Brendan McGlinchey [RIP]
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:52 am
Over on the session.org I just spotted a notification of the death of Brendan McGlinchey.
The sad news comes at a time his composition 'Splendid Isolation' is riding a wave of popularity, for obvious reasons.
Brendan was a magnificent fiddler, with a long list of very wellknown tunes to his credit as a composer. Sweeney's Buttermilk, Floating Crowbar, Splendid Ioslation,Cross the Fence, and loads of things you have played for years without ever knowing they were his. He never made a fuss about taking the credit for them.
I recall the nights in Friels, McGlinchey with Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan, John Kelly jr playing away. Brendan quickly tuning Bobby's fiddle as Bobby went to the jax. Or One fiddle recital during the a 1990s Willie week, the hall packed to capacity with loads of people outside, unable to be let in and Brendan going out to play for them.
Fond memories.
The sad news comes at a time his composition 'Splendid Isolation' is riding a wave of popularity, for obvious reasons.
Brendan was a magnificent fiddler, with a long list of very wellknown tunes to his credit as a composer. Sweeney's Buttermilk, Floating Crowbar, Splendid Ioslation,Cross the Fence, and loads of things you have played for years without ever knowing they were his. He never made a fuss about taking the credit for them.
I recall the nights in Friels, McGlinchey with Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan, John Kelly jr playing away. Brendan quickly tuning Bobby's fiddle as Bobby went to the jax. Or One fiddle recital during the a 1990s Willie week, the hall packed to capacity with loads of people outside, unable to be let in and Brendan going out to play for them.
Fond memories.