Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Banjo music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> (More on Kathleen on the tunes 'Kathleen Lawrie's' and 'The Fiddler Around the Faerie Tree'.)

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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Waltzes--Ireland]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Accordion and piano music]]> Higgins, Mary]]> Lynch, Tara (accordion)]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Donohue, Gabriel (piano, keyboards) 103020997]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Banjo music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Barndances]]> Galvin, Ellen]]> MacMahon, Tony 171508158]]> We shall hear Barbara play some of her own compositions (‘Ashcraft-Fraser House’, ‘The Reel Bus’, and ‘A Riverview Cabin’) as we venture through this collection.

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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Polkas--Ireland]]> Banjo music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> MacMahon, Tony 171508158]]> Galvin, Ellen]]> McElroy, Kevin (banjo) 70994386]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald (piano) 53396920]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Piano music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Lawrie, Kathleen]]> We all had a big laugh when Kathleen discovered herself playing the reel on her accordion! That was my way of reminding her that she did indeed know the tune. I was thrilled to have Kathleen perform it with me for this collection, even though she had not played the piano for thirty-five years. She practiced for two days on a piano we borrowed from Kevin McElroy and his wife Kate Butler in order to give us this performance. I was delighted to have a chance to play with her, and I am happy to say that she has returned to the music and once again plays her beloved piano.

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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> unfortunate experience. I first heard the tune in the 1950s played by the Tulla Céilí Band from County Clare. A version of this tune with the above title may be found in O'Neill's 1001 collection. At the very least, it is a close relative!]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Connolly, Karl (piano)]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Canny, Paddy 231654240]]> Ryan, Mattie]]> Crawford, Kevin (flute) 71291044]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Polkas--Ireland]]> Concertina music]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Mac Mathúna, Ciarán 36142146]]> Neil, Paddy]]>
Not having a name for this polka, I thought, why not call it 'The Clare Glens'? I was honoured to get the opportunity to play it on my fiddle with Monsignor Charlie Coen on concertina. The tune originally came to us from another recording that Ciarán Mac Mathúna made of concertina player Paddy Neil from around that same area of Newport, County Tipperary, a place well-known for its polkas.]]>
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Uilleann pipe music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Clancy, Willie 55839664]]> Mac Mathúna, Padraic (uilleann pipes) 149453219]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Hornpipes]]> Piano music--Ireland]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Thomae, Hetty]]> Bob McQuillen's Old New England]]> McQuillen, Bob (piano) (composer) 11101832]]> Stiles, Deanna (flute)]]> Orzechowski, Jane McBride (fiddle)]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Bob McQuillen's Old New England]]> McQuillen, Bob]]> Stiles, Deanna]]> Stiles, Deanna]]> Connolly, Séamus]]> ]]> More info.]]>
Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Cotter, Geraldine (piano) 33569581]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Glackin, Paddy (fiddle) 6013273]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Polkas--Ireland]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Ryan, Peig]]> Ryan, Mick]]> Mac Mathúna, Ciarán 36142146]]> Neil, Paddy]]>
When my wife Sandy and I visited Peig a few years ago we recorded her music including this polka (with me playing along). At eighty-four years young, Peig had the same old enthusiasm and fondness for the music. Paddy Neil from near Newport, County Tipperary, recorded this polka for Ciarán Mac Mathúna over fifty years ago. I had originally named it for Mr. Neil, but I'm confident he would approve of my naming it for his friends and neighbours, Peig and Mick Ryan.]]>
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Polkas--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Ancient Irish Music.]]> Cranitch, Matt (fiddle) 18879859]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Waltzes--Ireland]]> Guitar music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> O'Carolan, Turlough 76508266]]> Birdwatcher Hill, and that track appears here. The tune can be found as number 174 in Donal O'Sullivan's magisterial collection Carolan: The Life, Times and Music of an Irish Harper, Volume 1.]]> Angarola, Anisa (guitar, synthesizer) 22056752]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> O'Carolan, Turlough (composer) 76508266]]> Kimball, Roger (cello)]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Hornpipes]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Rowsome, Leo 92519391]]> Notes From My Mind. On this track flute player Kevin Crawford joins me in keeping the tune alive.]]> Crawford, Kevin (flute) 71291044]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Lane, Terry]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Cotter, Geraldine (piano) 33569581]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Coen, Jack 49114583]]> Curry, David 68699117]]> Gavin, Larry]]> O'Neill's 1001 collection. I first heard the tune played by 'The Man of Many Tunes', Larry Gavin. I also heard a version of it performed by Mr. David Curry and his orchestra in a radio broadcast when I was still living in Ireland. A classical musician, David Curry took traditional tunes in the public domain and arranged them for orchestra. Maine flute player Nicole Rabata and I play David Curry's four-part setting of 'Old as the Hills'. We transposed it to the key of G major, the key that Larry Gavin played it in many years ago.]]> Rabata, Nicole (flute)]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Barndances]]> Caples, Billy]]> Rabata, Nicole (flute)]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> McElroy, Kevin (banjo) 70994386]]> Donohue, Gabriel (piano) 103020997]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Banjo music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Power, Thomas]]> McElroy, Kevin (banjo) 70994386]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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