Elizabeth Crotty, better known as Mrs. Crotty (née Markham; 6 December 1885 – 27 December 1960), was an Irish concertina player.
Elizabeth Crotty | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elizabeth Markham |
| Born | 6 December 1885 near Cooraclare, County Clare |
| Died | 27 December 1960 (aged 75) Kilrush, County Clare |
| Genres | Traditional Irish |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Concertina |
Crotty began gaining traction in the 1950s in the wake of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. She participated in this movement of musicians from an early stage. When a local branch was founded in County Clare, Crotty was elected president. She kept this position until her death in 1960.[1]
Crotty did not make any commercial recordings. The RTÉ had made a few recordings for their programs and they used one for their commemoration LP of 50 years RTÉ in 1976.[1][2]
Crotty was the namesake of the "Eigse Mrs Crotty" Traditional Music School and Festival, a yearly music festival in July in Kilrush. This festival was held from 1996 to 2009.[2][3] The festival later amalgamated to form the "Crotty Galvin Traditional Weekend".[4]
Personal life
editCrotty was born Elizabeth Markham near Cooraclare, County Clare.
In 1914 she married Michael ("Miko") Crotty and moved to Kilrush. Miko had been in the United States for a couple of years[clarification needed] and used the money earned over there to buy a public house on the Market Square in Kilrush, now known as "Crotty’s Pub".[1] Crotty was the mother of two children, a son named Paddy and a daughter named Peggy.[1]
Elizabeth Crotty died on 27 December 1960 from angina pectoris. She is buried in (old) Shanakyle cemetery.[1]
Recordings
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Elizabeth (Mrs) Crotty (1885-1960)". Clare County Library. 27 December 1960. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ a b Fear an Ti (22 July 2009). "Elizabeth (Mrs) Crotty". Ramblinghouse.org. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ The Sceoil Eigse Mrs Crotty Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Crotty Galvin Traditional Music Weekend". Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Keepers of Tradition Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ng, Alan. "Album Details for Concertina Music from West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty". Irish Traditional Music Tune Index.