What it lacks in video quality is more than made up for. Thanks for sharing this. Those of us who never got to see James Byrne in person get a better idea from clips like this.
James would have got both these tunes from Danny Meehan. The first reel is usually called "MacCahill's" after Charlie McCahill, a fiddler of renown himself, deceased, a neighbour of Danny's from Drumalost near Mountcharles, Donegal. It may be a distant relation of the tune usually called "Rakish Paddy". While both tunes are often played together and called "McCahill's", Danny learned the second tune from a Leitrim man who lilted the tune for Danny at the bar of a London Pub...
Do anybody know the name of the first reel? I heard it played in Galway by Paul Bradley (fiddle) and Declan Corey (mandolin) in Tig Coili Pub on 11th December 2008
Fear uasal a bhí in James nach raibh éirí in airde ar bith ag baint leis. Ba phribhléid é éisteacht leis, mar a rinne mé féin go minic i nGleann Cholm Cille. Ní bheidh an Gleann mar an gcéanna gan é.
James Byrne - one of the greatest fiddlers we will ever hear. Unfortunately we only have memories now. James Byrne RIP 8 November 2008 Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
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adrienolson 1 year ago
What it lacks in video quality is more than made up for. Thanks for sharing this. Those of us who never got to see James Byrne in person get a better idea from clips like this.
2300skiddo 1 year ago
Thank you for this! that was nice!
chirritutiplen 3 years ago
The young player with James here is Noel O'Gara from Carrick, a fine fiddler himself...
magbdl 3 years ago
James would have got both these tunes from Danny Meehan. The first reel is usually called "MacCahill's" after Charlie McCahill, a fiddler of renown himself, deceased, a neighbour of Danny's from Drumalost near Mountcharles, Donegal. It may be a distant relation of the tune usually called "Rakish Paddy". While both tunes are often played together and called "McCahill's", Danny learned the second tune from a Leitrim man who lilted the tune for Danny at the bar of a London Pub...
magbdl 3 years ago
Do anybody know the name of the first reel? I heard it played in Galway by Paul Bradley (fiddle) and Declan Corey (mandolin) in Tig Coili Pub on 11th December 2008
chirritutiplen 3 years ago
Fear uasal a bhí in James nach raibh éirí in airde ar bith ag baint leis. Ba phribhléid é éisteacht leis, mar a rinne mé féin go minic i nGleann Cholm Cille. Ní bheidh an Gleann mar an gcéanna gan é.
odonaill 3 years ago
Sad indeed. He will be missed by many...
shilnov 3 years ago
James Byrne - one of the greatest fiddlers we will ever hear. Unfortunately we only have memories now. James Byrne RIP 8 November 2008 Ar Dheis De go raibh a anam.
Crinleach 3 years ago
That's about the wildest thing I ever heard!
newtchaser 3 years ago