Tony MacMahon (1939-2021) was a central figure in Traditional Irish music from the 1960s until his passing in 2021. Tony kindly donated his private collection of audio and video recordings to ITMA, and they reveal a rich variety of material ranging from instrumental music, sean-nós and interviews from both live concerts and private home recordings. Our previous MacMahon playlist in August was well received and this second playlist further illustrates MacMahon’s breath of interest and includes Tony with James Kelly and Daithí Sproule in the US, sean-nós singers Joe Heany and Darach O Catháin, the legendary Tommy Potts (two tracks) as well as a treat for flute players with Seamus Tansey, Packie Duignan and Patsy Hanly. Hope you enjoy this selection. -Pádraic
With thanks to the Heritage Council who have funded the clearance of Rights in these recordings.
