James Keane

With the rich musical traditions of the Irish counties of Longford and Clare all around him and a family as engrossed with music as any in this country, James Keane was learning button accordion at an age when most children are learning to simply do up their buttons. Six years old is early to start playing music, even among various legends of players who started out as mere sprites. But by the age of ten, Keane was already something of a fixture on the Dublin music scene, following in the footsteps of many great players and sometimes even suffering them stepping on his feet be...