Peter Laban Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) More sad news, Chris Droney has died unexpectedly on Wednesday. What a loss. Deathnotice: https://rip.ie/death-notice/chris-droney-bell-harbour-clare/433193 Deathnotice at Clare FM, with funeral arrangements : https://www.clare.fm/obituaries/chris-droney-bell-harbour/ Edited September 11, 2020 by Peter Laban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Worrall Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Thanks for posting this, Peter. I just heard the sad news from his daughter Ann. There is not much you can say about this good man that hasn't been already said over the many years. I was blessed to have played a few tunes with him; he was a big influence on me in many ways from my earliest days attempting to play the concertina. May he rest in peace. I've taken the liberty of attaching a tune that I learned from his playing: Cruacha Glasa Na hEireann. Somehow it seems appropriate. Dan Cruacha.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 May he rest in peace. Here's a more detailed obituary from the Clare Echo: https://www.clareecho.ie/legendary-musician-chris-droney-dies-aged-95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) What a great age to reach! May we all manage that span of life, and he was in good form up until quite recently. The end of an era. RIP Chris Droney. Really lovely photos Peter!! Edited September 11, 2020 by Geoff Wooff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) That man played the concertina for 87 years! He was always in good form when I saw him, irrepressable always. He had a small stroke on Sunday, walked to the ambulance under his own steam, or so I was told. End of an era in one way but from his grandfather and father to his children and grandchildren , there is a wonderful continuity of music and concertinaplaying too. More tributes on Clare FM : https://www.clare.fm/featured-2/tributes-paid-across-clare-legendary-concertina-player-chris-droney/ Journal of Music : https://journalofmusic.com/news/rip-concertina-player-chris-droney Clare Herald : http://clareherald.com/2020/09/legendary-concertina-player-chris-droney-passes-away-19244/ Edited September 13, 2020 by Peter Laban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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