Blackberry Blossoms
Name
Blackberry Blossom (Reel)
About
Sleeve notes from “John Kelly Fiddle & Concertina” album, Topic Records 1974 state: “The first comes from Tim Griffin again. The tune called Blackberry Blossom (s) in O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (No. 1295) and Petrie’s Complete Collection (No. 475) is different from these sets.”
In the Comhaltas recording John says “There’s a well known tune called the Blackberry blossom, but this concertina player didn’t agree with it, he played in upside down.”
Details: Location: Glenhull, Co. Tyrone. Photographer: Michael J. Murphy. Date: Unknown.
Credit: The Photographic Collection, C001.32.00003 Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD. Link
Video
John Kelly Senior playing Blackberry Blossoms on the concertina
Details: Date: Nov 1985. Location: Cultúrlann na hÉireann, Monkstown, Dublin.
Credit: Recorded by Mick O’Connor as part of the Coiste Ceoil of Comhaltas Ceoltoirí Eireann.
Audio
John Kelly Senior playing Blackberry Blossoms and Spike Island Lassies on the concertina
Credit: “John Kelly Fiddle & Concertina” Album. Topic Records, 1974. Link.
Notation
Notated from above recording.
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