Posts Tagged ‘irish’

John Whelan on Button Accordion

Here we present John Whelan, the 1983 All-Ireland Senior button accordion champion playing three reels: “The Killavil”, “The High Reel” and “The Fermoy Lasses”. Now living in Milford, Connecticut, USA, John comes originally from Luton, England. This music was recorded at the Comhaltas North American Convention in Boston in 2003.

More info and videos at http://comhaltaslive.ie

Duration : 0:3:13

Read the rest of this entry »

Cathleen Hehirs – Melodeon, or Cajun Accordion

temporary and requested post of an Irish jig played by Astro on an Acadian D cajun accordion built by Marc Savoy in 2007.

Duration : 0:2:6

Read the rest of this entry »

John Ryan’s Polka on an Acoustic Accordion

No more stupid animated videos for a while, I’m going to be uploading more accordion videos for a while.

The Irish song john Ryan’s polka played on a Modern Acoustic Accordion.

For those who may think this sounds familiar, it’s the song that Jack & Rose dance to in “Titanic”.

Duration : 0:2:2

Read the rest of this entry »