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04 Sep 06 - 03:19 PM (#1826766) Subject: Obit: Bernard O'Sullivan From: GUEST,Jim Martin 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. |
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05 Sep 06 - 02:48 PM (#1827660) Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan From: The Sandman yes a lovely player, sorry . may he rest in peace. |
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06 Sep 06 - 01:00 PM (#1828528) Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan From: The Sandman 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 |
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07 Sep 06 - 06:27 AM (#1829091) Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan From: The Sandman 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. |
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08 Sep 06 - 08:11 PM (#1830339) Subject: RE: Bernard O'Sullivan From: GUEST,Jim Martin 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. |