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Larry Redican's in F Major

02-07_Larry_Redicans_in_F_Major-Reel.pdf
I am delighted to feature the fiddle playing of composer Larry Redican, who lived in New York City. This music comes to us from a recording he made for his friend Roger Casey, an Irish dancer from New York. Both of these gentleman would get together…

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Keith Corrigan's

02-08_Keith_Corrigans-Waltz.pdf
I learned this tune from accordionist Keith Corrigan. Keith had a wonderful repertoire of fine old Irish and Québecois tunes. On one memorable visit to his home in Valcartier, north of Québec City ('God's Country', as he called it), we…

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Jimmy Hogan's (Number One)

02-09_Jimmy_Hogans_Number_One-Single_Jig.pdf
Jimmy Hogan from Liscannor in County Clare loved to play his whistle and batter out the County Clare set dances on the floor. Jimmy was an icon in Boston and he was loved by everyone who met him. This tune from north County Clare was one of his…

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Old Wheels of the World (Larry Redican's version)

02-10_Old_Wheels_of_the_World_Redicans-Reel.pdf
'The Wheels of the World' is known to musicians as the title of both a reel and a jig. The two tunes are not related musically, and both are unrelated to the tune presented here. I learned 'The Old Wheels of the World' from pianist Eleanor Kane Neary…

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John Egan's

02-11_John_Egans-Reel.pdf
John Egan from County Sligo lived in Dublin, and he had a distinctive West of Ireland style of playing the flute. He and his musical colleagues formed a music club in that city, made up mostly of fiddle and flute players. John Egan's repertoire was…

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Victor's Return, The

02-12_The_Victors_Return-Jig.pdf
I recorded this tune with another nephew, Karl Connolly, playing piano, on the same day as Kevin Crawford's unfortunate experience. I first heard the tune in the 1950s played by the Tulla Céilí Band from County Clare. A version of this…

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Any Auld Thing At All

02-13_Any_Auld_Thing_At_All-Jig.pdf
My brother Martin learned this version of 'The Victor's Return' from fiddle player Johnny Cronin from County Kerry. When Martin asked Johnny for the tune's title, Johnny told Martin to call it 'any auld thing at all'! Martin was reluctant to play the…

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John Doherty's

02-14_John_Dohertys-Highland.pdf
I loved the times that I visited with John Doherty, the fiddle master from County Donegal. Playing music with him was an inspiration. Hearing his stories and listening to him play made me ask myself why I even bothered to play the fiddle. Mr. Doherty…

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Scolding Wife, The

02-15_The_Scolding_Wife-Reel.pdf
The royal welcome Sandy and I received when we visited the home of Geraldine Cotter outside Ennis, with the turf fire burning, really made us picture ourselves one day moving back to Ireland. As we set up our recording equipment, we happened to…

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Tom Turkington's in A Major

02-16_Tom_Turkingtons_in_A_Major-Hornpipe.pdf
Here is another tune from the playing of Tom Turkington of County Tyrone. I searched for its name, and I asked a number of reliable sources for a title, but I have come up empty-handed. So, what better name than 'Tom Turkington's in A Major'? Tom's…

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Hairpin Bend, The

02-17_The_Hairpin_Bend-Single_Jig.pdf
This tune is named for a winding part of the road leading into Lisdoonvarna, County Clare. Try pedalling a bicycle up or down those hills! This single jig was very popular with The Kilfenora Céilí Band during my tenure with them. It is…

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Bridie's Joy

02-18_Bridies_Joy-Reel.pdf
Peadar O'Loughlin's name seems to be eternally present in the world of Irish music. His music brought much joy to the Connolly household when I was growing up in County Clare. It was such a heartwarming pleasure to have him visit the home of…

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Maurice O'Keeffe's

02-19_Maurice_OKeeffes-Slide.pdf
I will be forever grateful to Máire O'Keeffe, the County Kerry-style fiddle player, for her enthusiastic response when I told her about the project I was about to undertake. Máire's reaction was loud and clear: she said to me, 'Come on…

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Ned and Dan O'Connor

02-20_Ned_and_Dan_OConnor-Slide.pdf
Another tune from the playing of Máire O'Keeffe. Ned and Dan O'Connor, two musicians from the Scartaglen area of Sliabh Luachra, were often heard playing this slide.

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Larry Lynch's

02-21_Larry_Lynchs-Hornpipe.pdf
This next tune comes from the playing of another fiddle player from County Kerry, the great master Paddy Cronin. When Paddy lived in Boston he always had his fiddle on the dining room table next to one of O'Neill's collections of music. Most every…

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Fleadh Down in Ennis, The

02-22_The_Fleadh_Down_in_Ennis-Song.pdf
In 1956, Robbie McMahon from Spancilhill in County Clare composed this song about the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil held in Ennis that year. When it is sung today, it is a wonderful piece of musical history, as it is also a litany of the names of…

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Minnie's Favourite

02-23_Minnies_Favorite-Reel.pdf
Here, we hear one of Sean Nugent's many fine compositions, played by his son, Larry. Sean named it for his sister, Minnie.

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Longing for Peace, A

02-24_A_Longing_for_Peace-Air.pdf
Another of Sean Nugent's compositions is the slow air appropriately titled 'A Longing for Peace'. How happy Sean would be were he with us today, to know that the struggle is almost over and we now have peace again in 'Dear Old Ireland'. The tune is…

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Freddy Kimmel's

02-25_Freddy_Kimmels-Hornpipe.pdf
As the howling winds from the Atlantic Ocean blew into Kinvara Harbour, Máire O'Keeffe continued to play her fiddle into the night without interruption (see 'Maurice O'Keeffe's'). The tune that she plays here was learned from the playing of…

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Varney House

02-26_Varney_House-Reel.pdf
The unique musical heritage of County Kerry has had a profound impact on the survival of traditional music. Paddy Cronin from Sliabh Luachra gave the above title to a reel more commonly known as 'Miss Johnson's'. It is played here by uilleann piper…

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