Irish Tunes On The Concertina

[Lawrence Reeves]

I am sticking my neck out here. Music is fr playing and enjoying, and I am getting geared up for learning at least two new tunes or redoing them for the concertina each week. Let's see if we can reference available commercial recordings to go listen to. Anyone got any great tunes they never thought would sit on the concertina, that just seem to come to life? I have been taking stuff from a fiddle rcording from Pat O'Connor ( East Clare ) and playing them on the Bb/F. He has New Mown Meadow, and Carty's Pigeon on that disc. Back on the C / G for other great recordings.Also been at a few old John Kelly tunes like the Ebbtide Hornpipe, and Bunch of Keys. Als Gerdie Commane recording of Bunch of Keys and the Ewe Reel. Peadar O'Loughlin version of the Peper's Chair with the f naturals in second part.

 

Have recently learnt Andy McGann's C reel ( I think it was also called the Bunratty ) Hugh and Colm Healy have it as Tommy Peoples' after the Broken Pledge.