Jul 19, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min · 13 segments
http://www.copperplatemailorder.com **Copperplate Time 542** **presented by Alan O'Leary**…
Alan O'LearyHost
¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ Yes, the master himself there, the great Willie Clancy on his pipes there, and the man who inspired the Willie Clancy Week indeed, and drove thousands and thousands and thousands of people to the small town of Middletown, Malby, in the east of Clare.

And hundreds and hundreds of young people were learning the love of Irish music and their instruments at the Willie Clancy Week.

And as I say, it was very crowded, but you had to know where to be and what time.

The main instigator of all the good times I had was the wonderful fiddle player from Dublin, John Kelly of Cable Street, indeed.

I could go and sit in your company and many others and have a lovely tune for three hours or so and wander home at 12 o'clock at night under the stars.

Here's John Kelly leading another wonderful bundle of musicians with a fine East Clare set of reels.
¶¶ ¶¶ Thank you.
Thank you.
¦ ¦ Thank you.
¶.

John Kelly there leading some of Dublin's finest musicians there under the name of Baker as well.

¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ Yes, the master himself there, the great Willie Clancy on his pipes there, and the man who inspired the Willie Clancy Week indeed, and drove thousands and thousands and thousands of people to the small town of Middletown, Malby, in the east of Clare.

And hundreds and hundreds of young people were learning the love of Irish music and their instruments at the Willie Clancy Week.

And as I say, it was very crowded, but you had to know where to be and what time.

The main instigator of all the good times I had was the wonderful fiddle player from Dublin, John Kelly of Cable Street, indeed.

I could go and sit in your company and many others and have a lovely tune for three hours or so and wander home at 12 o'clock at night under the stars.

Here's John Kelly leading another wonderful bundle of musicians with a fine East Clare set of reels.
¶¶ ¶¶ Thank you.
Thank you.
¦ ¦ Thank you.
¶.

John Kelly there leading some of Dublin's finest musicians there under the name of Baker as well.
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