Noel Hill (on the concertina) - Two Reels - Geantraí

[cymothoe2]

Great stuff. Anyone know the name of the first reel played?

[shaneeybhoy]

LUISEACH MATHERZZ IZ ADDICTD 2 THIZ SHIT AND SHUD GET A LIFE!!!!!!!

[shaneeybhoy]

HUEVR LUKS THIS STUFF UP IZ SADDDDDD JUST LYK LEISEICSHA THA GINGER SHEEEPPPPPP

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

the 2nd reel is simply amazing... I wish I could learn playing like this

[Lisnageeragh]

@BlackFolkAndPiano Dr Gilbert ..an amazing tune ....look for a fiddle version also ...maybe Seamus Connolly?

[BlackFolkAndPiano]

@Lisnageeragh there is a great version by Gerry O' Connor on Banjo

[BrianJacksonTrad]

the concertina's lovely but the synth has no place in Irish music. It makes the whole thing sound like muzak.. naff in the extreme.

[hhold]

@BrianJacksonTrad

it's not a synth but an electric piano with a poor digital sound. there was probably no room for an acoustic piano.

[cocusflute]

He does play a Carroll these days (April 2010). But here he is playing a Wheatstone. The little yellow escutcheon is the tell.

[upmiltownmalbay]

carroll concertina

[Scorptarius]

wow!

[Porterchrille]

Amazing, wonderful, excellent!!! What an enormous, loud and lovely sound. But I don't like the keyboard. Guitar, piano or accordion, real instruments would be a better accompaniment.

[leftclog51]

i got me self a concertina cant play it sounds like i have stood on the cats tail. and the bloody dog howls its bleeding head off. a well in my dreams

[twinkletoesDINAxxx]

hey:)

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[AnVeidhleadoir]

Listen to the double triplets he does at around 2.56. amazing stuff.

[clarebannerman]

The best concertina player I've ever heard.

[gibsonpaddy]

No my friend Tony o Connell is de best by far

[seanoga]

My arse

[moonmen987]

tim collins all the way woo

[wonkymonkey08]

I had noel as a teacher for the concertina, he was a wonderful teacher and brilliant player, he does focus a lot on ornamentation thou

[Pgidley]

Is that a Wakker concertina?

[consairtin]

no, it is not. my guess is a wheastone linota--very old.

wally carroll (search carroll concertinas) makes a concertina that is modeled after the wheastone linota. when i heard noel play his new carroll, it sounded exactly the same as his antique wheatstone, to the point that i thought that noel was playing a wheatstone when he was actually playing the carroll.

[seanoga]

Jeffries

[concertina18]

Noel Hill is simply the king of the concertina.

[FairyHarper]

bernadette ní gabhainn is on the start of that with her fiddle!!she dose trad group in skool wit us ...lol

[fiddlinnfishin66]

does anyone know the name of the title tune to geantrai.a great piece of music.

[goldenwonderpotato]

its the road west, by mairtin o'connor.. yeh, its a class tune!!

[deslm]

2nd Tune = Dr. Gilbert

[damegatora]

the first tune is know as the pinch of snuff i am not sure of the name of the second tune.

great music though pay particular attention to the variations!!!

[maureenderry]

Thank you. I enjoyed these tunes though not familiar with them.

[clarebannerman]

I have been a fan of Noel Hill since the 70's. I much preferred his playing around that time and in the 80's. I find his playing is overstated with ornamentation etc. of late. He is still the King of Concertina Player's. I like very much the playing of Mícheál Reilly from County Meath.

The concertina has travelled a long way from the playing of Mrs Crotty from Cooraclare.

[xxMad4Tradxx]

Brilliant!!!!!!!

[giro98]

As always we try to sit in great admiration; in truth, we just want to DANCE!! The Master.