Damien and siobhan are visiting the town for a music network concert at the rcc on saturday night at 8pm, kicking off letterkenny trad week. Damien, now in his thirties, is regarded as one of the finest accordion and melodeon players of his generation. Comhaltas concert tour echoes of erin 2006 cd baby. Born in cork, damien grew up in london, where his remarkable musicianship was in great demand. Meander accordion folded book meander maze book maze book origami accordion book this is a 16 page rectangular minibook. I got a copy from him at east durham last week, and its a fine piece of work. He won the senior all ireland accordion and melodeon titles.
Gifted accordionist damien mullane accordion melodeon brings his unique creative talents to the collaboration. Listen to music from damien mullane like emmas waltz and the orphan. The album was recorded in dingle in 2012 by donogh hennessy, who also plays the guitar and mandola on the recording. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from damien mullane. Damien mullane and eugene quinn temple bar youtube. The book includes quite a bit of introductory theory including a discussion of damiens approach to fingering and moving around the fingerboard, and detailed explanations of the principal ornaments he uses and a collection of. Have fun gather your supplies fold the long piece of paper in half. Introduce to students the idea of writing reports on the books that they read. Im back to playing like a snail the button accordion, and working on my tunes. Port angeles the young irelanders will perform traditional irish music and dance at the performing arts center at port angeles high school on saturday. Luckily, her tutorial for making these beautiful mini accordion books is simple enough even for the uninitiated.
We are delighted to have damien mullane as our accordion tutor for this years tunefest. Music network presents muireann nic amhlaoibh, siobhan. Irish traditional music d d d damien mullane on the. Last spring i did some accordion bookmaking with kids as part of a writing workshop i taught at the kamloops young authors conference. Damien mullane melodeon, irish accordion damien mullane. This year for an anniversary gift, i created a super fun accordionstyle memory book that is filled with all sorts of nooks and crannies to place pictures, loves notes and more. Winner of numerous allireland titles on both accordion and melodeon.
Young irelanders to perform traditional music, dance on. Damien connollys new tutor book and dvd for bc accordion. Students can use this knowledge to complete the accordionbook summary activity. Are you sure danny o mahoney and damien mullane are playing bc. Makes me sad that playing a piano accordion, i could never achieve that sort of sound. My grounding is one hundred per cent traditional irish music. The book would use the accordion keyboards as covers, and the bellows would be cut along the vertical ends so that when pulled open it would look like a real accordion book. The hardest part is usually finding a piece of paper long enough to fold into the book.
Irish washerwoman newfoundland accordion video dailymotion. Baby boy photo book template 3x3 accordion mini gavin anderson. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. For the beginner, the first few chapters assume little or no knowledge of the instrument and teach how to play simple. That sounds convoluted but his accordion and melodeon playing is. A set of reels recorded for the fleadh program in cavan 2012. We talked about how each story is a heros journey with a quest and obstacles to overcome along the journey, then we created accordion book plot diagrams with participants plotting out their. Virtual button accordion solo brise napolitaine video.
Damien connollys irish accordion tutor is now available. The piano accordion simple method some little knowledge ofmusic is needed if you wish to play correctly, and the purpose of this book is to teeh you in the shortest possible time without drudgery. In a short space of time damien mullane has a musical cv that any veteran musician would be proud of. Myron florin was a man witha great personality, tremendous talent, courage during world war ii, and strong faith in god. Ruth originally made these tiny books as gifts for her advanced bookmaking students after a particularly challenging project, but you dont have to learn coptic stitch to try it out for yourself. Accordion product categories copperplate mail order. The first reel is called clais an adhmid by finbarr dwyer the second tune is by billy mccomiskey and it is called macs reel i got this video from. Music network announces spring 2019 season national. This guide shows the simple steps for making an accordion book. Damien is one of the outstanding tutors at this years meitheal residential summer school held in limerick from 14th to 18th july. These basics introduce the necessary skills and knowledge that students will need to create effective book reports. Dec 25, 2012 explore buchkunstlerins board book art. Accordion music books and dvds we have an extensive selection of instructional books, songbooks, dvds, and cds. I had more fun with this book then i thought and it became somewhat addictive.
Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The mighty accordion is a truly unique and muchneeded guide to playing the bass side of the accordion. You can draw or write a story in each panel, or make cutouts with construction paper to fill the pages. Its easy to find at the dollar store or post office and you can roll. Damien mullane and siobhan miller give trad week workshops in. I play the accordion and couldnt pass up the opportunity presented by the visual pun, but the real purpose for making the book was to address a point of confusion among. I believe accordion man is only available as a used book. Today i will share with you how to make your own accordion memory book in just 3 easy steps its even cuter than gum wrappers.
Pinterest is full of inspired artists in the present and in the past each with their own style. Damien mullane, donagh hennessy, trevor hutchinson an choisir,the game changer,the jolly tinker duration. A comprehensive collection of progressive exercises guide the student in learning and mastering basschord patterns. Some tell a story and others like the accordion book, are one long piece of art. Michelle will be joined on the night by damien mullane accordion. Meander accordion folded book book folding, maze book. Allireland senior button accordion champion 2005 and 2007 damien mullane plays the fourpart jig, the king of the pipers, which he played in the 2005 allireland fleadh. Each handmade book can be displayed as a standing set of frames or as a twosided book. Still only 32, he has been described as a virtuoso with an. Featuring marie fielding on fiddle, tom orr on accordion, donogh hennessy on guitars, trevor hutchinson on double bass, this is track 1 from maries new album an seisiun. Connor moriarty posted in face book a while back giving accordion.
He won the senior all ireland accordion and melodeon titles for the first time in 2005 and took the accordion title. Damien mullane, sean omeara and john joe kelly part3. Recorded in dingle, there are 11 tracks with guests including damien mullane, pauline scanlon, jimmy higgins and laura kerr. It has advantage of producing the tune or melody with the accompaniment. Accordionbook summary free lessons teacher created. The orphanfeehansthe seanamhac tube stationthe orphan 2.
Learning and liveline mullane s parents are both from cork and he began learning traditional irish music in london from the concertina player marian gill. Music from the show bill whelan to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Highly regarded uilleann piper is joined by some of irelands top instrumentalists. Top band from portlaoise featuring banjo, fiddle and accordion plus vocals. Damien mullane and siobhan miller give trad week workshops. Its damien mullane, playing a bertrand galliard accordion. Music cds and dvds featuring concertina and accordion players. This can be done in a horizontal or vertical fashion.
Music network presents muireann nic amhlaoibh, siobhan miller. Accordion books contain heavy weight acidfree paper, folded and bound to hold up to ten 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photos. Gifted accordionist damien mullane accordionmelodeon brings his unique creative talents to the. Into the mix he throws a selection of sets that weave and turn from waltz to polka to slide.
Damien mullane damien mullane has come of age with a subtlety of approach to his art that leaves you in awe of the simplistic beauty of it all. Gifted accordionist damien mullane brings his unique creative talents to the collaboration. Advantages of accordion the piano ecordion is a very simple insmament to play. Baby books 15 christmas books 17 family books 46 senior books 33 wedding books 22 sale. An accordion book stands on its edge to show an assortment of your favorite things. Do you know of any pas or pa players that sound anything like this. Damien mullane, donagh hennessy, trevor hutchinson the. If you would like to book a place contact the tunefest facebook page or call 087 773 7716. We are delighted to welcome damien, allround nice guy and longtime stalwart of the london traditional music scene. Here, we pasted in our favorite fruit and vegetables. The companion book was published first, and the cd was made in response to requests for recordings of the printed tunes. I used to try and piece it together but now i use a roll of kraft paper or packaging paper. See more ideas about book journal, book binding, book sculpture. July 2012 release of young corkborn,london reared,dingle residents maiden album.