I find his playing (not just this clip, though it's obviously a good example) too mechanical. I just get the feeling he tries too hard. It always looks like playing the fiddle does not come easy to him.
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
Seane Keane? There's a track of him playing the Tarbolton at a live concert that simply blows me away for it's power, precision, and heart. Thirty years on, it remains my favorite for that tune, and my Tarbolton will never measure up.
I like the clip of him playing with his mom. But in all these clips he's performing, and he has a rather large reputation to uphold thanks to his years with the Chieftains. I don't fault him for filling every nook and cranny with twiddly bits in such circumstances.
I love his playing the way I love Joe Derrane's - absolutely over-the-top technique, every bit of it thought out and worked out, you can hear the hours he's put into every twist and turn. I love it. It's true, it doesn't sound like he's just picking up the fiddle and coming out with effortless grace, but that's okay with me. There's a sense of humor in his stuff that comes through pretty clearly, and I like that.
Haven't heard it, but I'll get to it.
I know, it's wretched excess, but I love it. I couldn't play that if I tried, and it's not really the sort of thing I'm looking to play, but man, I love hearing someone go ahead and do it.
Not at a session, of course. At a session, you leave some room for someone else, but on your solo record, you can go ahead and bring it if you've got it.
Sean Keane's playing is a great example of the "solo art" of playing Irish tunes-putting together a unique version with all the ornaments. Great innovative players like this (Frankie Gavin, Liz Carroll, Liam Lewis, sure Joe Derrane, come to mind, as well as some others whose names I can't spell!) allow the tunes to grow and give us all some fresh ideas.
This is heading towards a group versus solo playing discussion, which is fine and interesting.
Along those lines, how about the topic of the thread? Does he play differently altogether with the rest of The Chieftains as opposed to being showcased or highlighted?
Perhaps it's not too outrageous to suggest that he would even have a third way of playing. If he were to sit in with a session it would be hard to imagine him playing in either of the 'performance' ways listed above.
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
Seane Keane? There's a track of him playing the Tarbolton at a live concert that simply blows me away for it's power, precision, and heart. Thirty years on, it remains my favorite for that tune, and my Tarbolton will never measure up.
Indeed. But those right up there, heads above parapets, are justifiable targets for comparison. Judgements may be in large part subjective, but so what? As it happens, I'm not keen on the piping of one of Keane's fellow-travellers, Paddy Moloney, but I can still acknowledge that he's a piper to be reckoned with. Same with this bloke. I can say that there are at least half a dozen fiddlers I'd much sooner listen to, but that is not to detract from his obvious consummate skills. I might even think he doesn't get everything right (I don't as it happens), but that's like me nitpicking about Cesc Fabregas vs. Lionel Messi. Nowt to do with 'em making money. I'm a punter, innit, and as such I get to have a say. That's the healthy world we live in.
As Will said, he has a reputation to keep up as a showman. Specially with Matt Molloy for a bandmate! The pyrotechnics don't do much for me but...
There are two or three tracks on the LP Seoda Ceoil II of SK (aged maybe 18?) that are just wonderful, esp. Jenny's welcome/Connaught heifers. Steady, thoughtful, and very soulful playing. I'm sure he could still play like anytime he wanted to.
Something much more recent (maybe from 15 years ago!) is a snippet of a reel in the middle of some big orchestrated piece by the Chieftains that I heard on a compilation from the Lorient festival. Simple, straight-ahead playing with a killer pulse. Insanely great.
Indeed. But those right up there, heads above parapets, are justifiable targets for comparison. Judgements may be in large part subjective, but so what? As it happens, I'm not keen on the piping of one of Keane's fellow-travellers, Paddy Moloney, but I can still acknowledge that he's a piper to be reckoned with. Same with this bloke. I can say that there are at least half a dozen fiddlers I'd much sooner listen to, but that is not to detract from his obvious consummate skills. I might even think he doesn't get everything right (I don't as it happens), but that's like me nitpicking about Cesc Fabregas vs. Lionel Messi. Nowt to do with 'em making money. I'm a punter, innit, and as such I get to have a say. That's the healthy world we live in.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Excellent post and I would concur with most of it.
However many on here condemn "commercial" musicians. Frankie Gavin, Martin Hayes and others get slated. They may not be someone's favourites, but they are highly talented musicians.
Maloney is perhaps the best example and I was thingking of using him to try to explain my thoughts to Will, before you post beat me to it. maloney is a very good piper and whistle player, but gets slated for his commercial interests, rather than his talents.
Irish music is great in that practically every village in Ireland and many places beyond possess "!some mute Milton" in the words of the poet. These people are brilliant musicians but content to play in the village and will never be famous or feted and happy with it.
And fair play to them. But people should not ridicule others simply for being famous and making a few bob, as long as they have the talent.
Another thing I like about Sean Keane's playing is that he's utterly willing to blend into other players' music, as he's done with the Chieftains so well, but also notable on clips of him sessioning. Despite his skills and abilities, he plays to blend, not overshadow.
so bliss, just because some people don't care for Keane's fiddling style, you think Yanks are taking over the world?
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Certainly not. It was the sentence;
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
that reminded me that some Yanks have a desire for imposing world order.
My post did not mention anyone disagreeing with me. It was an opinion.
Best baseball player ever? Barry Bonds. You might like Babe, but they are opinions. If we disagree fair and good.
Given my posts I think you could make a case that I do not expect too many people to agree with me at times. That is their choice.
I KNOW you appreciate Keane, it was the reference to "performing" that I believed to be unnecessary.
Personally I don't think Yanks are taking over the world. I do have a problem at times with teir sense of humour. Have you seen the "Best Musician" thread? I am snowed in and bored, so at least I have an excuse.
Again, a cultural thing. One man's ceiling........
Well - Finally I got back from teaching - I see this man's is a talking point on here - lol...
I only met the man once I was introduced to him by the late
Junior Crehan would you beleave, in the The Crosses Of Annagh pub in Co,Clare. I was along with a flute player
[ Spike ] from Belfast,, We had just played on stage Stack Ryan's Polka,, Junior was telling us how he knew and run about with Stack Ryan, in his much younger day's - lol. Then
he introduced Sean Keane..to us, I found him a very tall but pleasant man.. Although he seemed more tense on stage, even more that us first timers -
Maybe something to do with what Will Harmon says -
<he's performing, and he has a rather large reputation to uphold thanks to his years with the Chieftains. > I also find him a Very Technical player, and wondered was it anything to do with his very strong Classical background ???
A nice pleasant big man, very serious in his music, but a fine musician never the less..
This is one of the tune's me and Spike played that night -
I live under the big sky. It may be your sense of humor that's off kilter. Or you really do need to learn how to do smilies.
I only mentioned "performing" because that's clearly what Mr. Keane is doing in all of those clips, even where he plays with his mom. Not like they didn't know the TG4 cameras were in the room. So of course he's going to play with flair. In clips of sessions with Keane, he's more grounded in the tunes. I happen to like his inventiveness, even if others hear it as "crammed." So I was just pointing out that it's a bit unfair to judge the mans musicality solely on the basis of how he performs for an audience.
Besides, you're dead wrong. Willie Mays was the best ever.
I don't give a monkey's mickey about Paddy Moloney's money or his commercial doodahs. I think he's a brilliant piper but some of his piping gets on me t*its, it's as simple as that. Shoot. For my sins I'm a bit of a footie follower (not easy when you live in Cornwall), and I revere the skills of Fabregas, Messi, Tevez, Villa, Torres, Gerrard and co., even though they earn more in two weeks than I'd need to retire on for the rest of my life. Money don't enter my judgemental equation. Rooney's a bit of a twot though.
If only Mancini could organise a p*iss-up in a brewery you'd be all right. I have to be careful in that I have family with Man City season tickets. Why the bloody eejits can't support Liverpool I'll never know. At least can we agree that Man U are the spawn of the devil, now, before and always will be?
Music content: I can play Moon River by Henry Mancini on the blues harp...
There are many ways to skin a cat, aren't there? It's interesting
to hear a fiddler in a workshop saying 'do this', 'dont do that' --
then you hear someone else doing all the "donts". Another
one who throws in everything is James Cullinane - but a
more flowing style --
BB:
"Keane is a wonderful musician, who through his performances has inspired and brought joy to thousands.
Should we condemn him for doing so?"
Of course we should.
The man is arrogant, such a showoff.
How dare he.
Seriously:
Sean Kean did an album I have on vinyl called Gusty's Frolics. It changed my musical life for the better.
And hearing him live for the first time about 25 years ago was the treat of a lifetime.
I suspect I am not the only one he has sparked with the gift of fiddling.
Will:
WILLIE MAYS?!?!?
No way - Lou Gehrig beats them all, all time, hands down, and he did so while fighting with a disease which should have ended his career several seasons sooner.
No contest.
Sean Keane has to be one of the best Irish fiddle players of all time. His technique is great, but apart from that he has a great understanding of the music and great feeling. It's a pity that some people can only see his technical side. Listen again.
I got to play guitar in a sesh with Sean, his son Paraic, and a bodhran player. Sean was technically brilliant, yes. But musically absolutely devastating. It was the most powerful musical experience I've ever had. Blew me away. The standard was forever changed. It was truly one of those paradigm-shifting moments. "Oh. So THAT'S what good sounds like!"
Sean Keene...
Sean Keene...
A Fiddle Player I just cant help Admiring -
jim,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssGqKUkLPSE&feature=player_embedded
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by FIDDLE4
Re: Sean Keene...
I find his playing (not just this clip, though it's obviously a good example) too mechanical. I just get the feeling he tries too hard. It always looks like playing the fiddle does not come easy to him.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by ...
Re: Sean Keene...
Wonderful player.
But Jim wait for the backlash.
the man went and made money from playing so the purists and jealous will be out in force.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by bodhran bliss
Seán Keane
The clip above isn't a great example of his playing.
This is better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnm7cAYs8I0&feature=related
And this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJc3LyLvaQ&feature=related
This is also nice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZJ_-6Bbh9w&feature=related
Finally: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYxTv8bVRUc&feature=related
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Dragut Reis
Re: Sean Keene...
nope .. not convinced. It's just all so crammed in
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by ...
Re: Sean Keene...
I wish I could play like that; but if I could I wouldn't.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by gam
Re: Sean Keene...
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
Seane Keane? There's a track of him playing the Tarbolton at a live concert that simply blows me away for it's power, precision, and heart. Thirty years on, it remains my favorite for that tune, and my Tarbolton will never measure up.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
I like the clip of him playing with his mom. But in all these clips he's performing, and he has a rather large reputation to uphold thanks to his years with the Chieftains. I don't fault him for filling every nook and cranny with twiddly bits in such circumstances.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
I love his playing the way I love Joe Derrane's - absolutely over-the-top technique, every bit of it thought out and worked out, you can hear the hours he's put into every twist and turn. I love it. It's true, it doesn't sound like he's just picking up the fiddle and coming out with effortless grace, but that's okay with me. There's a sense of humor in his stuff that comes through pretty clearly, and I like that.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Sean Keane...
Jayz, Jon,
Have you heard the last Derrane album?
More ornaments than a branch of Hallmark.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by MacCruiskeen
Re: Sean Keene...
Haven't heard it, but I'll get to it.
I know, it's wretched excess, but I love it. I couldn't play that if I tried, and it's not really the sort of thing I'm looking to play, but man, I love hearing someone go ahead and do it.
Not at a session, of course. At a session, you leave some room for someone else, but on your solo record, you can go ahead and bring it if you've got it.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Sean Keene...
Jon,
Have you ever considered the possibility that Joe is playing all those triplets because his fingers can't stretch to the right keys any more?
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by MacCruiskeen
Re: Sean Keene...
Sean Keane's playing is a great example of the "solo art" of playing Irish tunes-putting together a unique version with all the ornaments. Great innovative players like this (Frankie Gavin, Liz Carroll, Liam Lewis, sure Joe Derrane, come to mind, as well as some others whose names I can't spell!) allow the tunes to grow and give us all some fresh ideas.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by primrose lass
Re: Sean Keene...
This is heading towards a group versus solo playing discussion, which is fine and interesting.
Along those lines, how about the topic of the thread? Does he play differently altogether with the rest of The Chieftains as opposed to being showcased or highlighted?
Perhaps it's not too outrageous to suggest that he would even have a third way of playing. If he were to sit in with a session it would be hard to imagine him playing in either of the 'performance' ways listed above.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by SWFL Fiddler
Re: Sean Keene...
Yes. Listen to 'Contentment is Wealth', with Matt Molloy.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Dragut Reis
Re: Sean Keene...
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
Seane Keane? There's a track of him playing the Tarbolton at a live concert that simply blows me away for it's power, precision, and heart. Thirty years on, it remains my favorite for that tune, and my Tarbolton will never measure up.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Will Harmon
You agree.
Good man.
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
also...............
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/75
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Kenny
Re: Sean Keene...
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by Will Harmon
Indeed.
Life would be much easier if we had one country to "police" the whole world, and tell us how to behave and what to do.
I wonder what country we could get to do that?
Or maybe, just maybe, we could acknowledge that many cultures are different.
indeed on these boards many many posters assume some players are wonderful because they are famous, and many of those players actually are.
As for some players performing, such as Keane, rather than rigidly fitting into the world order, well, whatever next?
Hopefully next year we will have rigidity.
What fool said variety is the spice of life?
Keane is a wonderful musician, who through his performances has inspired and brought joy to thousands.
Should we condemn him for doing so?
# Posted on December 21st 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
Indeed. But those right up there, heads above parapets, are justifiable targets for comparison. Judgements may be in large part subjective, but so what? As it happens, I'm not keen on the piping of one of Keane's fellow-travellers, Paddy Moloney, but I can still acknowledge that he's a piper to be reckoned with. Same with this bloke. I can say that there are at least half a dozen fiddlers I'd much sooner listen to, but that is not to detract from his obvious consummate skills. I might even think he doesn't get everything right (I don't as it happens), but that's like me nitpicking about Cesc Fabregas vs. Lionel Messi. Nowt to do with 'em making money. I'm a punter, innit, and as such I get to have a say. That's the healthy world we live in.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Re: Sean Keene...
so bliss, just because some people don't care for Keane's fiddling style, you think Yanks are taking over the world?
There's a word for that disorder....
Yet I'm a Yank, and I like Keane's playing. (Actually, haven't hear an Irish fiddler I didn't like, and they're all so different!)
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
As Will said, he has a reputation to keep up as a showman. Specially with Matt Molloy for a bandmate! The pyrotechnics don't do much for me but...
There are two or three tracks on the LP Seoda Ceoil II of SK (aged maybe 18?) that are just wonderful, esp. Jenny's welcome/Connaught heifers. Steady, thoughtful, and very soulful playing. I'm sure he could still play like anytime he wanted to.
Something much more recent (maybe from 15 years ago!) is a snippet of a reel in the middle of some big orchestrated piece by the Chieftains that I heard on a compilation from the Lorient festival. Simple, straight-ahead playing with a killer pulse. Insanely great.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Jeeves Tones
Re: Sean Keene...
Indeed. But those right up there, heads above parapets, are justifiable targets for comparison. Judgements may be in large part subjective, but so what? As it happens, I'm not keen on the piping of one of Keane's fellow-travellers, Paddy Moloney, but I can still acknowledge that he's a piper to be reckoned with. Same with this bloke. I can say that there are at least half a dozen fiddlers I'd much sooner listen to, but that is not to detract from his obvious consummate skills. I might even think he doesn't get everything right (I don't as it happens), but that's like me nitpicking about Cesc Fabregas vs. Lionel Messi. Nowt to do with 'em making money. I'm a punter, innit, and as such I get to have a say. That's the healthy world we live in.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Excellent post and I would concur with most of it.
However many on here condemn "commercial" musicians. Frankie Gavin, Martin Hayes and others get slated. They may not be someone's favourites, but they are highly talented musicians.
Maloney is perhaps the best example and I was thingking of using him to try to explain my thoughts to Will, before you post beat me to it. maloney is a very good piper and whistle player, but gets slated for his commercial interests, rather than his talents.
Irish music is great in that practically every village in Ireland and many places beyond possess "!some mute Milton" in the words of the poet. These people are brilliant musicians but content to play in the village and will never be famous or feted and happy with it.
And fair play to them. But people should not ridicule others simply for being famous and making a few bob, as long as they have the talent.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
Another thing I like about Sean Keane's playing is that he's utterly willing to blend into other players' music, as he's done with the Chieftains so well, but also notable on clips of him sessioning. Despite his skills and abilities, he plays to blend, not overshadow.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
so bliss, just because some people don't care for Keane's fiddling style, you think Yanks are taking over the world?
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Certainly not. It was the sentence;
Funny how bliss's worls seems to revolve around jealousy. Anyone who disagrees with him must be "jealous." What an odd way to go through life....
that reminded me that some Yanks have a desire for imposing world order.
My post did not mention anyone disagreeing with me. It was an opinion.
Best baseball player ever? Barry Bonds. You might like Babe, but they are opinions. If we disagree fair and good.
Given my posts I think you could make a case that I do not expect too many people to agree with me at times. That is their choice.
I KNOW you appreciate Keane, it was the reference to "performing" that I believed to be unnecessary.
Personally I don't think Yanks are taking over the world. I do have a problem at times with teir sense of humour. Have you seen the "Best Musician" thread? I am snowed in and bored, so at least I have an excuse.
Again, a cultural thing. One man's ceiling........
Cheers.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
bliss, no one in this thread has ridiculed Keane at all, certainly not for earning money at the music. Yer tilting at windmills.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
Well - Finally I got back from teaching - I see this man's is a talking point on here - lol...
I only met the man once I was introduced to him by the late
Junior Crehan would you beleave, in the The Crosses Of Annagh pub in Co,Clare. I was along with a flute player
[ Spike ] from Belfast,, We had just played on stage Stack Ryan's Polka,, Junior was telling us how he knew and run about with Stack Ryan, in his much younger day's - lol. Then
he introduced Sean Keane..to us, I found him a very tall but pleasant man.. Although he seemed more tense on stage, even more that us first timers -
Maybe something to do with what Will Harmon says -
<he's performing, and he has a rather large reputation to uphold thanks to his years with the Chieftains. > I also find him a Very Technical player, and wondered was it anything to do with his very strong Classical background ???
A nice pleasant big man, very serious in his music, but a fine musician never the less..
This is one of the tune's me and Spike played that night -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCviSF3PCOo
jim,,,
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by FIDDLE4
Re: Sean Keene...
LOL, "one man's ceiling..."
It may be your sense of humor that's off kilter. Or you really do need to learn how to do smilies.
I live under the big sky.
I only mentioned "performing" because that's clearly what Mr. Keane is doing in all of those clips, even where he plays with his mom. Not like they didn't know the TG4 cameras were in the room. So of course he's going to play with flair. In clips of sessions with Keane, he's more grounded in the tunes. I happen to like his inventiveness, even if others hear it as "crammed." So I was just pointing out that it's a bit unfair to judge the mans musicality solely on the basis of how he performs for an audience.
Besides, you're dead wrong. Willie Mays was the best ever.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
Nice story Jim. I've never met him--would love to. But the impression I get from his playing is right in line with what you describe.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
Will -- BTW,,
< Or you really do need to learn how to do smilies.>
How do you get those we smiles to work ????
jim,,,
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by FIDDLE4
Re: Sean Keene...
Type in a colon (shift key) :
Then a dash -
Then an end parenthesis )
no spaces : - )
equals
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
Re: Sean Keene...
Holly Sh*t Will --
I think I'll just stick with the fiddle -- lol
jim,,,
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by FIDDLE4
Re: Sean Keene...
Folk's -
This is not me being bad or anything - but I've just received this from a friend from Dublin -- LOL '' Hope its not been posted ''
jim,,,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnm7cAYs8I0&feature=email
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by FIDDLE4
Re: Sean Keene...
bliss, no one in this thread has ridiculed Keane at all, certainly not for earning money at the music. Yer tilting at windmills.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Will Harmon
That is because, to use Montana parlance, I "headed them off at the pass".
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
Thank you will, I have been using ....Bracket ( space- Bracket )
instead of 
like (
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
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# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
Now it is making a liar out of me.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
I don't give a monkey's mickey about Paddy Moloney's money or his commercial doodahs. I think he's a brilliant piper but some of his piping gets on me t*its, it's as simple as that. Shoot. For my sins I'm a bit of a footie follower (not easy when you live in Cornwall), and I revere the skills of Fabregas, Messi, Tevez, Villa, Torres, Gerrard and co., even though they earn more in two weeks than I'd need to retire on for the rest of my life. Money don't enter my judgemental equation. Rooney's a bit of a twot though.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Re: Sean Keene...
Alas since a Sheik bought the club I used to be associated with, and still support, I have become a "lodsa money" type.
Nowt else for it. But still the same old City, as last night testifies.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
If only Mancini could organise a p*iss-up in a brewery you'd be all right. I have to be careful in that I have family with Man City season tickets. Why the bloody eejits can't support Liverpool I'll never know. At least can we agree that Man U are the spawn of the devil, now, before and always will be?
Music content: I can play Moon River by Henry Mancini on the blues harp...
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Re: Sean Keene...
There are many ways to skin a cat, aren't there? It's interesting
to hear a fiddler in a workshop saying 'do this', 'dont do that' --
then you hear someone else doing all the "donts". Another
one who throws in everything is James Cullinane - but a
more flowing style --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1_-bx-RagA
I agree with Will - there's something to like in all of them
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Hup
Re: Sean Keene...
I can enjoy listening to SK, but sometimes it starts sounding like contest fiddling.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Bob himself
Re: Sean Keene...
BB:
"Keane is a wonderful musician, who through his performances has inspired and brought joy to thousands.
Should we condemn him for doing so?"
Of course we should.
The man is arrogant, such a showoff.
How dare he.
Seriously:
Sean Kean did an album I have on vinyl called Gusty's Frolics. It changed my musical life for the better.
And hearing him live for the first time about 25 years ago was the treat of a lifetime.
I suspect I am not the only one he has sparked with the gift of fiddling.
Will:
WILLIE MAYS?!?!?
No way - Lou Gehrig beats them all, all time, hands down, and he did so while fighting with a disease which should have ended his career several seasons sooner.
No contest.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Piece
Re: Sean Keene...
Music content: I can play Moon River by Henry Mancini on the blues harp...
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
I do it first thing every Sunday, accompanying myself on the guitar.
After that, they welcome tunes.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
And I think Richard Rodgers wrote it, just to be a smart.....chap.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
That's the healthy world we live in. Steve Shaw.
No, Unhealthy.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Joseph Tailyour
Re: Sean Keene...
>No way - Lou Gehrig beats them all, all time, hands down,
You know, I always thought it was an amazing coincidence that Lou Gehrig got Lou Gehrig's disease. What are the odds?
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Jon Kiparsky
Re: Sean Keene...
Sean Keane has to be one of the best Irish fiddle players of all time. His technique is great, but apart from that he has a great understanding of the music and great feeling. It's a pity that some people can only see his technical side. Listen again.
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Gallowglass
Re: Sean Keene...
"That's the healthy world we live in. Steve Shaw."
"No, Unhealthy."
You think it's unhealthy that punters get to have a say? You want only experts with masters degrees to have a say then? What are you on about?
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Re: Sean Keene...
You want only experts with masters degrees to have a say then? What are you on about?
# Posted on December 22nd 2010 by Steve Shaw
Now that you mention it, you need a Masters to play in our "group"..............
# Posted on December 23rd 2010 by bodhran bliss
Re: Sean Keene...
I got to play guitar in a sesh with Sean, his son Paraic, and a bodhran player. Sean was technically brilliant, yes. But musically absolutely devastating. It was the most powerful musical experience I've ever had. Blew me away. The standard was forever changed. It was truly one of those paradigm-shifting moments. "Oh. So THAT'S what good sounds like!"
None of these clips do him justice.
# Posted on December 23rd 2010 by jwvansteenwyk
Re: Sean Keene...
"You think it's unhealthy that punters get to have a say? You want only experts with masters degrees to have a say then? What are you on about?"
That's an excellent idea.
# Posted on December 23rd 2010 by DrSilverSpear