Chris Droney

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Chris Droney

Chris Droney - The Flowing Tide
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Chris Droney, a farmer from Bellharbour, near the Burren area of north
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the USA followed, and Chris was much in demand for house dances all
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Chris Droney - Down From Bell Harbour

This is the third solo album from legendary Clare man Chris Droney, who has been playing music for seventy-three years, delighting traditional music enthusiasts and dancers alike.
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Chris Droney - The Fertile Rock

From Bell Harbour, Co.
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Droney is one of the great traditional musicians associated with the

Chris Droney, a farmer from Bellharbour, near the Burren area of north Clare, came to the forefront of Irish music in 1956, when he won the Fleadh Cheoil All Ireland Concertina Championship at Ennis, with further All-Ireland concertina championships in 1959, 1960, and so on until 1967, when he retired "to give the others a chance"! Concerts in the USA followed, and Chris was much in demand for house dances all over Clare. Much of his repertoire came from his father, and his dance-oriented, driving style, free of over-decoration, is pure Clare playing.
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Burren No. 1 / Chris Droney's Favourite
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Chris Droney

Chris Droney, a farmer from Bellharbour, near the Burren area of north Clare, came to the forefront of Irish music in 1956, when he won the Fleadh Cheoil All Ireland Concertina Championship at Ennis, with further All-Ireland concertina championships in 1959, 1960, and so on until 1967, when he retired 'to give the others a chance'!Concerts in the USA followed, and Chris was much in demand for house dances all over Clare.Much of his repertoire came from his father, and his dance-oriented, driving style, free of over-decoration, is pure Clare playing.
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Chris Droney
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Chris Droney
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Chris Droney
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Burren No. 1 / Chris Droney's Favourite
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Chris Droney - Down From Bell Harbour This is the third solo album from legendary Clare man Chris Droney, who has been playing music for seventy-three years, delighting traditional music enthusiasts and dancers alike.
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Chris Droney - The Fertile Rock From Bell Harbour, Co. Clare, Droney is one of the great traditional musicians associated with the Irish concertina, and here are 18 tracks, recorded in 1995, to show why.
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Chris Droney - The Flowing Tide Chris Droney, a farmer from Bellharbour, near the Burren area of north Clare, came to the forefront of Irish music in 1956, when he won the Fleadh Cheoil All Ireland Concertina Championship at Ennis, with further All-Ireland concertina championships in 1959, 1960, and so on until 1967, when he retired "to give the others a chance"! Concerts in the USA followed, and Chris was much in demand for house dances all over Clare. Much of his repertoire came from his father, and his dance-oriented, driving style, free of over-decoration, is pure Clare playing.

Disc 3, Chris Droney's collection The Flowing Tide, has long been recognised as a classic of the recorded repertoire for the instrument.
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On his 1974 LP, Chris, a farmer from Bell Harbour near the Burren area of North Clare, dynamically demonstrated what was described as his "dance-oriented, driving playing style free of over-decoration".

This is the second album from Chris and Kellie While.
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Chris Droney - The Flowing Tide
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Chris Droney, a farmer from Bellharbour, near the Burren area of north Clare, came to the forefront of Irish music in 1956, when he won the Fleadh Cheoil All Ireland Concertina Championship at Ennis, ...

Chris Droney from Bell Harbour, Co Clare, is probably the most highly regarded concertina players in Ireland, and has had that status for close to fifty years.In the fifties and sixties he won the All-Ireland titles on nine occasions and played with numerous ceili bands including the Kilfenora.Today at the age of 81 he's a regular member of the Four Courts.Chris recorded solo albums in 1962 (The Flowing Tide) and 1995 (The Fertile Rock), so it is a momentous occasion when a new one is released.In November Chris's new CD, Down from Bell Harbour was launched in Vaughan's Pub, Kilfenora.The music is Droney at his best, as vigorous and moving as ever, and highly recommended to all music lovers.
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The Four Courts are always my sentimental favorite, as I learned set dancing in the States from John and Frank Droney, brothers of the band's concertina player Chris.