Kerry accordionist Danny O’Mahony pushes the buttons in theatrical collaboration
Danny O’Mahony, with Gary Keegan of Brokentalkers, for their show Bellow. Picture: Ste Murray
Marking forty years as an accordionist playing traditional Irish music, Danny O’Mahony is collaborating with experimental theatre company, Brokentalkers, in a performance entitled Bellow, exploring his rich history and engagement with the instrument since childhood. The north Kerry musician, who will be fifty this year, took up the accordion at just ten years of age.
In a career that has seen O’Mahony win many awards, including the Top Button Accordionist from the Irish Music Association in American in 2013, his touring theatre piece explores the weight of tradition and the artist’s need to express his true self. It’s in the form of a dialogue with music and movement.
