Irish Accordion Player - 97 Years Old

Subject: Irish Accordion Player - 97 Years Old
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 07 Mar 00 - 11:44 AM

My friend, Bob Conroy, called me yesterday to tell me about John "The Yank" Harringon, a 97-year old Irish-American accordion player brought up in Montana and the Beara Penninsula of Co. Cork.

His biography is well worth reading - a very interesting story, very well written. You can find it at http://fp1.in-tch.com/www.johntheyank.org/bio.htm

Does anyone remember Michael Kennedy, an older Irish-American accordion player who lived in Cincinnati in the 1970s. Malcolm Dalgliesh and Grey Larsen produced an LP for him. I met him when I was touring with The Flying Cloud. I recall we did a gig with him.

All the best,
Dan Milner

Subject: RE: Irish Accordion Player - 97 Years Old
From: Alice
Date: 07 Mar 00 - 01:39 PM

Dan, I posted a message about John the Yank when his CD came out and linked to his website. It's a great CD, and he is a great little man. Here is his website John the Yank

I refreshed the previous thread.click here

Alice

Subject: RE: Irish Accordion Player - 97 Years Old
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Mar 00 - 05:10 PM

Darn! I thought this was a personals ad from a good man looking for a good woman!!!

Subject: RE: Irish Accordion Player - 97 Years Old
From: thosp
Date: 07 Mar 00 - 08:45 PM

i think he should get a new accordion --- a 97 year old accordion should be in a museum!

peace Y thosp