To my ear, the banjo complements the accordian very nicely. Other influences from the locality were piper willie clancy and fiddler bobby casey. He returned finally to ireland in the summer of 1973. Fiachna comes from dumha thuama in the mayo gaeltacht, and received the young musician of the year award in 2007. While in new york he was involved in the joe cooley ceili band and the joe cooley instrumental group. Joe cooley versailles, kentucky professional profile. Unfortunately, two days ago, i noticed what feels like a muscle soreness on the pinkyfinger side of the top of my wrist top being the side i see when typing. Ive always thought it was amazing how scientists have done these bizarre deeds which they.
Joe cooley 1924 1973 an accordionist from peterswell, co galway, a builder by trade, joe was a profoundly charismatic figure in traditional music, whether at home in clare or in exile in britain or the usa. Musicians, joe cooley accordion, with des mulkere banjo, jack cooley bodhran. Both his parents were melodeon players, and joe began playing accordion at age 10. According to joe mills, who does claim to be the composer, the story goes that joe cooley was a young lad of 18 or so when he first heard joe. The set last nights fun abbey reel is still a standard in many placed, and comes from the tulla ceili band, of which joe cooley was a member from 1948 to 1954. According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Joe cooley died a month later, in st lukes hospital, dublin, on december 20, 1973. Irish musician known for his traditional accordion music, born in peterswell, county galway in 1924. Recorded in 1973 in various pubs, this is fantastic lively accordion music at its best. There are those, of course, who place it just inside their too popular category, and.
Tony macmahons chief early inspiration, accordionist joe cooley, was a frequent caller at the macmahon home from 1949 until 1954, when cooley left ireland for the usa. Joe burke button accordion with anne conroy burke guitar and michael cooney. He has also been influenced by the fiddle masters including micheal coleman and paddy kiloran and fiddlercomposers paddy fahy, paddy kelly and sean ryan. Chords for joe cooleys and bucks of oranmore accordion. Joe cooley, complete with accordion cooley s reel is so popular at sessions around the world that it is sometimes played in different keysmodes esp. Both his parents played the melodeon and most of his older brothers were musicians. Definitely essential reading for anyone interested in the stranger side of the history of science. The tune is associated with the renowned button accordion player joe cooley 19241973, originally from peterswell, county galway, near the northern boundary of the sliabh aughty mountians. Also known as the slieve aughty style, named after the mountains that cross counties galway and clare, mccomiskey explained, the music is slower and. This is the story of a young boy growing up in the west kerry gaeltacht in the 1940s and 1950s. In this onceoff event, specially convened for fleadh 2017, frankie gavin pays tribute to the accordion players that influenced him greatly in his musical life the legendary joe cooley, the recently passed away joe derrane, and the living legend joe burke. If you love, or even just like the accordion, then you just have to add this book. Also known as the slieve aughty style, named after the mountains that cross counties galway and clare, mccomiskey explained.
The museum of bizarre and extreme science by sam j. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover joe s connections. The two joes cooley and fiddler joe leary had played all over clare and galway in the early 1950s traveling dusty, icy rainy roads on a motorcycle, the fiddler slung over cooleys back, the accordion tied to the fueltank. Joe cooley was born into a musical family in peterswell, near gort, in south county galway, in 1924. Growing up, the cooley house was a popular gathering place. Joe cooley 192473, from county galway, was a 2row button accordion player who became one of the most influential of irish accordionists of his generation. Born right into a musicplaying family members, joe cooley developed into among the great traditional irish accordion players from your southern region of galway, a musician who also could inspire understanding nudges and glances among users of a masses by just dribbling his fingertips on his instruments key pad. Clare, ireland, 18 april 1939 is an irish button accordion player and radio and television broadcaster. His accordion mentors included paddy obrien of nenagh, co.
This is a very famous reel associated with joe cooley, the great accordion player from peterswell in co. Joe burke button accordion with anne conroy burke guitar and michael cooney uilleann pipes duration. In 1954, when he was about 30, joe emigrated to america and lived in new york, chicago, and san francisco. According to joe mills, who does claim to be the composer, the story goes that joe cooley was a young lad of 18 or so when he first heard joe mills playing the tune. Irish session tune book mel bay carl fuchs accordion concertina. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. Joe hayes, paddy canny, bert mcnulty, aggie white fiddles, jack murphy, paddy odonoghue, jimmy odonoghue flutes joe cooley accordion. It is, of course, paired with other tunes as well, e. Recordings of the great irish accordion player joe cooley from galway, who lived in. Then hes listening one day to a recording of an interview with joe cooley, whos a dead accordion player who was born just outside gort in co. As a teen, joe played in the midlands area and eventually found himself in dublin in 1945, where he joined the galway rovers band. In 1954, first joe cooley and then paddy obrien left for the us.
The photos here of joe cooley, and the one below of kevin keegan, were. Tony mcmahon, deeply touched by joe cooleys playing, recalls in the sleeve notes the accordionists travels. It describes the fun and games of his schooldays, his accordion playing for ceilis as a teenager, his emigration to london unknown to his parents, his meeting up with his brother and working there, his further emigration to chicago and his marriage and eventual return to ireland. Both his parents were melodeon players, and joe began playing accordion at. Jackie coleman cooley s reels catherine renard, sylvain barrat, gilles poutoux duration. I just bought my first accordion a hohner bc black dot and have been playing it between 12 hours a day for the past week. He influenced an entire generation of musicians and musiclovers with his powerful, clear, passionately joyful and unique way of playing irish accordion or as joe called it the box. Irish accordion, melodeon, button box and concertina cd, dvd, sheet music. Books and media irish irish session tune book mel bay carl fuchs accordion concertina. After seans untimely death in 1983, his rare gray paolo soprani accordion passed on to billy, who still plays it and occasionally tours with green fields of america. Charlie piggott recounting in the book the blooming meadows, how when the. Billy mccomiskey is a worldrenowned accordion, or box, player and composer who was taught by the great sean mcglynn, a master of the east galway style of irish traditional music. Heres a beginning of the picture book of my favourite box players.
View joe cooley s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He didnt come back to ireland until 1973, the year of his death from cancer. The new cd with steve cooney is out tony mac mahon. But the single row push and draw technique was still being used by accordion players, using only the inside c row. Joe cooley s cari fuchs john bowes cari fuchs john brennans cari fuchs john. Joe cooley accordion, with des mulkere banjo, jack cooley bodhran source and other information. One of his early fiddle influences joe cooley accordion books was hudie doohan from connolly as well as paddy murphy. Macmahon has described the memory of cooley s music as being embedded in his dna. Add to cart this book is the ideal primer for anyone wishing to participate in an irish session. He moved from new york to chicago and finally to san francisco.
Like his contemporaries paddy obrien and joe cooley, he emigrated to the united states, staying on. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recordings listed above. The double row accordion replaced the single row d melodeon in ireland in the 1930s. They were so incredibly encouraging and supportive, billy says of sean and joe cooley. All the tracks of the cooley album have been notated as he plays them the first time through including his variations as he goes through each part twice. Mike rafferty recorded this set on his cd speed 78 2004. Including sharon shannon, dermot byrne, joe cooley, p j hernon, tony macmahon, tim edey, noel hill and other irish reed instrument players.
On the music of kevin keegan we are allowed to glimpse the style and heart of this musician who enthralled and inspired so many during his relatively short life. Joe cooley 1924december 20, 1973 was an irish musician known for his traditional accordion music. Joe cooley 1924 1973 an accordionist from peterswell, co galway. The original title of this tune was the tulla reel i believe, but it has been known as cooley s reel for a long time now, and it is very often followed by the wise maid. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from joe cooley at the discogs marketplace. Born into a musicplaying family, joe cooley evolved into one of the great traditional irish accordion players from the southern county of galway, a musician who could inspire knowing nudges and glances among members of a crowd simply by dribbling his fingers on his instruments keyboard. Paddy obrien played a crucial role in the development of irish accordion playing. Irish traditional music tune index album details for cooley by joe cooley. Cooley was born in peterswell, county galway in 1924. Joe cooleys and bucks of oranmore accordion youtube. Cooley spent much of his later life in an itinerant lifestyle in various cities in america, and back and forth to ireland. Irish accordion, melodeon, button box and concertina cd. Also known as cooleys, joe cooley, joe cooleys, joe cooleys fancy, joe cooleys, luttrells. His style is greatly influenced by that of the great joe cooley from gort, co.
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