Paddy Cleere Instruments

05/03/2021

This saturday 8.30pm Mick McAuley featuring Paddy Cleere will be broadcast, you can pick up the link here on this page. Please tune in and give the lads your support by viewing their show which was funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media . Special thanks to Mick McAuley Music and Paddy Cleere Instruments , also Live Venue Collective, Broderick's Music, Dicemen Productions.

16/04/2020

This is the most recent mandolin I finished. Spruce top. Indian rosewood back and sides with walnut strip. Walnut and maple neck. Indian rosewood fretboard, bridge and head-plate. Ash binding.

16/04/2020

These are the most recent guitars I finished. Sinker redwood tops. Exotic ebony back and sides. Walnut and maple necks. Exotic ebony fretboard, bridge and head plate. One with ash binding and one with walnut binding.

21/02/2019

Folk Song

11/12/2018

Manus Crowley
I came to Paddy looking for a cittern to be made with as much Irish grown timber as possible. This amazing instrument was the result. Beautiful sounds and tone. Thanks again Paddy!

11/12/2018

This is a 10 string cittern I built earlier this year.
Back and sides are Irish walnut.
Top is cedar.
Neck is Irish cherry, ash and walnut.
Rosette is Irish walnut & sycamore.
Headstock veneer is walnut with maple logo.
Fretboard is ebony with maple inlays.
Scratchplate is Irish walnut.
Binding is European walnut and sycamore.
Tailpiece is 2mm brass.
Tuners are Grover 205g
Bone saddle and bog yew bridge

27/10/2018

14/08/2018

Marcus Moloney : Banjo and Mandolin Sean Earnest : Guitar Mossie Griffin : Bodhran, Video and Video Editing Recorded in Maroney's Bar Ennis Co. Clare

16/07/2018

Dreadnaught Guitar made from Irish walnut back and sides, Sitka spruce top, mahogany and maple neck.

15/07/2018

17/06/2018

Marcus playing a rosewood mandolin that i made for him. With Mossie Griffin on bodhran and Sean Earnest on guitar.

17/06/2018

Marcus playing a rosewood mandolin that i made for him. With Mossie Griffin on bodhran and Sean Earnest on guitar.

21/12/2017

This is the latest Bouzouki l made for a client. Cedar top, Indian rosewood back and sides, mahogany and ash neck, 2mm brass tailpiece, Grover 205G mini tuners.

02/12/2017

***Christmas Charity Single*** Along with our friends, Davey Long, Shane O’Dwyer and Margaret Nolan we’ve recorded our version of “Little Drummer Boy”. Check...

17/09/2017

Cleere mandolin

20/08/2017

17/08/2017

This is a bouzouki I just finished. It is a 660mm scale. It has Pau -ferro Back and sides with Indian rosewood binding, spruce top with pau ferro rosette and scratch plate, 3 piece neck mahogany and ash, exotic ebony headstock veneer, Madagascar rosewood bridge, bone nut and saddle, 2mm brass tailpiece, Grover mini tuners.
It comes with a Mike Mullen custom made case.
I will be in the clareen banjo shop at the fleadh from Friday in Lr. Drumbiggle Rd, off Market Sq, right behind Fleadh TV & TG4.

15/08/2017

Derek warfield and Damaris woods (young wolftones)collecting his mandolin at Cleere instruments today, on there way to the fleadh ceol in Ennis for their gig in the west county hotel.