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Musician: Tony Corcoran
Location: Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
Instruments: fiddle
Music: Irish folk
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HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSIC听听听听听听听听听听WHERE I PLAY听听听听听听听听听听A FAVOURITE SONG |
  
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 听听Listen (2'56) to Carrick Fergus, a slow air performed by Tony Corcoran on fiddle.
听听Listen (2'15) to a set of jigs & reels performed by The Tony Corcoran Band at the Ceili in the Irish Centre, Newcastle.
听听Listen (1'27) to Tony Corcoran talk about his music.
Where I play:
I play on the second Sunday night of every month at the Ceili in the Irish Centre in Newcastle. Because it's located in the city centre, we draw a fair crowd, not just of Irish people but others interested in dancing.
 The ceili's definitely experienced a revival since Michael Flatley's Riverdance. Mind you, the ex-Irish Geordies and Irish-born can sometimes be put off by the English middle-class folk devotees in the crowd but it's my intention to bring all these people together to ultimately enjoy the dance.
We also have an informal session every Thursday and Friday night at the lounge in the Irish Centre. Lots of students studying traditional Irish music at the University come down for a set. It's heartening because it'll keep the tradition alive among the younger generations. As we're on the edge of Newcastle's Chinatown, we've even had the Chairman of the Chinese Association attend in the past. I also teach the fiddle to all age groups at the centre and in the University of Newcastle.
On the odd Thursday or Friday night, we'd go over to Jarrow, the Catholic side of the Tyne. It's been hard to keep the ceili alive there because the priest had to sell off the community hall on account of all the debts accrued by a whisky-loving caretaker but we usually find ourselves in a convivial pub alive with music.
To keep the edge, I often go out to the country to places like Rothbury to meet Northumbrian or Scottish musicians for a session in a local bar. That's always exciting because it's a real meeting of musical minds across a breadth of traditions. And of course, I love to play at weddings and gala gatherings, especially if the wedding's in Ireland. Then it's guaranteed to be a mighty event.
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