Hi all,
Here's a great photo of my friend and mentor Jack Conroy, taken when he was inducted into the Comhaltas NE US regional hall of fame in 2004. Jack is a wonderful player on the Irish-American D/C# box and I have been after him for years to make a recording.
Jack was born in the Boston area, but his father and mother were both from Connemara, and the father played the G melodeon and ran a well-known watering hole. Jack learned his music from a number of musicians including Jerry O'Brien (who also taught Joe Derrane) and Jack Diamond. The accordion in this photo is a Walters bought new in 1949, with help from Jack's father and Jack Diamond.
PG