Peter Laban Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 (edited) I have just rejoined the site after a year's leave of absence. In the past I posted photographs taken at the concertina concert at the Willie Clancy Summer School here. A tradition broken this time. A bit belated but enjoy (or not if you are so inclined) I have now deleted the slideshows. Edited November 12, 2010 by Peter Laban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I have just rejoined the site after a year's leave of absence. Welcome back! Some good pictures, and interesting use of B&W for some. Can I ask which range of lenses that you used? I took some pictures, back in 1991, but can't remember which lenses I took with me. As I flew, I'm guessing 50mm and 135mm (using fast film, and wide apperture). Regards, Peter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Thanks Peter, great pictures. Long time no see. Welcome here again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted October 14, 2010 Author Share Posted October 14, 2010 I may as well get another batch out of the way: During the Corofin festival in March Paula Carroll conducted a public interview with Chris Droney which was highly entertaining. A presentation was made to Chris and music was played. Chris was joined by some of his children and grandchildren so we had the third, fourth and fifth generation of concertina playing Droneys on stage. It was a good night. A few shots : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Thanks for the great picture show Peter ! Just shows how the photographic technology has improved over the years... now it has reached your quality of photography and that must be a blessing for you. Thanks again for sharing all this with us, Talk soon, Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Thank you for sharing these great photos with us. I really enjoyed seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Reid Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) Thank you, Peter, and welcome back. I love the tight framing on the Willie Week photos, and I really appreciate your taking the time to identify all of the musicians. Edited October 17, 2010 by Michael Reid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted October 17, 2010 Author Share Posted October 17, 2010 Thank you, Peter, and welcome back. I love the tight framing on the Willie Week photos, and I really appreciate your taking the time to identify all of the musicians. The battle there is keeping the microphones out, and not covering instruments, hands or sticking in to faces, as much as possible The photographs are part of an archival project: sound, image and video recordings of all official events at the school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Long time no see Peter... thanks for the pictures! I really hope I can make it back to Willie Clancy week in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceemonster Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I love the pictures of Chris, especially the ones where he's playing "air concertina"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) I love the pictures of Chris, especially the ones where he's playing "air concertina"! He was talking about playing for a good bit and doing the air concertina all through that, I have a sequence of six or seven of them. It was hard to resist. He did all his set pieces: how he was left in the concertina room at Wheatstone's to pick an instrument. Waking up to find the Ballinakill asleep in the van outside his gate (after a gig) and getting them in for breakfast, the threshing stories. He was on great form. Edited October 18, 2010 by Peter Laban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Great stuff, Peter. Really nice that someone is making such a serious effort at documenting the players of today. Especially as they are concentrating whilst playing...not just cheesy grins. Pity you weren't around in Clare a century to a century and a half ago...we could have used some photographs then, too! Cheers, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 (edited) I hardly managed to get out of my new music shop in Miltown Malbay during the Willie Clancy week, but we did get visited by many musicians, and even had a couple of lovely sessions with Antóin Mac Gabhann and Mick O'Connor (well I guess it beats Doorways & Windowsills! ) I did take a few photos, which (though not up to Peter's standards) are in the album Willie Clancy Week at McNeill's, if anybody is interested. Edited to correct link Edited October 18, 2010 by Stephen Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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