Obit: Joe Ryan West Clare Fiddler

Subject: Obit: Joe Ryan West Clare Fiddler
From: Declan
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 03:02 PM

Yet another in a long line of recent obit threads I'm afraid.

I was greatly saddened to read elsewhere on the net of the death yesterday of West Clare fiddle great Joe Ryan from Inagh Co Clare.

Joe was one of nature's gentlemen and a great exponenet of the Clare fiddle style. I was fortunate enough to have heard him many times in Miltown Malbay on many occasions and played with him in sessions a few times there. He was a lovely man and very welcoming and encouraging to those around him in sessions, even me!

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Subject: RE: Obit: Joe Ryan West Clare Fiddler
From: Declan
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 03:55 PM

Refreshing this once in case anyone interested has missed it.

Subject: RE: Obit: Joe Ryan West Clare Fiddler
From: Ernest
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 05:10 PM

Sounds like someone I would have liked to meet...

RIP, Joe Ryan

Subject: RE: Obit: Joe Ryan West Clare Fiddler
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 13 Mar 08 - 09:33 PM

There was a huge cortege from Miltown Malbay to Inagh this evening, including I am told, many musicians as one would expect!

RIP, Joe.