Tony MacMahon was an excellent button accordion player from Miltown Malbay, Clare county, Ireland, a noted center for traditional music. Among his influences were accordionists Joe Cooley and Sonny Brogan, as well as piper Willie Clancy, fiddler Bobby Casey, and singer and piper Seamus Ennis. Tony MacMahon died on October 8, 2021 at the age of 82. ~ Steve Winick