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Delia Keane’s

Name

Delia Keane’s (Jig)

About

The sleeve notes from “John Kelly Fiddle & Concertina” album, Topic Records, 1974, states: “John learnt this very early in his concertina days, about 1925”.

Delia Keane (1896 – 1984), was John Kelly Senior’s Aunt. She was John’s mother Elizabeth Kelly née Keane’s sister and daughter of Mary Brennan.

Credit: Census of Ireland 1911. Keane Family in Kilclougher, County Clare. Link

Video

John Kelly playing Delia Keane's jig on the concertina

Credit: “John Kelly Fiddle & Concertina Player”, Topic Records. 1974. Link.

Notation

Notated from above video recording.

Jigs

Delia Keane’s