Concertina & Fiddle Music

[@evandonalddonnelly]

Just beautiful, I have no words. I love how well these instruments pair.

[@philhughes2688]

Beautiful playing Mary and Martin your true players to the Irish music fantastic musicians

[@kgren08]

This is absolutely brilliant great tunes great playing thank you Clarebannerman for your great work

[@gaelicrox]

really great!! martin was a star all his life!=]

[@DIATOMUZIK]

Merci d'avoir réuni sur cette vidéo ces deux géants de la musique irlandaise, pour notre plus grand bonheur à tous ! 5 ***** Thank you for this video together these two giants of Irish music, for our greater happiness to all! 5 *****

[@martinmcmutrie]

This is brilliant, and so interesting seeing Martin Hayes so young. Thanks once again for your great work Mr. Bannerman!

[@darrenclark1969]

Just brilliant. Love it!

[@mojojoXI]

Wonderful !!!

[@DanTheman6004]

Like Donal Lunny says players often forget the beautiful rhythms imbedded in these tunes. Nowadays players try to play too fast, plain or flashy without that needed groove and swing. You can sway with this tempo.

[@eamonmaguire9962]

Lovely

[@jochenh54]

Very nice !

[@Legacyrxawd]

I live in West Clare and I've often heard Anglos described as "English concertinas" by elderly players of the German concertina here, and Mary Mac's concertina was certainly made in England (it's the Wheatstone she got off Paul Davies in Connolly when she was 18) and has a distinctly "English" concertina sound, quite unlike an accordion - which is what polyaty was commenting on.

[@christaylor2070]

I wouldnt have recognized Martin Hayes without the hair and specs! Lovely playing anyway.

[@towliemcd]

the second tune is called the cottage in the glen

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Awesome nice letters also Thanks

[@DJFozter]

chuffing hell this is pure drop irish trad at its finest

[@GlindaQuadling]

somehow, it comes as no surprise to learn which particular "instrument" is "played" by a poster taking it on themselves to offer instruction as to another instrument they do not play and have no clue about....as for "bare knuckle dustups," sounds like one is projecting just a tad.....lovely video, bannerman.

[@Legacyrxawd]

And I'm guilty of playing both the English concertina, which was good enough for Junior Crehan's brother Vincent amongst others, as well as tambourine (old-style bodhran with jingles, played with the hand) which was good enough for Bobby Casey's uncle, the dancing master and fiddler Thady Casey. But I guess that makes me doubly damned? Lovely playing from Mary and Martin anyway, I heard them play a session together in Feakle only a few months ago - I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven!

[@trollfiddler]

Ah, I remember those days when Hayes used to play Irish music, not the crap he's been churning out the last 15 years.

[@GlindaQuadling]

this is NOT an english concertina. english concertinas are "unisonoric," i.e., button has same note whether push or pull. the rows of buttons look different and are immediately identifiable, so spare us. it is an Anglo concertina, button has different note depending on push/pull.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

I was expecting it to sound very Bluegrassy, but I was very wrong. Anything can sound Irish.

[@fiachra79]

dont listen to towliemcd......i know him well an he doesnt have a clue about music!!!