Wheatstone Baritone Concertina ~ The Fiddler Mick Hoy

Dick Glasgow on Wheatsone Aeola Baritone English Concertina. {#31366 ~ 1927}

Dick Glasgow:
http://dickglasgow.blogspot.com/

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This beautiful tune, 'The Fiddler Mick Hoy', was composed by the celebrated Co Fermanagh musician, Jim McGrath.
http://www.irishmusicreview.com/jmcgrath.htm
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To hear a wonderful version of this tune, check out the CD 'Rossinver Braes' by Ben Lennon And Tony O'Connell.
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/3060
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Musicians Mick Hoy & Eddie Duffy are remembered each year in the town of Derrygonnelly with a wonderful music festival:
http://www.fermanagh.gov.uk/pubuploads/DerrygonnellyFestival2008.pdf
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MICK HOY, Fermanagh fiddler, died on Mon. June 12, 2000.

Mick Hoy, the great county Fermanagh fiddler, despite the fact that he spent all his life around his native area on the banks of Lower Lough Erne, had by the 1980s become a major influence internationally in the field of Irish music.

His distinctly regional repertoire and style reached a worldwide audience as he passed his music on to players like Cathal McConnell, Altan, Seamus Quinn, Ben Lennon, Jim McGrath and many more.

One of the finest fiddlers of his generation, his powerful style was a fascinating blend of Northern and Southern elements. He had a unique stock of local tunes, many of which he got from his old friend, the great flute player Eddie Duffy, who died in 1986. He was also a fine singer, storyteller, wit and authority on the traditions of his area. His singing style was subtle with a beautiful use of glottal stops and ingenious variation in phrasing. He was renowned for his slow airs on the fiddle, which he accomplished by playing in exactly the same style as he sang, with memorable effect. Many of his songs and tunes came from his mother who played the accordeon. In his youth he hired at the fair of Derrygonnelly to a farmer who was a fiddler with the understanding that, as part of his contract, he would be taught the instrument. He played in the 30s and 40s with loacl céilí bands The Silees and The Knockmore.

His music, singing and storytelling can be heard on the casstte and booklet pack HERE IS A HEALTH (Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 1986) edited by Seán Corcoran from his own collection.

It's available from ULSTERSONGS
http://members.aol.com/jmoul81075/ulstsong.htm
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