Bernard O'Sullivan

Subject: Obit: Bernard O'Sullivan
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 03:19 PM

Just heard in the last hour on Clare FM that this great Co. Clare concertina player was laid to rest yesterday in Kilmahill.

Some of you may remember he made a record with Tommy McMahon some years ago.

Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 02:48 PM

yes a lovely player, sorry . may he rest in peace.

Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan
From: The Sandman
Date: 06 Sep 06 - 01:00 PM

IT is a long time since I have heard Bernards recordings, but I gather from what I have read elsewhere, that his style of playing is no longer fashionable. I remember he had a very dancey style.
   With Comhaltas trying to homogeonise style, the sooner his recordings are issued on c d, and made available the better. lets hope concertinists stop apeing one style,
Its getting rather like the time every guitarist sounded like a martin carthy clone.
Bernard was a lovely player who had an individual style, may many people but his c d s when they come out. Dick Miles

Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan
From: The Sandman
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 06:27 AM

I advise anyone interested in Bernards playing, to visit concertina net,click on to general discussion and then click on bernard o sullivan, and then go to Stephen Chambers post where you can down load and listen to three tracks of his playing. THANKS STEPHEN.
       Dick Miles.

Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 08:11 PM

Well done ,Dick!

Incidentally, I heard on my local radio station, Clare FM, that Bernard and Tommy McMahon sadly never managed to get a copy of their (1971 I think it was) LP.

Changing tack completely, do you remember when you came to the folk club (Buzzard Folk Club) in Leighton Buzzard which I helped to run 20 odd years ago? You were doing a tour for the "Unicorn" federation of folk clubs at the time. I'm now living in Co. Clare.