by Craig HarrisThe younger brother of influential accordion player Seamus Begley, Brendan Begley is as much a master of traditional Irish accordion playing. Begley showcased his talents on the albums Seana Choirce, released in 1987, and We Wont Go Home Til Morning, released in 1997, performing traditional Irish dance tunes solo and with accompaniment by piper Liam OFlynn, pianist Brid Cranitch, or guitarists Stephen Cooney and Frankie Lane. Begley, who has guested on albums by the Chieftains and the Boys of the Lough, hosts a traditional music program on Irish-language television. Together with flute player Paul McGrattan, fiddler Paul OShaughnessy, and bouzouki player Noel OGrady, Begley is a member of Beginish, an Irish superband formed in 1996. In a review of a performance by Beginish, the Belfast Telegram wrote, The peerless singing of Brendan Begley literally breathed new life into that well-worn Donegal standard, The Rose of Arranmore. Irish music doesnt get much better than this.