Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz

Subject: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: GUEST,Wellsy_Brisbane
Date: 15 Apr 15 - 11:49 PM

Can anyone give me a contact for an English chap, called Ciaran ( Ciaron ?), who plays Anglo concertina, and is on tour in Australia at present. Ciaran is a slender chap, glasses, short greying hair. I met him performing at Easter at the National Folk Festival ina ceili band, but didn't get his surname. I want to talk concertina with him (what else is there to talk about, really?). THanks

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 04:17 AM

performers at NFF15

I've asked friends who like Irish music if they recognised the band but they couldn't help

sandra

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 05:58 AM

?Definitely English, not Irish /Scottish?

It might be handy to list names you've googled and discounted...
but here are a couple I came up with

Ciaran O'grady at the July festival 
or on
concertina.net (photo there too)


Ciaran Hanna youtube 

Sorry, I don't even know if they are playing the Anglo.

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 07:19 AM

Thanks, neither of those fellas. he is definitely English. My next step will be to contact programming people at the nash, e.g.Norm merrigan.

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 09:45 AM

Norm is not part of the National team - Pam is the Artistic programmer, Norm runs Turning Wave.

sandra

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: GUEST,SqueezeMe
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 10:32 AM

Simon, it was definitely Ciaran O'Grady. He currently is based in Melbourne, but I don't have contact details.

Doubt if Pam would know as he wasn't a booked guest, but Norm might have a contact through ITM circles. Or Chris Ghent may have his number...

Great player with imho more than a touch of classical influence in his ITM playing.

MC

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 12:32 PM

This guy certainly sounds very English though on paper he looked Irish to me.

FaceBook : concertina playing ciaran.ogrady Melbourne

If it still isn't him maybe you could ask him if he has a namesake?

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 12:38 PM

This guy certainly sounds very English though on paper he looked Irish to me.

FaceBook : concertina playing ciaran.ogrady Melbourne

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: GUEST,#
Date: 16 Apr 15 - 01:08 PM

http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12233

He has posted a few time at Concertina.net where he mentions being in Kildare.

Subject: RE: Seeking concertinist Ciaran in Oz
From: GUEST,Wellsy_Brisbane
Date: 17 Apr 15 - 12:38 AM

Thanks Sandra and freddy. yes, Ciaran O'Grady it is indeed. Funny when I Googled for him, and saw his pics he looked quite different. Never knew he lives in Melbourne.