Button Accordion Workshops were held this year in Kilcoynes’ Old Veterinary Practice on the Mountain Road, under the tutelage of Tommy Doherty and Daithí Gormley.
There’s a great level of interest in the instrument in recent times and this was reflected in the numbers attending Tom and Daithí’s classes this year. Their Workshops catered for Improvers to Advanced.
Button Accordion (Intermediate/Advanced) w/ Daithí Gormley
Daithí Gormley is widely regarded as one of the finest Button Accordion players of his generation. Steeped in the rich musical heritage of his native county Sligo his, remarkably accomplished, debut album ‘Fiddling without a Bow – Irish Traditional Music on Button Accordion’ brings an expressive mix of old and new tunes played with an attenti
Button Accordion (Improver/Intermediate) w/ Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty comes from a musical family in Foxford. He started to learn the accordion from Martin Donoghue when he was four years old. Tom won his first All-Ireland on the concertina. He also has an All-Ireland title on the Melodeon. A full-time professional musician, sound engineer and music teacher, he has toured extensively in Ireland, Europe and the U.S. Tom's music is featured on numerous television recordings and CDs.
Tom is the musical director of the junior and teenage performance group, Glór na Sí.
Button Accordion (Intermediate/Advanced) w/ Daithí Gormley
Daithí Gormley is widely regarded as one of the finest Button Accordion players of his generation. Steeped in the rich musical heritage of his native county Sligo his, remarkably accomplished, debut album ‘Fiddling without a Bow – Irish Traditional Music on Button Accordion’ brings an expressive mix of old and new tunes played with an attenti
Button Accordion (Improver/Intermediate) w/ Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty comes from a musical family in Foxford. He started to learn the accordion from Martin Donoghue when he was four years old. Tom won his first All-Ireland on the concertina. He also has an All-Ireland title on the Melodeon. A full-time professional musician, sound engineer and music teacher, he has toured extensively in Ireland, Europe and the U.S. Tom's music is featured on numerous television recordings and CDs.
Tom is the musical director of the junior and teenage performance group, Glór na Sí.