Paddy Murphy et al - Recorded by John Knight in Ennis (October 1972) by Knight, Briggs et al. published on 2020-01-17T10:25:37Z A rare session recording of the late County Clare concertina player Paddy Murphy (1913 - 1992), recorded by John Knight In Ennis, on the 4th October 1972 (recovered from Tape_035/036 in January/April 2020). John's records don't specify who the box player is, but credit to them too for the excellent playing! Some info on Paddy: Paddy Murphy (who is regarded as a founding father of modern Irish concertina music) was born in the rural community of Fiach Roe in the musically rich heartland of west County Clare (Ireland). His music developed during a time of unprecedented change in Irish society. Emigration from the Irish countryside was reaching critical mass, but Murphy chose to remain at home on a mountainy farm. During the next fifty years, he would become one of the most celebrated concertina players in Ireland, responsible for developing a unique fingering system and for passing on his skills to a new and eager generation of teachers and performers. Further information may be found here - http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/music/heartland_clare_concertina/dialects_players.htm Genre Irish Traditional Music Comment by Lucy Rietmann Thanks, this is great! Is John the box player? 2020-04-14T18:54:15Z Comment by Knight, Briggs et al. @ward-irish-music-archives, I always admire the work you do and enjoy your uploads! Just so that you know, I'm constantly working to restore and upload things like this, which might be of interest to you. It's quite the labour of love! 2020-04-10T19:22:10Z Comment by Peter Fraterdeus 1 Thanks for this great resource and great respect to Paddy for the wonderful tunes! 2020-01-18T01:54:00Z