Broadcaster Ciaran Mac Mathuna’s contribution to Irish music was invaluable.
Archive for the Category ‘The Collectors’
Ciaran Mac Mathuna
Irish Music Extra, The Collectors Dec 17, 2009
Seamus Ennis
Musicians ( A - H), The Collectors Jul 21, 2009
Seamus Ennis used to say that it took all of 21 years to become a piper – seven years learning, seven years practising and seven years playing. He may be the exception that proves the rule, because by the age of 21, his playing as evidenced on recordings he made for Radio Eireann in 1940 [...]
Francis O’Neill
Musicians (H - Z), The Collectors Jul 20, 2009
The curious journey, detailed below, of Francis O’Neill from a West Cork farm to occupying the office of Chicago Chief of Police, is in itself the stuff books in the mould of Jack London are made of. But it was the tunes and songs picked up from his parents and visiting musicians at the family [...]
