Gallery of Ireland's Harmonica Players
Some photos from the great blues session which is held in John Daly's pub Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland every Monday night which features the very best in local talent, and includes our very own John McGuinness on "bluesharp"with many guest artists from the Midlands of Ireland.
   
Harp solo From John
McGuinness. Jan. 2012		   John McGuinness and
friends Jan 2012		   John McGuinness and
Paul Daly Jan. 2012
   
John McGuinness
solo Jan. 2012		   Mullingar bluesmen
Jan. 2012		   Mullingar rockin blues band.
Jan. 2012
   
Mullingar's Finest
Jan. 2012		   Rockin the Joint.
Jan. 2012		   Trading solos John and Paul
Jan. 2012
 
Gallery of Ireland's Harmonica Players
 
Seamus Kelly, Orla and Sarah Ward All-Ireland champions
Cathal Johnson Harmonica
doctor working hard
Fr. Paschal Moore, Kilkenny
with Dave Hynes
Harmonica convention
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Joe Meehan, King Henry Creaney and the maestro Noel Battle
King Henry with Patsy
Gunning, Co. Offaly
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Some of the participants
Conor Bracken, Billy Hynes
Co. Offaly July 2011
Orla and Sarah Ward Co. Leitrim All Ireland champions 2011
Dave Hynes
adjusting sound
Harmonica convention
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Harmonica convention
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Joe Meehan, Sarah Ward, King Henry and Orla Ward
Padraig Enright Co Kerry
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Some more participants
Alan Dee. Mullingar, Multi instrumentalist & Composer
Noel Battle, Joe Meehan, Sarah Ward. King Henry Creaney, Patsy Gunning and Orla Ward
Four champions of
Irish trad. Harmonica
Harmonica convention
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Joe Meehan &
King Henry Creaney
John with Sarah and Orla Ward
All Ireland champions 2011
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What a beautiful sound
3 champions, Noel Battle, Orla and Sarah ward July 2011
Patrick Kellagher in Druid's
Chair Mullingar June 2011
Cool Hand Dukes in Druid's
Chair Mullingar June 2011
Cool Hand Dukes in Druid's
Chair Mullingar June 2011
Cool Hand Dukes in Druid's
Chair Mullingar June 2011
Johnny McGlynn of
Cool Hand Dukes
Ben Murphy in Druid's Chair Mullingar June 2011
Noel Battle, Cathal Johnson,
Denis Nolan, John Nolan
6-3-11
Harmonica Session 6-3-11
Cathal Johnson,
Co Louth
Harmonica Session 6-3-11
Noel Battle playing with Cathal and John enjoying
Harmonica Session 6-3-11
Denis & John Nolan,
Co Wicklow
Denis Nolan & John Nolan, Wicklow. Brilliant musicians
Denis & Noel watch as Cathal Johnson embosses harmonica
Fergus & Seamus Bogue
Cavan 2010
John Rooney
Co. Carlow
Patrick Donohue,
Co. Galway
Kieran Bentley
Harmonica Player
Denis Nolan
Co. Wicklow
Dave & Don Baker
2010
Gerry Doran Mullingar
Henry Creaney
Noel Battle, Mick Foster
& Moyra Fraser 2010
Jim Barnwell
Pat Hoctor, Patsy, John Ball
Dave Hynes, Aodhan Moynihan, Gerard Kennedy, Noel Battle 2008
Austin Berry,
2008
Sarah Ward,
All-Ireland Champion
Orla Ward,
All-Ireland Champion
Bill Hynes, Offaly
John Lyons
Michael Keenan
Steve Shaw playing harmonica
Dave with his Big harmonica !
Westmeath Fleadh 2007
Pat Masterson playing away
Westmeath Fleadh 2007
Studio … radio 3 westmeath
live session n89
Dave playing
Dave and Noel playing
Tomas Nally in his music shop main street Mullingar
Féile ceoil Summer '06
Dave and Ollie Kennedy
just finished eating
Dave with his CD
Dave off to his next gig !!!
Noel Battle, 10 times
champion all Ireland
player, with his tremolo
Noel with his
golden harmonica
Dave s harmonica case
Aodhan Moynihan … rialtoir cce (comhaltas ceoltoiri ereann) ... accordion supremo !!!
Patsy Gunning / Moyra Fraser / Dave … at recording studio
Vinny Baker plus dog and
Patsy and Moyra. The dog refused to play on the cd!
Frank McIntyre, the barber,
trimmed off the cd nicely !!!
Paddy Stakem from Westmeath playing chromatic …retired biker!
Ger Kennedy from Mullingar / Wigan England.
Multi-intrumentalist
Michael Hempenstall, representing the Dubs, taking it easy in the sun with his tombo tremolo
Mick Conroy, legendary harmonica player, tremolo All- Ireland champion
Johnney Ward from Ballymore
Co. Westmeath
… great trad player
Pat Masterson (serious guy) from Rhode co. Offaly with his new tremolo harmonica
Dave and Joe Burke 1982
 
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