stores. Session in santa fe gerry carthy, ann kirrane, roger digby. Crammed to bursting with, english concertina tuition, tunes and information about traditional music. Jan 03, 2015 irish tunes, with dan worrall and erica braverman. Popular bellharbour singer, ann kirrane will perform in liscannor. See more ideas about concertina book, book making and book art.
Popular bellharbour singer, ann kirrane will perform in liscannor this evening as part of the anam music series of concerts in north clare. Another handout from college easy to make, easy to use sketchbook. Sometimes i see something and think i like this, i could buy it or i could make it myself. 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. We are afraid this is the only information we can give as no other details are listed in our book. Unknown date, but the price is one shilling and sixpence. Bells across the meadows by albert ketelby i dont know who the arranger wasis. The monday concert features hugh healy from corofin. Ann droney kirrane presents an evening of song and music at the coleman music centre, gurteen, co. The second page also has the song youll never walk alone by richard rogers. Concertina is a memoir of a young womans experiences working as a pro. Ann kirrane has been steeped in music all her life. Ann nee droney is a member of the famous bellharbour family of traditional musicians.
How to make a handmade concertina book thestitchsharer. This book, deluxe concertina book was a waste of my money. Revisit tunes from ann kirranes workshop last year, and learn some new tunes from the north clare repertoire. The title track of ep to be launched dec 8th as a dedication to anns father, chris droney, clare concertina player and gradam saoil recipient 2014 on the. A series of hourlong lunchtime concerts, showcasing clares finest concertina players. The concertina format is partially restricted so the book stands up without assist, and the pages fan out for an interesting display. Make offer henry silberhorn concertina prazsky sirotek sheet music antique no. If youre in the us, suppliers like dick blick and michaels usually have racks of lightweight card you can buy by the sheet, which is economical for books like these as youll get about 4 concertinas per large sheet. It allows all the pages to be viewed simultaneously for single sided paper. Nov 30, 2016 irish singer and concertina champion ann kirrane is performing with guitarist and singer gabriel donohue at the irish cultural centre in canton at 7. 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. I cant send it back to amazon because i did not like it. A concertina is an accordianstyle book made from a long sheet of paper. In those days, as now in britain at least the concertina lived 99% of its life in the folk world, but back then this was a vibrant place with enough flourishing folk clubs to support a number of professional performers in all the areas that came within the remarkably broad ambit of the folk revival.
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