Patrick Kelly (fiddler)
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Patrick Kelly (1905–1976) was an Irish fiddle-player and teacher.
Kelly was born in Cree, County Clare, and learned to play when he was young. His youth were the heyday of the American Wakes and the house dances. His style was influenced by the Kerry fiddler George Whelan (also the mentor of his father) and Danny Mescal. Both acted as his teachers and mentors.{{cite book |title= The Companion to Irish Traditional Music|last= Vallely|first= Fintan|year= 1999 |publisher= Cork University Press|location= Cork |page= 207}}audio recording made by Seamus Mac Mathuna, a copy of which is held in the Irish Traditional Music Archive
Style
Patrick Kelly specialized in music set in 12/8 pieces. While teaching in Cree and surroundings, he also passed on the Foxhunters Reel.{{cite book |title= The Companion to Irish Traditional Music|last= Vallely|first= Fintan|year= 1999|publisher= Cork University Press|location= Cork|page= 207}}
Characteristic of Kelly was the tuning of his fiddle in GDGD, Keane, Sean, Liner Notes to Sean Keane, Shanachie 79031 so he could use droning and double stopping.{{cite book |title= The Companion to Irish Traditional Music|last= Vallely |first= Fintan|year= 1999|publisher= Cork University Press |location= Cork|page= 207}}
Personal
Patrick Kelly was the only child of Tim Kelly and Maria Killeen (1863–1951).{{cite book |title= Aeroplanes out of Scrapheaps: Patrick Kelly from Cree |last= Taaffe|first= Brendan|author-link= Brendan Taaffe |year= 2005 |page= 5|url= http://www.brendantaaffe.com/patrick_kelly_taaffe_thesis.doc |access-date= 7 January 2012}}
Around 1930, Kelly married Margaret "Dilly" Golden from Cree. They had seven children.{{cite book |title= Aeroplanes out of Scrapheaps: Patrick Kelly from Cree |last= Taaffe |first= Brendan|author-link= Brendan Taaffe |year= 2005|page= 7|url= http://www.brendantaaffe.com/patrick_kelly_taaffe_thesis.doc|access-date= 7 January 2012}}
Discography
- Ceol an Clair, Vol. I (CCÉ CL 17) - along with Junior Crehan, Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan, and John Kelly which was recorded by Seamus Mac Mathuna.
- Pat Kelly (Custy Music) - recorded in the 1960s and restored by his son.{{cite news |title= Traditional|first= Siobhán|last= Long |newspaper= The Irish Times |date= August 6, 2004}}
Further reading
- [http://www.brendantaaffe.com/patrick_kelly_taaffe_thesis.doc Aeroplanes out of Scrapheaps: Patrick Kelly from Cree] Thesis by Brendan Taaffe as part of the Master of Arts in Traditional Music Performance, Irish World Music Centre, University of Limerick, 2005
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Category:Musicians from County Clare