Pictures taken at Eigse Mrs Crotty, Kilrush 2004
by Shay Fogarty of Dublin (Notes by Shay as well) with some photos by Bill Crossland
Aoife Ni Riain: Aoife plays a lovely 4-row C. Jeffries, in Crotty's Fri 20/8/04
Mark Davies: Mark always brings interesting concertinas with him. Here he is on a 40-key Wilfra made in Aeola style in Sth Africa. More on this unusual tina later.
Mrs Crotty 04: Michael Tubridy quotes from tributes paid to Mrs Crotty after her passing. This was taken in Crottys on Sat 21/8/04. The interested onlooker is Neil Wayne
Mrs Crotty's slow air: Michael Tubridy playing a slow air in memory of Mrs Crotty composed by piper Leo Rowsome. This has not been heard before. It was given to Michael by Leo's daughter Helena.
Neil Wayne and Michael Tubridy
Neil Wayne's special tina : Neil playing a fabulous tina, one of a pair made by Wheatstones for Peter Pan.
Wilfra reedpan: Reed pan made of Perspex. Has to be seen to be believed · Wilfra: Mark putting the Wilfra through its paces · Wilfra action: Hook and lever action. Note the wooden covered pads · Wilfra inside: Note the cut outs on the sides to accommodate the reeds on the under side of the pan. Bellows is 10 fold.
Gerald Haugh: A stalwart of the west Clare concertina style, playing some lovely tunes on his 38-key C. Jeffries. Pictured in Buggles on Sat 21/8/04. Flanked by Lisa Shields on 30-key Wheatstone Linota and Mark Davies on a rare 38-key John Crabb. Johnny Moynihan, of Sweeney's Men fame, with glasses and fiddle, is in the background.
Tom Carey: Another great stalwart of the West Clare style, in action in Buggles on Sat 22/8/04
Rob & Co: Devon musicians, Rob Murch, Roger Kahn, ably assisted by Jason on P/A. Annie on trombone, Claire Penny on Aeola and Mark Davies on Dipper, provided a splendid session of English country dance music in Crotty's on Sunday 22/8/04.
Annie: Annie doing a clog dance, accompanied by Devon musicians in Crotty's Sunday 22/8/04
Shay and Tom: Your humble scribe, on the left and Tom Driscoll play a tune in Crottys
Trio: Three young Clare lads play in Crottys on Sunday. The tina player is John Talty, a nephew of Noel Hill
Concertina Collection: All the tinas in Crotty's on Sunday were collected and photo'd.
Another view of the collection, by Bill Crossland
Jackie Daly (box) in full swing in the Turk bar with Paul de Grae on guitar (B.C.)
Noel Kenny concentrates on his Crabb concertina (B.C.)
Noel Kenny trying out a John Crabb tina owned by Mark Davies (B.C.)
Web pages by Lisa Shields, created 6 September 2004