Paddy Cronin (6 July 1925 – 15 March 2014) was born in Ré Buí, Gneeveguilla, County Kerry. He was first taught by Padraig O'Keefe and gained significant notoriety as a youngster in the area.
In 1949 he was recorded by Seamus Ennis for Radió Éireann. These recordings are public on the RTE archives.

Shortly after making these recordings, he left Ireland and emigrated to Boston, USA. He lived for a time in New York and Chicago as well but finally settled in West Roxbury with his wife Connie.

During the 1950s, he continued to record, becoming very well known through the 78rpm discs he recorded on Copley records, including several sides with the great North Clare fluter Frank Neylon.

later he recorded several LPs, including: "Music In The Glen", for the Fleetwood label, "The House In The Glen" for Talcon, "The Rakish Paddy" LP with Fiddler Records of Seattle, and in 1977 released "Kerry's Own: Paddy Cronin" with Outlet records of Belfast.

In 2007 Paddy was awarded the prestigious Gradam Ceoil, or Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his contribution to Irish Traditional Music over his life.

These recordings stick out to me personally because they mark a point in Paddy's life when he was extremely influenced by Sligo musicians. Many of the sets below, including the first, were initially recorded by musicians like James Morrison and Michael Coleman. 

It's unbelievable music. Hope you enjoy.

Tommy Sheridan Tape

Paddy Cronin: Paddy Ryan's Dream / Mama's Pet (reels)

Paddy Cronin: the Greencastle (hornpipe)

Paddy Cronin: the Liverpool (hornpipe)

Paddy Cronin: Jackson's / the Munster (jigs)

Paddy Cronin: the Old Grey Goose (jig)

Paddy Cronin: the Mug of Brown Ale (jig)

Paddy Cronin: Miss Langford's (reel)

Paddy Cronin: Maud Millar (reel)

Paddy Cronin: the Turnpike / Dublin / Miss Thornton's (reels)

Paddy Cronin (6 July 1925 – 15 March 2014) was born in Ré Buí, Gneeveguilla, County Kerry. He was first taught by Padraig O'Keefe and gained significant notoriety as a youngster in the area.
In 1949 he was recorded by Seamus Ennis for Radió Éireann. These recordings are public on the RTE archives.

Shortly after making these recordings, he left Ireland and emigrated to Boston, USA. He lived for a time in New York and Chicago as well but finally settled in West Roxbury with his wife Connie.

During the 1950s, he continued to record, becoming very well known through the 78rpm discs he recorded on Copley records, including several sides with the great North Clare fluter Frank Neylon.

later he recorded several LPs, including: "Music In The Glen", for the Fleetwood label, "The House In The Glen" for Talcon, "The Rakish Paddy" LP with Fiddler Records of Seattle, and in 1977 released "Kerry's Own: Paddy Cronin" with Outlet records of Belfast.

In 2007 Paddy was awarded the prestigious Gradam Ceoil, or Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of his contribution to Irish Traditional Music over his life.

These recordings stick out to me personally because they mark a point in Paddy's life when he was extremely influenced by Sligo musicians. Many of the sets below, including the first, were initially recorded by musicians like James Morrison and Michael Coleman.

It's unbelievable music. Hope you enjoy.

Paddy Cronin: Lord Gordon's (reel)

Paddy Cronin: the Pigeon on the Gate / the Reel of Bogie (reels)

Paddy Cronin: the Golden Keyboard (reel)

Paddy Cronin: the Salamanca / the Scholar (reels)

Paddy Cronin: the Cuckoo's Nest (hornpipe)

Paddy Cronin: the Sweeps (hornpipe)

Paddy Cronin: Morrison's / Richard Brennan's Favorite (jigs)

Paddy Cronin: Farrell O'Gara / the Silver Spear (reels)

Emission ''peuples & musiques'' n°173 diffusée dans ''Folk à lier'' sur Radio Libertaire le 01/12/2024. Animateur : Hervé Cantal
mon blog : peuplesetmusiques.blogspot.com
site de Folk à lier : folkalier.free.fr
(If you don't understand French you can listen to the music only by following the timing below).
02'21'' : (Tarbolton)/the Longford Collector/(the Sailor's Bonnet) (Cassette Michael Coleman 1981-1945; Irelnd's most influential traditional musician of the 20th century)
09'39'' : Carolan's devotion (LP The Dubliners/Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Chyme, 1980)
17'20'' : The Straddy set (CD Seamus Maguire é John Lee/the legacy of Stephen Grier/music from one of Ireland's treasured 19th century collections)
23'38'' : set of flings par Peter Carberry & Padraig McGovern enregistrés lors du concert des professeurs au Bono (Morbihan) en février 2015
27'54' : Ladies Pantalettes/Molly from Longford (CD Peter Carberry/traditional Irish music from co. Longford, 2010)
32'12'' : the Miller of Drone/Pauline Conneely's/Finbarr Dwyer's (CD Angelina Carberry/an Taidisiun Beo, 2005)
40'00'' : the Quiet House/Jerry McMahon's/the Lass among the Etnochs par Dave Sheridan (CD D. Sheridan & B. Hugues/However long the Day, 2022)
45'43'' : Tiny the Trooper/the Girls of Knocknagow (LP Paddy'O Brien & Daithi Sproule/Stranger at the Gate, Green Linnet, 1988)
49'13'' : Tamlin/Hand me down the Tackle (CD Seamus Egan/In your Ear, 1998)
55'20'' : the Killeigh hornpipe/a builder of bridges par Attracta & Adrian Brady (Book/CD The Brady Collection, 2006)
59'37'' : the Beauties of Autumn/the Marathon par the Longridge Ceili Band (CD All-Ireland Ceili Bands Champions/Reunion Concert, CCE, 2001)
1h04'25'' : when Evening Shadows fall par J. Brady Sr (Book/CD the Brady Collection 2006)

TRIP TO .... COUNTY LONGFORD & OFFALY

La rubrique "Peuples et Musiques" a lieu le 1er dimanche de chaque mois sur Radio-Libertaire dans le cadre de l'émission "Folk à lier" de 12h à 14h. Depuis 2008 je traite de différents sujets en général non liés à l'actualité musicale du moment : régions ou pays, artistes, types d'instruments, labels et collections de disques etc...

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