david_boveri Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 very nice. i can see that mary mcnamara is her teacher from her control of the tone but the rhythm and phrasing is all her own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lawton Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Last week (here we go again) at the Catskills festival I had the honor of getting to hear (and talk to) Kate McNamara from County Clare. I listened to snipets of her CD beforehand and absolutely loved it, so I organized a private lesson and I semi stalked her during the week. Some friend of mine told her I put a GPS on her concertina, I hope it didn't freak her out too much :-) Anyhow, this is very subjective, and based on my personnal tastes, but there's something magical about Kate's playing. Her ornamentations are lovely, subtle and tasteful, but I'd say her strong point is the bounce in her music. It's as if the whole room starts moving and bouncing when she starts playing, I'm not sure how she manages to do that, but it seems to be a natural gift of hers. She's playing East Clare style (she did tell me, I would not really recognize east from west) and interestingly, she's using the right side of her concertina much more than some players like Noel Hill, Edel Fox, etc. Her default high D/E is on the RH, not LH. She's learned a lot from Mary McNamara (not related) but added a more 'modern' touch to her playing and has developed her own style. I asked her if I could post a clip of her here. She agreed, she'd rather have a clip from her CD posted but I don't feel comfortable posting copyrighted stuff, but here's a nice clip from a listening session with Mike Rafferty, Willie Kelly and other heros. Felix Dolan is on the piano. She's playing a C/G Suttner. Here's the clip This is not a professional recording, but it gives a good idea of her overall style. I love her CD, "Are you that concertina player?", and I'm sure you'll definitely hear more of her in the future. That's it, I'm done with my post-Catskills marketing :-) So enjoyable I decided to order her CD. I found it at Custys trad Music shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael sam wild Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Just been listening to Kate's CD and Mary MacN on Anglo International. Mary gives The Road to Sligo as the Trip to Sligo, same tune as Kate's which she names as The Road... O'Neill gives Trip to Sligo as a 6/8 Jig . Trips to are usually Jigs I find Just a bit of random info. I've not investigated The Tar Road to Sligo yet or the new Road ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorre Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) O'Neill gives Trip to Sligo as a 6/8 Jig . Trips to are usually Jigs I find Hmm.. The Trip to [Windsor/Herves/Manilla/Pakistan/Durrow/Miriam's/Nenagh/Dublin/Birmingham/Fanore] are all reels Just a bit of random info. I've not investigated The Tar Road to Sligo yet or the new Road ... Either way (or Road) you're bound to end up in Sligo.... Edited August 14, 2009 by Snorre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Hersh Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) Reviving this old thread to link to a fairly new video of her playing: https://fb.watch/at15p2y1Xj/ Edited January 11, 2022 by Daniel Hersh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Day Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 I do not play much Irish Music but I have learnt from Kate and Mary the technique of bellows control for double and triple note playing. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Barr Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Sounds like it is time for a new CD from her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Wow such lift and swing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) <Never mind, off-topic Sunday morning. thoughts> Edited August 4, 2019 by Peter Laban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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