Jim Donoghue 1973

Jim and Seamus Donoghue, from Drimacoo, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, 15th April 1973. Jim was a flute player in his youth, learning from and playing for many years with Jim Coleman, brother of Michael Coleman. Jim was a hugely influential and unique musician, born and bred into the South Sligo/North Roscommon style, and many many players including Seamus Tansey are indebted to Jims influence. Jim was always accompanied by his son Seamus on Bodhrán in his later years. Seamus lived in the Ballaghaderreen area until his passing only a few years ago.

[@justanothermortal1373]

The drummer is a hell of a mood.

[@thesheepdip1]

He was a flute player; still holds the whistle like a flute. Great drive, and an inspiration - next time you're struggling to learn a reel.

[@Samsonelles1]

That's gorgeous music.

[@CutiepieTinWhistle]

Love this! 🤩

[@MrLuridan]

Man, that's some killer playin'!

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Agreed :)

[@tylerdelgregg9398]

This is good, raw, timeless stuff!!!

[@SirSelby]

Thanks very much for the upload! I've been coming back to this video quite often since I came across it. I do want to add, in case anyone should ask, that the two tunes he is playing are "The Templehouse" and "Cooley's".

[@AndieArbeit]

I like how he starts playing right after the introduction, very "to the point" Also I like the strong style of playing, ornaments feel so naturally flowing

[@TadhgcDoran]

This makes me so ridiculously proud to be an irishman foreign born but an Irishman all the same.

[@tylerdelgregg7879]

It really does capture the Irish people of those days beautifully.

[@JamieMcevilly-r3h]

My grandad played with Jim in a pub when my grandad was like 13 Jim said if ya can keep up with me on this song u can play any song my grandad was on the bódharn and Jim on the flute

[@shanemeehan9935]

Good stuff. Thanks for uploading it Dom.

[@paulflute]

Top notch Kwaility entertainment.. Thank you Jim and Séamus

[@derekabbott84]

Fantastic clip what a great style he has im hooked on this video i hope to incorporate some of his style into my own playing thanks for uploading

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Not many players these days with such 'life' in their music. 'Tis funny, people often laugh at old recordings but what those musicians had in their music is strangely absent from the polished, over-produced, bland offerings clogging our ears these days. Although there were so few people playing when I was young, with all the popularity of recent years, there are still only a handful of stellar musicians, the rest being mediocre dabblers who miss the incredible depth in our culture. Their loss...! :)

[@robertbennett9949]

@@RonanBrowneMusic I agree with you, but we are fortunate that our music was not totally suppressed. It was touch and go.

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

@@robertbennett9949 I don’t think there was much worry that would happen. Irish culture has been kept alive quietly and gently, all along. But it has now become a commodified product and, in the process, a twee, ‘cutesy’ approach has been promoted. Yawn 🥱

[@Sumptayum]

Have always loved this since I saw it on Come West Along the Road, great footage and amazing wild music, I also love some of the tambourine bodhran players too, Jack Cooley on the Joe Cooley album, Paeder Mercier also an excellent bones player and Eamonn De Butlear with Ceoltoiri Laighean. :)

[@Toranaboy634]

Bodhran sounds dandy to me and such whistling!

[@robertbennett9949]

Magic....just magic.

[@GraeneyMac]

Top drawer! Many thanks, Dominic.

[@marcosnogueira1082]

A musical jewel, lads.

[@Carhuclough]

Are there any more recordings of Jim and son? Magic.

[@eileennestor9274]

Lovely

[@PlanetImo]

Thanks for sharing! ~Imo x

[@vincentcaldwell2778]

The son was a good man

[@shaalis]

I snarfed my tea when I saw the bodhran players' face.

[@vincentlamb3436]

He's under Jim Donoghue's spell

[@dominickeogh9057]

Its his son

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Haha. I'd love the opportunity to snarf up a few more videos of Jim and his son

[@shaalis]

Ya that would be great to hear them!

[@EricOwensFlute]

This man was a huge influence on Seamus Tansey.

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

Interesting that the wee drum is facing directly at the whistle in the manner of a loudspeaker, do the overtones from either instrument mix to get that powerful sound?

[@soslothful]

Possibly the first time I have seen a whistle player in collar and tie. Fantastic playing! I'm a dabbler with the whistle and often find the side of the mouth works better than a center of the mouth position. Is this common among whistlers?

[@Kitiwake]

I suppose tis hard enough to whistle out the side of yer gob.

[@Carhuclough]

Blown away. Is there any other recording available?

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Yes Robert, there are more recordings of Jim. Look me up on the ‘Net and send me a message.

[@JamieMcevilly-r3h]

And sure enough he keeped up with him

[@driverdj2000]

So proud to be Irish

[@tylerdelgregg7879]

I wonder where that particular bodhran and the whistle are today. Wonderfully played

[@dominickeogh9057]

The Bodhran was worked on by a friend of mine a few years back, but the whistle is long gone I’d say

[@JohnnieTheFox85]

Brilliant stuff. Had no idea Marilyn Manson started out his musical career on the bodhran though

[@geraldineoneill3309]

go and enjoy the music you stupid prick.

[@boatman6865]

Amadhan

[@tomgreene1843]

Bodhran has that old sound....that was before the modern wet blanket arrived!

[@gragall78]

i never seen the bodhran been played like that before, he's holding the stick at the bottom and tapping with the top, looks strange but works.

[@curcubeucristalic8190]

you noticed just this strange thing at bodrhan player? :)

[@Squeeeez]

gragall78 you don't have to lift the arm so much that way, it's much more relaxing

[@Samsonelles1]

Tommy Hayes' style is a lot like this.

[@joebyrne5277]

Bodhran is played completely different nowadays to how it was originally, even up until the 60s by the old timers. Never used the hand inside on the back of the skin, instead it was held by the rim like here andt allowed to ring out withoit being dampened by the hand. Various different ways of holding the tipper also, like here. Ive even seen some put it accross straight the palm of their hand as if holding a door handle in and between different fingers. Strange. I doubt there was any standard way to play them

[@soncis]

That guy with the bodhran thoe... whats he on?

[@shaalis]

He's a bodhran player....'nuff said. ;)

[@cineural]

he's dead, is a zombie bohdran player

[@dominickeogh9057]

I knew him in his later years, a nice man, still played the same way. doesnt matter what he looks or sounds like, the point of this clip is the god that was Jim Donoghue

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Well said Dominic. Jim Donoghue is one of my musical 'heroes'. 'Tis a pity that some (Irish) people are so embarrassed by our own culture that they feel the need to scoff at hugely important clips like this.

[@lukeowens8376]

Maybe he wasnt the full shilling

[@wadefite]

Morning after the night before for the bodran guy!

[@cineural]

when you're a transverse player and someone tells you to play a tin whistle

[@rockclimbingrules]

i think we should slow down a bit there tommy, our young drummer boy is dangerously close to enjoying himself, now we cant have that now can we, so we cant.

[@legueux3144]

Ca me donne envie de faire la guerre

[@colbjallen8334]

His daddy was a piper I bet

[@thomastheawesome4822]

0:20

[@patmcdonagh54]

for the love of god whats the face for

[@dominickeogh9057]

Doesnt matter, listen to that whistle!

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Please be nice Pat - who are we to throw stones...?

[@SoundAroundRSA]

Шаман вошел в транс.

[@martinreavey8419]

What's wrong with the sons face

[@Truthwillalwayswinoverlies]

What's wrongs with you're own swelled ugly face ye durty yoke up the Irish

[@RonanBrowneMusic]

Come on now, time to grow up and have grown up thoughts.

[@celtiberian07]

the young fella just looks a little daft or something that my ancestral home town cloggs Gallagher was relation of mine Good musician

[@dominickeogh9057]

Clogs was from Bochtaduff, near Brusna. Near where I'm from in Kilmovee, he was well known at home.

[@bridboland8839]

@@dominickeogh9057 a very lovely and special art of the country (Carracastle-Kilmovee)- I passed that way today en route to Knock airport