“The Concertina Reel” is a common session tune that I associate with the great accordion player Bobby Gardiner, with whom I played a few sessions at the Roadside Tavern in Lisdoonvarna.
X:1
T:Concertina Reel, The
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
|A2FA BAFA|A2FA BAFA|B2cA BAcA|BAcA BAFA|
A2FA BAFA|A2FA BAFE|FABc dedB|AFEF D2 (3EFG:||
|:A~d3 A~d3|AddA BAFA|B2cA BAcA|BAcA BAFA|
A~d3 A~d3|AddA BAFE|FABc dedB|AFEF D2 (3EFG:||
I learned Patsy Touhey’s many years ago from the playing of Terry Bingham and was recently reminded of this great tune by Jack Talty.
“Jim Coleman’s Reel” is not a tune I have heard very often. I learned it from James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule on their album “Traditional Music of Ireland”. Seamus Tansey also recorded a nice version of this reel.
I learned “The Fairhaired Boy” from my friend Johannes in Switzerland, a great flute player. This is also a jig I associate with Charlie Piggott (accordion), who recorded on the album “The Lonely Stranded Band” with Miriam Collins (concertina) and Joe Corcoran (bouzouki).
2 thoughts on “Concertina Reel (The)”
Love your tunes from Doolin. I have visited Doolin last June. I love your music. I play the button accordion by ear. I am currently learning to play the Concertina. I can read notation, but I prefer to play by ear.
I am currently trying to learn The Concertina Reel.
Thank you so much for your comment Eileen and sorry for the delay getting back to you! Glad you’re enjoying the site and I hope you’re having fun on your concertina journey 🙂 Feel free to reach out next time you’re in Doolin! Kind regards, Charles