James Keane playing 3 traditional Irish reels while recovering from cancer (#1 in series)

[reelsonwheels]

Lovely selection! Keep the videos coming!

[TheWoodyturner]

best wishes james please come home and play for us you ledgend

[Stargreened]

I bought one of these in 2007 (Castagnari Kriss III) and i just got a middle reed block fitted in it. So it was LMM now it's MMM but i've got the option of swapping the reed blocks over any time i feel which is great.

I've just had it also tuned a bit wetter by a tuner in Birmingham it sounds better now than the really dry factory setting it was.

Really cracking playing here by the way love that first reel.

[xXxEmileighxXx]

This is great!!!!

I have to ask, James, do you know a couple by the name of Margaret and Bill Winnett?? Im their step granddaughter :D I believe that she learned a hornpipe from you??

[glubux]

Definitly my favourite video, I just love those reels! I just don't know if I'll ever be able to play them as fast and well as you do!

I'm happy to read than your health is back.

Keep posting great videos ;)

[gibsonpaddy]

magic music mate

[schaumorgenrot]

All best wishes from Cambridge, Ma and a fan, i hope you are doing better. Great great playing. Thanks!

[scotsophrenia]

Unbelievable playing. How he could do it while so unwell is beyond me. Genius.

[mactcampbell]

Hello Skip. Great stuff. I'm sorry to hear of your medical condition. It hasn't affected your playing any. All the best with your recovery and perhaps we will get to jam again someday.

Mac Campbell Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton, NS. from back in the days of Ryan's Fancy.

[dchan35]

Get well soon James! I played a few Friday Harbor sessions with you in years past, what a pleasure it was. No matter what tune I kicked, you picked it up in about a half second and away we went. It was a total blast! I'm looking forward to the next sesh my friend.

[boxplayer2]

the first reel - derry criag wood - is the reel im using for this years fleadh hopefully it does me good :)

[IrishMusicTherapy]

I started to play it during the mid-sixties and it was not really popular even then.Sounds like another Fr. Kelly tune and it was the other one that most people played..I also have it on a cd "Sweeter as the Years Roll By"It is a nice box tune and you should feel comfortable playing it.Best of luck at the Fleadh.

James..

[clarebannerman]

I remember James with his brother Seán (from the Chieftains) playing in Dublin/Clare in the 60's. Lovely box player. ♥

[IrishMusicTherapy]

Thank you very much. Not quite as wild anymore but still enjoying the music.

Up Ballynacally,

James

[pantsmatants]

splendid bass work.

[JPcares]

Great!!! Thanks for doing this. This is great music. Wishing you health in 09'

[imb4u8]

James, you are just the BEST! Wish you were coming to Friday Harbor again this year. Maybe next year?? Can't wait to play more tunes with you.

SO HAPPY to hear you are recovering. All my best wishes and prayers for you.

[rwfoxx]

I had a chance to play a few tunes with James in an after concert session back in Feb. 08 in Kansas City. He is a real gentleman and I do wish him the best in his recovery.

[IrishMusicTherapy]

He told me how you drove that great distance from Omaha to Kansas City to hear them. He sends his very best regards to you and thanks for your good wishes. That was a Fingal concert with Randall Bays on fiddle, James on box and Dáithí Sproule. He'll write when he feels better.

[rwfoxx]

Oh, I'm not the guy from Omaha, I'm the piano box player from KC.

Let James know that I was possibly the first person in the US to actually buy the new Fingal album. I wrote New Folk Records in early September requesting to purchase the CD. They told me it wasn't to be released until October 24 officially, but went ahead and sent me one.

Again, Godspeed to him in his recovery.

[IrishMusicTherapy]

Very cool.

[IrishMusicTherapy]

Randal Bays on fiddle.

[kristigott]

Fantastic music! Best wishes for his recovery.

[IrishMusicTherapy]

Go raibh maith agat! I'll pass the good will on to him.