Melodeon Making Course May 2025

Описание: I became interested in making a melodeon after Sean/John/Jean attended a course in England to build a 2-row accordion, and planted the seed quite some time ago about having Emmanuel come to Ireland.

Those attending the course were all musicians – the craic and friendships formed were mighty.

As you can tell from the video, it was an amazing week, of creativity and fun, music and dance – and too much food! In a stunning part of the country, Glenarm, Co Antrim.

Un grand merci to the “Dream Team”, of Emmanuel Pariselle, Theo Gibb and Fiachra McPhilbin who helped us find our way around our duties each day; not to mention John Leyden who did all the logistics of getting the course off the ground, bravo à vous.

This video was created by myself, using photos and video clips taken during the week, nothing flash, all taken by phone - enjoy!

Participants included:

Bartle Maxwell, Dublin
John Leyden, Belfast
Kevin Brinn, Cornwell, affectionately renamed as “Cornichon”!
Paul Bryan, Galway
Ray Ó Díomasaigh, Meath
Tim Flatherty, Belfast
Stephen & Kevin Doherty, brothers in crime, Mayo
Stevie Collins & I, siblings in crime, Armagh (for Sam!)