Keepers of Tradition

Just in time for the maiden launch of this mother and daughter duet at Willie Clancy 2016

The band seems incomplete but we still have Alec

this latest re-incarnation includes 3 cds of the 139 compositions

Josephine Marsh and Dympna O' Sullivan are the musicians who play on the cumbersome concertina that was the choice instrument in post Famine Ireland until the start of the 20th Century when the Anglo Concertina took over

If you want to test the waters of traditional Irish music

Keepers of Tradition <h4> Concertina Players of Co. Clare Just in time for theDecember 2009 release of a collection of 35 concertina players of an older generation of Co. Clare. Special mention must go to archivists Joe O' Connor and Frank Whelan of Cois ns hAbhna in Ennis for making this compendium available to the public. All these tracks are from field recordings captured in the kitchens and parlours of the featured musicians and the authenticity of the music is spellbinding. Joe aus Frank go n eiri le bhur gcuid saothair!