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LISTEN to the interview Kevin McDermott describes his childhood in Cavan town, joining the RAF, and eventual migration to London to join his family in 1956. Along the way he had an active musical life playing different musical styles on the…

Kevin McDermott plays three jigs on his three-row San Marino accordion.

Kevin McDermott plays the air 'Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha on a ten-hole Lee Oskar harmonica in the key of G.

Kevin McDermott plays the air Táimse im' Chodladh on his ten-hole Lee Oskar accordion in the key of G.

Kevin McDermott plays hornpipes on his three-row accordion.

LISTEN to the interviewDanny Meehan (b.1940) reflects on his life from his childhood in Drimalost, Co. Donegal, to his migration to England at age sixteen, and his return fifty years later. He speaks about his musical influences, the musicians he…

Danny Meehan plays the tune 'The Tarbolton' on fiddle as a jig and then as a reel.

Danny Meehan plays a tune that he learned from his father first as a reel and then slower, as a highland.

Danny Meehan plays a highland fling on fiddle.

Danny Meehan plays a barndance called the 'Corn Rigs' on fiddle.