John Mc Cann button accordion All Ireland Fleadh winner

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2016
  • NYAH Jig of Life tribute Concert to Darren Breslin
    One of the STAR performers was Fermanagh's John Mccann 2016 All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Button Accordion winner in Ennis
    Accompanied on guitar by Gerry Mc Mahon from Fermanagh
    John playing a beautiful DD# Grey box that I sold him in 2015 and it's very sweet in his talented hands ..
    Recorded Town Hall Theatre Cavan
    Sat 27th Aug
    Full House -NYAH event -
    Host of stars on the night
    Which also included the Cavan Bucks CD launch
    Radio recording for Radio Na Gaeltacht by Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha
    Dvd recordings also done by Wille Fogarty Comhaltas Live
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Komentáře • 103

  • @williamburke3945
    @williamburke3945 Před rokem +12

    This is what playing at the correct temp is all about. Beautiful.

  • @gabrielkeown38
    @gabrielkeown38 Před 2 lety +10

    A champion through and through Lovely tempo sound and tone Thrilling to listen to Up Fermanagh

  • @danwebb4418
    @danwebb4418 Před 2 lety +12

    No 90 miles an hour with this guy playing,, lovely timing and all clear notes, also nice gtr backing..

  • @darnick54
    @darnick54 Před rokem +8

    Great tunes, played at the right tempo. no need for the frantic nonsense we often suffer. Such talent. Thank you

    • @untonsured
      @untonsured Před rokem +1

      Ah they played very fast back a hundred years ago!

  • @colincreane01
    @colincreane01 Před rokem +10

    Great to hear someone actually playing at a normal pace for a change, don't know why everyone nowadays feel that tunes have to be played at a hundred miles an hour .
    Great playing John explains why your champion

    • @untonsured
      @untonsured Před rokem

      Ah they played very fast back a 100 years ago !

  • @freebird5458
    @freebird5458 Před 2 lety +6

    What a fantastic player

  • @eamonnkeenaghan3535
    @eamonnkeenaghan3535 Před 3 lety +10

    Just love this young man playing he makes it look so easy

  • @balkanhills
    @balkanhills Před 5 lety +21

    Like all the best Irish Trad playing. This takes me to another world - of happiness!

  • @troelsbrgger3179
    @troelsbrgger3179 Před 5 lety +15

    Brillant! perfect tempi and feel, thank you!

  • @noreenmcnamara4459
    @noreenmcnamara4459 Před 4 lety +12

    Brilliant playing I love the tempo 👍🏻

  • @eileennestor9274
    @eileennestor9274 Před 3 lety +4

    Top Class playing

  • @jppmccrea
    @jppmccrea Před 5 lety +7

    still the most wonderful..........

  • @erniebailie9772
    @erniebailie9772 Před 7 lety +11

    Just lovely playing John up Fermanagh

  • @jonathanroche1723
    @jonathanroche1723 Před 7 lety +10

    Fantastic playing John

  • @bonenfant96
    @bonenfant96 Před 7 lety +13

    His rolls are just awesome.

  • @jppmccrea
    @jppmccrea Před 5 lety +7

    pure magic.........

  • @micheal2733
    @micheal2733 Před 2 lety +4

    Powerful playing..

  • @jameslong2000
    @jameslong2000 Před 6 lety +9

    sweet uncomplicated and played with heart.

  • @brendanlawlor1906
    @brendanlawlor1906 Před 6 lety +22

    """Now , that's the way a hornpipe should be played , Beautiful ,and that includes the guitar player, really lovely.

  • @patrickkernaghan1796
    @patrickkernaghan1796 Před 4 lety +16

    Beautiful playing. Tunes were played the way they should be played - perfect timing. First tune was pure magic. Well done

    • @untonsured
      @untonsured Před rokem

      Back in the 1920s they played them faster

  • @oliverdeveney864
    @oliverdeveney864 Před rokem +2

    Lovely playing John

  • @arlenebreslin3288
    @arlenebreslin3288 Před rokem +2

    Love these tunes John 🤩

  • @catherinekinder6848
    @catherinekinder6848 Před 7 lety +12

    Buttery smooth playing! Well done.

  • @joegavigan5727
    @joegavigan5727 Před 2 lety +3

    Great according.player Joe

  • @brendanlawlor1906
    @brendanlawlor1906 Před 6 lety +43

    """John, as an old hand playing and listning to tradional music , I implore you dont be tempted to change the tempo of your tunes they are perfect ,beautiful timing ."""

  • @tomgreene6579
    @tomgreene6579 Před 6 lety +14

    Great to hear good melodic playing coming back to prominence after some wanderings ...music to listen to at a nice pace...fair play to this young man. love the sound of the red box... it's not ALL about dancing! Paddy O'Brien , Joe Burke and John Regan would approve!

  • @howardbenoit7474
    @howardbenoit7474 Před 6 lety +19

    need more of his playing,best I've heard.

  • @patrickharvey3121
    @patrickharvey3121 Před 7 lety +13

    Very very well played john

  • @olivierg.41
    @olivierg.41 Před 3 lety +3

    Magnifique !!! Merci infiniment !!!!

  • @stephenfarry7969
    @stephenfarry7969 Před 5 lety +5

    Great stuff mity tunes john👍🏻

  • @robpunx
    @robpunx Před 5 lety +4

    Makes it look effortless

  • @brookslouise2877
    @brookslouise2877 Před 6 lety +6

    great !!!

  • @donaldmackillop6736
    @donaldmackillop6736 Před 5 lety +3

    My word, grand and all that means.

  • @tpWinch
    @tpWinch Před 5 lety +11

    Great playing. Especially good to hear that first reel, a Bily McComiskey composition called "The Controversial"

    • @pathussey2947
      @pathussey2947 Před 3 lety +1

      t.p. Winch that’s the high level horn pipe not the contreversal

    • @tpWinch
      @tpWinch Před 3 lety +6

      @@pathussey2947 Pat---I was referring to the first reel they play, not the first tune.

  • @paddyearly
    @paddyearly Před 7 lety +10

    Beautiful sound👍👍

  • @RonanBrowneMusic
    @RonanBrowneMusic Před 7 lety +6

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, lovely stuff altogether...

  • @leomckenna2468
    @leomckenna2468 Před 7 lety +9

    Lovely sound of. The box

  • @Felixturrett
    @Felixturrett Před 6 lety +6

    very well played sir.wow wicked!!!

  • @nocontentbutplssub9735
    @nocontentbutplssub9735 Před 6 lety +12

    Most talented box player I have ever heard

  • @Gaelforced
    @Gaelforced Před 6 lety +4

    Oh my...talk about playing the Cork out of a bottle...sweet....

  • @seancrowe8488
    @seancrowe8488 Před 7 lety +12

    Another great Fermanagh box player. The new home of trad music. The Banner better watch out.

    • @jamesmclaughlin8820
      @jamesmclaughlin8820 Před 6 lety +1

      Sean Crowe in

    • @TRADTOONS
      @TRADTOONS Před 5 lety +6

      And ANOTHER All Ireland Senior champion, that's 4 since 2008, all inside a 20 mile radius of each other: Darren Breslin, Chris Maguire, Michael Curran and now John in 2018 to follow his 15-18 title in 2016

    • @seancrowe8488
      @seancrowe8488 Před rokem +1

      @@TRADTOONS And they all play with such a feel for the music......their music teachers are to be commended

  • @marcusuadonnghaile1855
    @marcusuadonnghaile1855 Před 2 lety +1

    Upyahboysyah!!! 😀

  • @tonymccann8853
    @tonymccann8853 Před 7 lety +13

    Beautiful box playing + trimming. congratulations..🎻 John has Joe in his sight.🌍

    • @joefagan9335
      @joefagan9335 Před 5 lety

      Tony McCann Joe would be finished them and onto the next set by now 😀

    • @tonymccann8853
      @tonymccann8853 Před 5 lety

      @@joefagan9335 yes if John was playing in reel time.🌍

  • @eileennestor9274
    @eileennestor9274 Před 7 lety +7

    Lovely music and musicians

    • @tonymccann8853
      @tonymccann8853 Před 4 lety +1

      Eileen i see u've a great taste for music, do you not follow Madden, Mc Comiskey,Dolan, Conneely@ Casey they are absolutely brilliant musicians/ Catskills Irish.🌎

    • @eileennestor9274
      @eileennestor9274 Před 4 lety +2

      @@tonymccann8853 Hiya Tony I love the music i just listened now for the past hour they are mighty..ive see Jodie Madden in concert here in Connecticut...CZcams is a great pastime..

    • @eileennestor9274
      @eileennestor9274 Před 4 lety +2

      @@tonymccann8853 I remember Felix Dolan RIP as a child listening to him on the radio in County Clare..my Sister lived near Felix & Family I had the pleasure of meeting him many times..He was one of a kind down to earth a true Gentleman..

    • @tonymccann8853
      @tonymccann8853 Před 4 lety +1

      @@eileennestor9274 Eileen, Clare is up there with the top county's for Irish traditional music, the Kilfanora ceili band have been a outstanding band over the year's.🌎

    • @eileennestor9274
      @eileennestor9274 Před 4 lety +2

      @@tonymccann8853 Clare has great musicians..what I love is there's a lot of young musicians all over taking up the music. But you think you heard the best & there's someone that comes along thatsgreat. were blessed with such a variety of musicians..

  • @tomgreene1843
    @tomgreene1843 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Best 'Nervous man'' out there??

  • @myleswalsh9919
    @myleswalsh9919 Před 7 lety +4

    THE GOLDEN EAGLE THE FIRST ONE , A GREAT TUNE

  • @michailodesskiy7297
    @michailodesskiy7297 Před 2 lety +1

    того кто впервые слышит эту музыку ,она бьёт сразу, наповал, и это уже навсегда, до конца. Есть, правда, и такие которым она не нравится, но это полные идиоты!

  • @tomgreene6579
    @tomgreene6579 Před 4 lety +10

    The accordion players have the best tunes??

  • @mactcampbell
    @mactcampbell Před 7 lety +10

    Great timing, tone, and expression!!!! The very best of accompaniment. Anyone know the names of the last two reels?

    • @shamrockz9968
      @shamrockz9968 Před 6 lety +1

      The last one is John dwyers

    • @tweadleao1548
      @tweadleao1548 Před 6 lety

      The first is nervous man

    • @bungalowct
      @bungalowct Před 6 lety +1

      The first reel (third tune) is The Controversial.

    • @OleCarstensen
      @OleCarstensen Před 5 lety +1

      They are called "The Nervous Man" and "John Dwyer's". I transcribed them from John's Playing a while ago. Here's sheet music for it: niss-ole-carstensen.de/?page_id=769

  • @maureenrees636
    @maureenrees636 Před rokem

    My dad’s music

  • @PawsAndKeys
    @PawsAndKeys Před 7 měsíci +1

    Tune Names
    High Level (hornpipe)
    The Reservation (reel)
    Nervous Man (reel)
    John Dwyer's (reel)

  • @dazmick1111
    @dazmick1111 Před 2 lety +1

    Any pointers to play this instrument? Thanks.

  • @martinhealy2902
    @martinhealy2902 Před 3 lety +1

    What's the trouble with the sound? Couldn't hear the musos as well as the audience. Lovely tunes though.

  • @SallyBarrett-zi1gs
    @SallyBarrett-zi1gs Před rokem

    W

  • @eamonnkeenaghan3535
    @eamonnkeenaghan3535 Před 11 měsíci

    Correct suffer

  • @dazmick1111
    @dazmick1111 Před 2 lety

    Is this a B/C button accordion. Thanks.

  • @wolfthequarrelsome504
    @wolfthequarrelsome504 Před 3 lety +1

    Anyone got a name for the first tune?

  • @claret4381
    @claret4381 Před 3 lety +1

    If I closed my eyes I'd swear it was Joe Burke. ..

  • @johntuohy1867
    @johntuohy1867 Před 2 lety +2

    Farewell speedsters frantic to finish first .

  • @horsesslo-moaction4938
    @horsesslo-moaction4938 Před 9 měsíci

    is it a button accordion or a melodeon

    • @PawsAndKeys
      @PawsAndKeys Před 7 měsíci

      This is the former, a Button accordion has two rows of buttons, melodeon has one row.

  • @euanrbrown
    @euanrbrown Před 6 lety

    F

  • @jaypeckay5898
    @jaypeckay5898 Před 5 lety +4

    why oh why the guitar...........it's not a folk song.......and completely destroys the rhythmic pulse - what a shame

    • @PajiConroy
      @PajiConroy Před 4 lety

      That's Gerry McMahon for ya

    • @TRADTOONS
      @TRADTOONS Před 4 lety +4

      Think you have got that wrong, unless you are a renowned expert on Irish Traditional Music but I have never heard of you!

    • @PajiConroy
      @PajiConroy Před 4 lety

      @@TRADTOONS it doesn't take a musical genius to know it doesn't work. I've played with Gerry before and he's a lovely man but his guitar playing isn't the best

    • @geraldneary1948
      @geraldneary1948 Před 4 lety +2

      It's good stuff Jay, don't be jealous.

    • @geraldneary1948
      @geraldneary1948 Před 4 lety +1

      @@PajiConroy troll.