Keane, James, 1948-
Dates
- Existence: 1948-
Biographical note
James Keane was an accordion player and teacher from the Dublin area. He earned several All-Ireland titles and co-founded the Castle Ceili Band. From 1968 to 1997 he was based primarily in New York. He has spent many years performing, touring, and collaborating. In 2004 he was inducted into the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Mid-Atlantic Region Hall of Fame, and in 2020 he received the Irish Artist in America Achievement Award from the Traditional Irish Music Education Society.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Afternoon and Evening Masters Concerts, 1993 October 10
The last two of the five recordings (148089-0003 and 148089-0004) each contain some content from October 8th events. It appears that the original October 8 recordings were mostly recorded over during the October 10th Masters Concerts. The last five minutes of 148089-0003 is the October 8th New England Contra Dancing event, and 148089-0004 contains more New England Contra Dancing followed by Cape Breton Set Dancing (see "Irish Sets and Ceili Dancing" for the continuation of this event).
"Concert: A Musical Life" presented by Phil Coulter and Gaelic Roots faculty, 1998 June 25
First half of concert is a performance that includes Mike Dugger, Laurel Martin, Helena Rowsome, Lorraine Hickey, Myron Bretholz, Tony Cuffe, Jimmy Noonan, Kathleen Guilday, James Keane. The second half is Coulter's presentation.
Friday Evening Céilí, 1993 October 8
Gaelic Roots Weekend, video recording by Tommy Joyce, 1993 October 8-10
Excerpts from: Friday Paddy Keenan concert; Seisiun Mor; Saturday Step Dancing Demonstration; Saturday Concert; Sean Potts whistle workshop; Sunday family musicians concert; and Sunday Afternoon Masters Concert.