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Dominic Keogh
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 12 พ.ย. 2012
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John Griffin, "The 5th Avenue Busman" Flute, Vocals. Why she couldn't drink her tea
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John Griffin, known as "The 5th Avenue Busman", originally from the townland of Cloontowart in Lisacul, co Roscommon. More well known for recording comedic songs popular during the 20's, John was also a very fine Flute player in the percussive and rhythmic style of his home. He emigrated to New York and made many recordings for various labels including Victor and Regal. Here he plays a version ...
John Griffin " The 5th Avenue Busman", Flute, Vocal
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John Griffin, known as "The 5th Avenue Busman", originally from the townland of Cloontowart in Lisacul, co Roscommon. More well known for recording comedic songs popular during the 20's, John was also a very fine Flute player in the percussive and rhythmic style of his home. He emigrated to New York and made many recordings for various labels including Victor and Regal which this song was recor...
Tony Mc Mahon, Seamus Tansey 1973
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Tony McMahon and Seamus Tansey, April 15th 1973. A rare clip of the great Gurteen Flute player Seamus Tansey, playing Bodhrán in the old style of finger or hand striking. Many musicians from the East Mayo, South Sligo, and North Roscommon borders could play the Bodhrán as well as a melody instrument (mostly flute).
Jim Donoghue 1973
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Jim and Seamus Donoghue, from Drimacoo, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, 15th April 1973. Jim was a flute player in his youth, learning from and playing for many years with Jim Coleman, brother of Michael Coleman. Jim was a hugely influential and unique musician, born and bred into the South Sligo/North Roscommon style, and many many players including Seamus Tansey are indebted to Jims influence....
Joe Skelton, tin whistle. mid 90's
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Amazing musician, Joe Skelton, on whistle. And silly people.
Bunratty's Master of Stone, located.
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I like how he starts playing right after the introduction, very "to the point" Also I like the strong style of playing, ornaments feel so naturally flowing
Шаман вошел в транс.
Bodhran has that old sound....that was before the modern wet blanket arrived!
Magic....just magic.
Ca me donne envie de faire la guerre
A musical jewel, lads.
The son was a good man
And sure enough he keeped up with him
My grandad played with Jim in a pub when my grandad was like 13 Jim said if ya can keep up with me on this song u can play any song my grandad was on the bódharn and Jim on the flute
Tony mcMahon is one of the greatest Irish traditional musicians this island has ever produced..
Love this! 🤩
I wonder where that particular bodhran and the whistle are today. Wonderfully played
The Bodhran was worked on by a friend of mine a few years back, but the whistle is long gone I’d say
The drummer is a hell of a mood.
This makes me so ridiculously proud to be an irishman foreign born but an Irishman all the same.
It really does capture the Irish people of those days beautifully.
Possibly the first time I have seen a whistle player in collar and tie. Fantastic playing! I'm a dabbler with the whistle and often find the side of the mouth works better than a center of the mouth position. Is this common among whistlers?
I suppose tis hard enough to whistle out the side of yer gob.
What's wrong with the sons face
What's wrongs with you're own swelled ugly face ye durty yoke up the Irish
Come on now, time to grow up and have grown up thoughts.
Brilliant. The real thing
The way bodhran is to be played.
I was hoping to find Tansey playing the flute in this video because he is indeed a great player, whatever else he is, but I can confirm he is playing the bodhran in exactly the style that they used to play it back in Leeds in the early 70s. Most of the musicians were from the Mayo/Roscommon/Sligo musical area so would have played this musical style (and those tunes). I learned how to play the bodhran then (as a little gossun) with the finger style first (we had a guy in Leeds called Paschal Dwyer who played that way). Can confirm that to do triplets you just have to double the rhythm. A bit tricky but do-able. But the main thing about bodhrans was that they were very rare. Most sessions wouldn't have one at all (and frankly, it was better that way). On the 'ringing' tone, the best solution is to put a little guinness in the back of the skin to slacken it off and also to muffle the edge of the skin with your holding hand until you get the right tone. PS, like Tansey, I also play the flute and haven't played the bodhran for maybe 40 years. Footnote, Tansey plays the flute 'leftie' style, which is really common in Irish playing because if you pick up the whistle with right hand at the top you will transfer to the flute in that way. But note that Tansey is a 'true' leftie because he also plays the bodhran left-handed.
He does play a couple of reels on the same programme from 1973...That clip is also uploaded...
I wonder what Seachtar aka early Bothy Band sounded like
Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam dílis... rest in peace tony
Morning after the night before for the bodran guy!
Best place for a bodhran is in the middle of field eating grass and away from the session.
Anyone know what reel this is?
"The Salamanca" followed by "The Pigeon On The Gate".
The bodhran is too "ringing" for my taste. The two instruments seem to fight rather than complement each other. Both talented musicians, though.
nice
Love it !
Top drawer! Many thanks, Dominic.
Tansey, by all accounts, had a heated antipathy for "box" players. But he'd certainly make an exception for the unique Tony MacMahon.
Michael Igoe That’s true. He can be a quare devil’ and a nasty piece of work too.
@@michaeldineen8324 Not always full of the joys, our Seamus.
@@michaeldineen8324 What do ye play yerself, Sham! lol
Tansey is a hypocrite.
john Griffin is my great uncle on my fathers side, and my grandpa and family were from Balhagdrien county roscommon,sorry for any misspelling
Hi there, wow thats brilliant! I had been trying to track down some members of his family, I had been talking to Patrick Griffin, who had been very helpful, is he related to you? Would you know any members of Johns family by any chance?
pat is my older brother, the busman had i believe two brothers,my grandpa patrick , and another i do not remember My father met the bus man when he was younger over here in the states the big Irish enclaves at affairs and the Bussman would play flute and sing and my grandfather would dance he loved to dance, Far as I remember hearing my grandfather and his other brother had to run and Ireland have to get into a scrap with the black and tans and that their lives are in danger so they left supposedly something to do with the IRA but we’re not sure He met a girl from Kilkenny they got married and start a family over here ,I’ll get back to you when I have more information thank you for responding and nice to meet you hope everything’s going OK over there
Great bodhran ''bang'' sound ...before the modern thumpers took over! There is a great madness about this!
Are there any more recordings of Jim and son? Magic.
Blown away. Is there any other recording available?
Yes Robert, there are more recordings of Jim. Look me up on the ‘Net and send me a message.
pouhge mahjon
Interesting that the wee drum is facing directly at the whistle in the manner of a loudspeaker, do the overtones from either instrument mix to get that powerful sound?
WHERE HAVE THEY ALL GONE??
Have always loved this since I saw it on Come West Along the Road, great footage and amazing wild music, I also love some of the tambourine bodhran players too, Jack Cooley on the Joe Cooley album, Paeder Mercier also an excellent bones player and Eamonn De Butlear with Ceoltoiri Laighean. :)
they say hes a very good flute player
They're correct.
Was the piano thumper after having a frontal lobotomy??
the young fella just looks a little daft or something that my ancestral home town cloggs Gallagher was relation of mine Good musician
Clogs was from Bochtaduff, near Brusna. Near where I'm from in Kilmovee, he was well known at home.
@@dominickeogh9057 a very lovely and special art of the country (Carracastle-Kilmovee)- I passed that way today en route to Knock airport
His daddy was a piper I bet
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Top notch Kwaility entertainment.. Thank you Jim and Séamus
Bodhran sounds dandy to me and such whistling!
i think we should slow down a bit there tommy, our young drummer boy is dangerously close to enjoying himself, now we cant have that now can we, so we cant.
That's gorgeous music.
Brilliant stuff. Had no idea Marilyn Manson started out his musical career on the bodhran though
go and enjoy the music you stupid prick.
Amadhan
for the love of god whats the face for
Doesnt matter, listen to that whistle!
Please be nice Pat - who are we to throw stones...?