Con Greaney Explained

Con Greaney
Birth Place:	Athea, Ireland
Genre:	Folk

Con Greaney was a traditional Irish singer from Athea, West Limerick. He was renowned for having a huge store of songs and for having an unadulterated traditional style.^[1] Greaney was particularly associated with the comic singing tradition. One reviewer described him, saying, "Full of fun, good humour and devilment, he was a widely loved character whose animated delivery of songs invariably guaranteed him standing ovations at public performances nationwide."

Recordings

• 'Traditional Singer', Oidhreacht, 1991, OIDH 002, including tracks 'My Cock Crew' and 'Around the Hills of Clare'
• 'Cascades Of Song', Various Singers, 'A Tinker I Am' sung by Con Greaney (written by Sean Carthy, Catalogue Number: CFTS001, Claddagh Records, 2008 ^[2]
• 'The Road to Athea', Clo Iar Chonnachta, CIC 082^[3]
  1. My Trousers Turned Back
  2. The Milltown Boy
  3. Carlow Town
  4. Will I Ever Forget The Day
  5. Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé hÍ
  6. The Road To Athea
  7. Eileen O
  8. The Vales of New Dirreen
  9. The Cheese
  10. Nancy Hogan
• Con Greaney was also recorded by the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

References

1. Web site: Traditional singer. March 1996 . LADDAGH RECORDS NEWSLETTER . Ceolas.
2. http://www.claddaghrecords.com/www/product.asp?pID=2544&c=285956 Claddagh Records
3. Web site: The Road to Athea - Con Greaney . 2008-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080403053025/http://www.cic.ie/product.asp?idProduct=757 . 2008-04-03 . dead .