Iontach - Paddy Fahey's / Ríl Eanach Mhic Coilín & The Ash Plant / Curlews in the Bog

Hailing from Kilconnell in East Galway, fiddle player Paddy Fahey is the composer of the first tune on the opening track. Born in 1926, Paddy has never made a commercial recording, but his tunes have often been recorded by many fine musicians over the years. He is well known for the fact that he never gave any of his compositions names which can lead to confusion if you're not careful! In 2001 Fahey was named Composer of The Year by Irish Language TV station TG4 at their annual award ceremony "Gradam Ceoil TG4". Nick learned this particular Fahey tune from the playing of button accordionist Annette Owens.
Ríl Eanach Mhic Coilín, also known as The Annamaculeen Reel can be found in Breathnach's Ceol Rince Na hÉireann Vol 2 (#194). It was collected from flute player William Higgins, Mohill, County Leitrim in 1966. Nick learned it at a session in Longford from two wonderful local musicians Noel Sweeney and Jim McLoughlin. When he played it for Siobhán she was instantly reminded of The Ashplant, Ceol Rince Na hÉireann Vol 1 (#116), and on further investigation, she discovered that an alternative name for Ríl Eanach Mhic Coilín is The Tyrone Ashplant, and thus the duel between these two reels came about.
The final reel of this set was composed by another fiddle player, Connie O’Connell from Cill na Martra, Co. Cork. Being at the heart of traditional music studies in University College Cork for nearly forty years, the university was delighted, with the generous support of the Arts Council of Ireland (Traditional Arts), to host a project which collected over sixty of Connie's compositions. It was in this collection that we found Curlews In The Bog.
Das Eröffnungsstück dieses Sets wurde von dem Fiddle-Spieler Paddy Fahey aus Kilconnell in East Galway komponiert. Obwohl der 1926 geborene Musiker niemals eigene kommerzielle Aufnahmen gemacht hat, so sind seine Melodien doch auf unzähligen Tonträgern verschiedenster feiner Musikerinnen und Musiker enthalten. Die Tatsache, dass er seinen Stücken keine Namen gibt, ist übrigens nicht selten Anlass für manch verwirrende Situation... Im Jahre 2001 wurde Paddy von der irischen Fernsehstation TG4 als „Komponist des Jahres“ geehrt und ausgezeichnet. Nick lernte diesen Tune von der Knopfakkordeonspielerin Annette Owens.
Siobhán Kennedy (IRL): flute
Nick Wiseman-Ellis (GB): button accordion
Jens Kommnick (D): piano
Video directed by Manfred Pollert, © 2016
Website:
www.iontach.de

[@Joynergy]

AGAIN!! :-) (lieben Gruss von Ulf)

[@jenskommnick]

Thank you, Ulf :)

[@Melvorgazh]

Dia dhaoibh, daone uilig. Does anyone know an album with the piano playing the melody? Go raibh maith agaibh! I once heard some tunes by a piano on Raidió na Gaeltachta

[@jenskommnick]

Hi Melvorgazh, the first names of solo pianists that come to my mind are Padraic O’Reilly and Caoimhín Vallely... Best wishes,

[@Melvorgazh]

@@jenskommnick Thanks Go raibh maith agat :)

[@sykesmillhouse]

Hi Jens -just found this !! It's just wonderful !!! You are playing my piano next time you call! It's a Roland-similar to the one you use here , and the only instrument I have ever bought for myself. It needs some one with your talent to do it justice. How about bringing the whole band ?We have lots of room ! Please add more sets like this? All our love as always -Andy and Jane xxxx

[@jenskommnick]

How lovely to hear from you, Andy! I'm thrilled you like our music so much; and yes, it would be so lovely to play for you one of these days... let's see how it can happen... :) Lots of love to you both for the moment, Jens xxx

[@roddymclean7688]

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