I'm mainly a Irish bouzouki player from Paris (France), but I also play some tin-whistle, mandolin, banjo, piano accompagnment and bodhran.
I was playing professionally in the based in France 'Shamrock' Irish band in the 80's. Now, I mainly play in sessions or occasional gigs and share tunes with yougers, specially my kids.
I teach 'playing Irish music together' on a regular workshop at the Irish Association in Paris.
I also try to sing, but I have hard time, specially in recalling the words.
The tunes I prefer are tunes in Dm or Gm like the jig 'crabs in the skillet' (Liz Doherty, Kane sisters). I am a little tired of the too much used tunes in D, G, Em., but it doesn't mean that I don't play them anyway.
I play on a Peter Abnett bouzouki made in 1993 and tuned in GDAE.
I was used to go to Ireland every summer for summer schools of music (my kids like them), music festivals etc. Kids are big now, and they will choose their own way for holidays, well, I guess...
Tunes in Emmanuel Delahaye's tunebook: 0
| Tunes | June 30th 2008 | |
| Tunes | Alternate version | April 2nd 2007 |
| Tunes | Heard a year before Junior Creahan passed away | December 7th 2006 |
| Discussions | Re: Mando for Irish Music: Looking for Suggestions | March 20th 2005 |
| Tunes | February 13th 2005 |