Catch of the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84s5W6Dygfg
I love the deep, dull sound of the viola. I’ve got Kevin Crawford’s “In Good Company,” on which he recorded a couple of sets with Martin Hayes on the viola. Are there any other good recordings of this diddley music on the viola?
Macdara O Raghaillaigh (sp!) uses one on his CD, I think?
Martin uses it in other recordings, Welcome Here Again being one.
anyone know the name of the second tune?
NB: There’s even a whole wikipedia entry on viola jokes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_jokes
-- including links of interest.
metapop, over and out.
There was a video recently posted by Custy’s Music of Cormac Begley playing baritone concertina with his sister playing viola.
Gary, that’s what I posted here! I believe you still use an old-fashioned mobile.
It seems that the viola was to classical music what the bodhran is to traditional Irish music.
Anyway, the second tune is called P. Joe Hayes’, as announced.
A few months ago Cormac joined one of the sessions I regularly attend, and I was captivated by his concertina playing. I saw quite a few Irish musicians here in Japan in the last few years, but he is the best so far.
Thanks for all the info, everyone.
The second tune is also called Billy O’Rourke is the Boy.
