mike delta Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Hello, is the style of concertina playing in County Clare particular to that geographic area or would it be classed as simply "concertina playing". I ask because I am curious in so far as fiddle styles of playing exist in different geographical areas of Ireland and I was wondering if the same may be said of concertina. If Clare does have its own particular style how may one describe it? Thank you, Mike Delta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Not only does Clare have a style, but east Clare and west Clare differ, is my general impression. The experts here will likely chime in. And didn't Gearoid O'H. write a dissertation on Irish concertina playing and styles? (same disclaimer - my recollection is hazy here). Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takayuki YAGI Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I am not an expert, but you can hear the West Clare concertina music on the "Clare Concertina Styles" CD or "The Clare set" 6CD set from the Free-Reed label (Neil Wayne), and the East Clare music on Mary MacNamara's recent book with CD "Sundays at Lena's" (available directly from Mary or Custy's). "Keepers of Tradition" is also a good concertina CD but it contains both West and East Clare players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John, Wexford Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Ken_Coles said: Not only does Clare have a style, but east Clare and west Clare differ, is my general impression. The experts here will likely chime in. And didn't Gearoid O'H. write a dissertation on Irish concertina playing and styles? (same disclaimer - my recollection is hazy here). Ken This article by Gearóid is freely accessible from Clare County Library: https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/music/heartland_clare_concertina/introduction.htm I hope this is of some assistance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) Not one to solve in a few forum posts. The way I see it, there are an awful lot of concertina players in Clare who, if you look at each in detail, have quite a variety of approaches to playing the instrument (especially if you look across the generations) and yet manage to fall within the parameters of 'playing Clare (style) music'. In that sense, I feel, 'Clare style' would be how music rather than how the instrument is approached. Edited September 21, 2022 by Peter Laban Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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