Tony McMahon & John Keogh - Napoleon Crossing the Rhine

[gabrielliansoileau]

I love the sound of the gaelic language!

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

I understand John Keogh's entusiasm .. xD Tony MacMahon playing is just epic, like a power metal recording xD

[MHWoods]

It always brings a smile to my face and there's no getting away from the fact that Tony McMahon is worth cycling ten miles against the wind to hear playing.

[tazio2]

@MHWoods Make that ten  1000 miles against the wind , there is himself... and Joe Cooley

[outshore]

people posing as experts are actually posting that accordion and rock piano do not work .. there's a huge market for folk rock bands doing keyboards and accordion e.g. the Pogues

[outshore]

its totally wonderful .. did I hear that County claire trill in the background there :)

can't stand the lifeless knocking of this effort

[AnVeidhleadoir]

the problem here is that two things that are drastically different are being brought together and it doesn't work. Each on its own is worthwhile and valid, but together it is just a bridge too far me thinks. Then again both of them worked for RTE and this might have been the stations idea, we all have to do things we don't like at work sometimes right!!!

[minoune86]

This is heavy. Wow!!!

[dancingfeetylem]

yes the 80s were an experimental time for trad music.Its easy to mock in retrospect but at least there's some energy in the playing rather than the reserved po faced technically brilliant but dead music we hear again and again in the trad world.

[cocusflute]

More wine, more wine!!

[GayleAllison]

I love this! Stop that mean talk about these guys.....

Gayle Allison-

[fearbosca]

two complete fools.glad to see tony let the country see what he is really like on national radio.how much did frankie gavin pay him to make that phone call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bruceleeC64]

I come back to this clip every now and then, just for the comments...classic!

[splortz]

Keogh sounds like crap. I bet Tony never did THAT again. Hahah.

[TimLeahy2]

Tony didn't seem to mind the ould electric current back then....what a clown.

[Flynn2522]

Tony McMahon is a walt, anyone who listened to his insane remarks on J.Duffy show will agree. Accompanists not musicians? Alec Finn not knowing about music because he's from Yorkshire? He's nuttier than squirrel shite...

[deterdettol]

This is about tradition vs. innovation.

It's true that traditionally, this wasn't an accompanied music. Only in the 1950s onwards when we saw the rise of bands like the Chieftains and Bothy Band, then came musicians who started to play accompaniments. Tommy Peoples, fiddler recorded his High Part of the Road album with rhythm guitarist Paul Brady. Seamus Tansey recorded with a rhythm pianist, but both are steeped in tradition with strong regional styles.

But seriously, Tony is a great player.

[deterdettol]

But I don't know why he got a pianist in here. Hmm... must.. ponder..

[barabas61]

@Flynn2522

[barabas61]

@Flynn2522

Totally agree with your sentiment....in my humble opinion Alec Finn is an increadible musician....and has given me so much pleasure over the years in all the music projects he has been involved with....Thanks Alec

[hikoraroa]

Button Accordion - fine

Piano accompaniment - bleauuch

concept - WTF?

[deterdettol]

Oh, I didn't know that Tony MacMahon is a box player, and a good one too.

[bramstokerful]

Looks like John Keogh had more than 1 glass of that wine!

[bramstokerful]

Some points....

Is the tune really Get Up And Let Mr.Maguire Sit Down?

Also, where is Tony`s beard gone ? and Nicholas Carolan is having a good hair day.

[naychud]

Lively stuff!

[sionnachfichiuaois]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH JOHN KEOGH AT 3mins 8seconds AHAHAHAHAH XD

[outshore]

the piano is great - full of life

[dnm25]

what language is he speaking? sounds between german and russian...

[blether12]

Irish

[thetruthfulliar]

it sounds like dutch, just the inflections

[newazagod]

NOT dutch. It's Irish.

[StevenGSR]

I love this..can't stop listening to it.

[bruceleeC64]

Lester Piggott on piano

[OztarAntoine]

Sometimes sounds like "Hot Asphalt" no ?

[mistermucky17]

Yes, of course. Same tune. Nice version.

[OztarAntoine]

Didn't know that !

Thanks a lot ! :)

[attorneywknox]

John Kehoe Rules!

[concertina18]

i would have to disagree with the comments made about the piano playing. At least keogh is playing the correct chords unlike piano accompanists in the past who played with the likes of Coleman and McKenna-they're absolutely awful. I think the piano playing here adds great energy and lift to the music one could say that it conveys napolean crossing the rhine during war times. great music from mc mahon as usual!

[Roseann90]

that fuker with the piano should be hit with a hurl in the back of the head!!! wouldnt that be hilarious if it happened half way through.... seriously though, thats awful piano

[attorneywknox]

Best irish piano perfomance ever

[eileengannon]

tony seemed to enjoy that, which is confusing, because the piano is of course awful. maybe he enjoys being tortured, and listening to other people torture tunes.

[boxplayer2]

i agree completely

[GoldenOldies60and70s]

That tune sounds like Mick McGuire!

[wiseoneetest]

Great tune, i have seen tony mcmahon play live before....he brings an intensity to tunes few can equall. I think he captures the essence of this song magnificently. I love the piano back up...driving and raw,much like the unrelenting Napolean himself.This brand of music reminds me much of what the Bothy band tried to achieve.simply brilliant.

[eileengannon]

the is nothing like the bothy band, since triona knew how to accompany trad properly, and this was obviously john's first attempt.

[Marsteintoppen]

Tony McMahon is a great player, but the electric piano suck.

[DubChieftain]

i love the set design here.

its like the last night of a 5 day bender.

great clip.

[clarebannerman]

Sounds like Luke Kelly's Song --"The Hot Ashfelt."

[UISTMAN59]

Aye ach bhi Bonaparte ag trasnú na Réine roimhe sin!

[tomtesticle]

absolutely correct

[ruben1kord]

Jaysus that bottle of red must not have been the only one before this was agreed too

Tony -top player but this is shite