Artist description Irish traditional music - a mixture of fiddle and Irish poems set to music. Son of Ed Reavy.

Music Style Irish traditional, fiddle

Musical Influences Ed Reavy

Artist History Joe Reavy is the son of famous Irish traditional composer Ed Reavy Sr, who was born in 1898, and passed away in 1988. Ed Reavy was responsible for many tunes typically played and recorded in Irish circles, and was honored by the Philadelphia Folksong Society. Early in 2000 he was inducted into the Irish Traditional Hall of Fame in Mineola, NY. Born in 1927, Joe has lived near Philadelphia all his life. He was a teacher and guidance director at Cheltenham High School for many years until his retirement in 1995. He also taught Irish traditional music in the Philadelphia suburbs in the late 70's and throughout the 80's. In 1969 Joe published a book of Ed Reavy's tunes entitled "Where the Shannon Rises" (which has gone out of print). In 1978 he published "Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy" (with cassette tapes) and a separate cassette of tunes Ed liked to play called "Music of Corktown". Both of these collections can be purchased from the Ed Reavy Foundation, 2004 Aspen Circle, Springfield, PA 19064, (610) 543-3295. Joe's current CD, "Reavy", was produced over a period of two years, with the help of his nephew Brian Delaney. Something of a departure from typical Irish traditional music, it includes a number of Irish poems set to music, as well as some unusual arrangements and instruments on the instrumental tracks.

Group Members Joe Reavy (fiddle, percussions, vocals), Brian Delaney (engineer, keyboards, percussions)

Instruments Fiddle

Albums Reavy, Music of Corktown, The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy as performed by Joseph M. Reavy

Press Reviews Irish Times

Location Newtown, PA - USA

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