PADDY O'BRIEN (1922-1991)
As a musician and trad music lover I was lucky to meet other musicians and collect from some of them tapes of all sorts of music.
Here is a tape about the great Irish box player Paddy O'Brien from Nenagh (county Tipperary). I think it was made during a session when O'Brien was then in Garrykennedy on the shores of Lough Derg. It's difficult to know when exactly that session was held but it could be during the seventies. There are several fiddlers and a piano with Paddy in the front leading the session; they play together all the time except for one set of reels by Paddy and the piano. Lots of reesls of course with some jigs and one set of slip jigs, two sets of hornpipes and one march. Paddy O'Brien was not only a brillant box player (G/C#) but also a very prolific composer. In fact many of his tunes have been played ever since where Irish music is played. These tunes are considered traditional now and often musicians don't know about the origin of these tunes.
This is a copy of a copy I suppose but the quality is not that bad and the music is just great.
It's probably from me recorded by Steve "Tapeworm" Moran (RIP). I'll give it a listen and tell you.
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ReplyDeleteIt doesn't sound like one Steve recorded but I could be wrong. here's one with paddy O'Brien and paddy Carty from Garykennedy. Not sure of the year. great sound and great playing of course. From Steve's cassette. FLAC https://mega.nz/file/Dmhi0YZa#7AgrBtqiNYrhjR_EsJ_XHSMrhgu8ClM3ezUdm7dPjoI
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Bill for that nice session with O'Brien and Carty.
DeleteLearn more about POB here: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22068155/
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Herve and Bill!! Great Music!!
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