For over four decades, Jackie Daly has been acknowledged as, in the words of the New York Times, "probably the best accordionist in Ireland." Released in 1977, Jackie Daly's remarkable debut album has long been recognized as an important landmark recording, capturing a musician at the peak of his powers and helping to re-establish the accordion as an important instrument in Irish music. From this impressive beginning, Jackie went on to play with the cream of Ireland's musicians in such seminal groups as De Danann and Patrick Street and build a reputation as "the" Irish button accordion player - in other words the best in the world.