Started musical life as a drummer in a Pipe Band/Fife & Drum/Brass Bands then Ceili and Dance Bands. Started playing a two row Black Dot in about 1953. Played for a time in Ceili Bands. London based for over thirty years and played the pub and club scene on both instruments. Also played with a London based Scottish Band before packing up the box and going off playing drums with various jazz and middle of the road outfits. Now in my seventies, I moved back to Ireland in the nineties. I teach both Box and Drums, I play a Shand Morino 3 row. mostly for pleasure.
Tunes in Free Reed's tunebook: 19
| Ronnie Drew RIP | August 16th 2008 |
| Interesting TV Programs | July 14th 2008 |
| Are we too critical of our own playing abilities | June 18th 2008 |
| How do you rate Barney McKenna. | April 22nd 2008 |
| Ceili House | April 13th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: coach sesssions | October 13th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: The taboo subject ... Musicians ailments | October 12th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: International “play masons apron as fast as you can” week | October 9th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Tractor Beat Keeper - Do you own one? | October 9th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Playing by ear? | October 8th 2008 |
| Name | Type | Key |
|---|---|---|
| The Cordal | jig | Dmajor |
| The Czar Of Munster | reel | Aminor |
| The Dancing Dustman | jig | Gmajor |
| The Four Courts | reel | Dmajor |
| The Holly Bush | reel | Dmixolydian |
| The Humours Of Bandon | jig | Gmajor |
| The Humours Of Swanlinbar | reel | Cmajor |
| The Independence | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| John Doherty's | mazurka | Gmajor |
| The Kesh | jig | Gmajor |
| The Killavil Postman | barndance | Dmajor |
| Lanigan's Ball | jig | Eminor |
| March From Delsbo | polka | Dmajor |
| New Centenary | reel | Amajor |
| O'Kanes | hornpipe | Gmajor |
| Pride Of The West | jig | Gmajor |
| The Silver Pin | mazurka | Dmajor |
| The Sunset | reel | Dmajor |
| Where Lilies Bloom | polka | Gmajor |