Jackie Daly Crowleys Bar Session 1986 at Kenmare Co Kerry

Sonny Riordan plays 2 Polkas

Ned and Dan O Connor  rcorded in Flemings Bar Scartaglin

Scullys Bar 1982 or 1983  at Newmarket Co Cork

Jackie Daly,James Kelly, John Faulkner, jigs 1983 live in concert

Paddy Cronin playing an original composition

Recorded in Dan Connells pub Knocknagree ,while playing for set dancers

Chase Me Charlie JohnnyO Leary and Julia Clifford

Recorded at Handed Down on Sat Mar 19 . The playing of these two young fiddle players captures the magic of the original home recording made in Lyons Bar in 1961 of Patrick O Keeffe and Denis Murphy

Morrisons Jig - Aidan Connolly and Andrea  Palandri

Two young musicians Maura O Connor Abbeyfeale and Conor Daly Rockchapel pay tribute to Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh's record . Recorded in Scartaglin on Nov 19 2015 as part of a Handed Down concert they play 3 polkas Jim Keeffes 1+2 and The Newmarket

Maura O Connor and Conor Daly

Emma O Leary from Scartaglin plays 3 polkas handed down to her by Dan Jerimiah O Connor a former pupil of Patrick O Keeffe.Recorded at Scartaglin on March 15 2015 

Emma O Leary -Fiddle Scartaglin

live in Spiddal 2016

Matt Cranitch on Radio 1

Paudie and Noeleen play slides collected in Scartaglin one Xmas at a house session from fiddle players Ned and Dan Jerimiah  O Connor two local fiddle players from Scartaglin . 

Slides from Paudie O Connor and Noeleen O Connor

Tom Billy's Waltz at Flemings Bar Scartaglin Oct 2013

Maura O Connor All Ireland Champion playing Slides

The first set of tunes for World Fiddle Day Scartaglin Recital is from a session in 1987 at Crowley’s Bar in Kenmare  and played by Julia Clifford and her sister Bridgie Kelliher and Sonny Riordan .

Con Thadhgo's,The Gullane,, Mikey Buckley's -Polkas

Recorded on “ Up The Track- Traditional Music From Kenmare” by Joe Thoma and guest fiddler Mrs Joan Crowley  .
Here Mrs Crowley leads the tunes in a session in 1987 in Crowley’s Bar
Mrs Crowley got the second polka from Tim Casey a postman in Kenmare who played accordion
On Up The Track the first polka is titled Off She Goes

I Won't Marry her( Off She Goes) / Tim Casey's

Mrs Joan Crowley leads this reel and Joe Thoma tells us that it was one of her favourite reels .

Wind That Shakes The Barley

We believe after discussions that this is Sonny Riordan leading this hornpipe in the session . Sonny was a pupil of Padraig O Keeffe and was a quiet man but his playing and tunes are always regarded highly by those who heard him .

The Little Stack of Barley

3 famous reels associated with the area and Padraig O Keeffe’s uncle Cal O Callaghan .
In 1983 Jackie Daly guested on a Dolores Keane /John Faulkner LP called Sail Og Rua and he put the tunes together and the whole world rediscovered their magic .

Galtee Ranger,Glountane and Callaghan's

A highlight of the World Fiddle Day recitals is when the presenter calls on one of the participants to play the selected air.This year it will be Caoine Uí Dhomhnaill played here by Juli Clifford.

Caoine Uí Dhomhnaill

Julia Clifford goes straight from the slow air into these 3 reels

The Old Torn Petticoat,The Ladies Pantalette's,LondonLassies

Fiddle player Sonny Riordan is to the fore here with two popular jigs

Paddy's Return,The Frost is all over

No 10 will take us to our first break in the fiddle recital .

Tom Billy's,The Flowers of Spring,Art O Keeffe's Hare in the Corn

Dowds No 9 - Musical Priest

Didn't She Dance -Murphy's- Tadgh an Asail

Irish Traditional Music Festival celebrating the fiddle style  and music of Sliabh Luachra held annually in Scartaglin Co Kerry  on World Fiddle Day in Mid May each year .  From October to May we hold a monthly series called "Handed Down " where a guest presenter gives a talk on certain musicians or topics of Sliabh  Luachra music history. We showcase young and upcoming musicians and also feature more seasoned musicians and a singer on each night.  More details on our Facebook group page World Fiddle Day Scartaglin

WorldFiddleDay Scartaglin May 19 2018

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