Legendary concertina player Chris Droney from Bellharbour, County Clare is the recipient of Clare Person of the Year award 2012. Born in Bellharbour in 1924, his father James and grandfather Michael played concertina and Chris learnt to play by ear from them from an early age. He played with many Céilí bands down through the years including the Bellharbour, the Ballinkill, Aughrim Slopes, Kincora, Four Courts and Kilfenora, toured the USA and Britain with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann and made a number of recordings in his own distinctive style. He was All-Ireland Senior Concertina Champion nine times and still plays regularly throughout Ireland and abroad.