<![CDATA[The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music]]> https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Caples%2C+Billy&output=rss2 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:48:01 -0700 burnsref@bc.edu (The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music) Boston College Libraries Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[McElligott's]]> https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/425

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Boston accordionist Billy Caples played this tune for me in the late 1970s. Billy was a well-known musician who played in the dance halls around Boston. When not performing, Billy spent his time teaching music. The tune is played on this recording by my nephew Damien Connolly, who now lives in Connecticut.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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01-34_McElligotts-Hornpipe.pdf
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<![CDATA[Harvest Field, The]]> https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/416

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I had a scratchy old 78 RPM recording of a band from Boston and could barely identify the tune they were playing. I believe the person playing the accordion on the track was Billy Caples, a well-known Boston accordion player and teacher. I sent it to Baltimore to Billy McComiskey. He and flutist Laura Byrne learned the tune and made this recording with Donna Long playing the piano: shades of Boston's Dudley Street dance halls in the 1950s.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries
04-07_The_Harvest_Field-Fling.pdf
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<![CDATA[Billy Caples' Barndance]]> https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/411

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This barndance is another tune from the repertoire of Boston accordionist Billy Caples. I am joined by Nicole Rabata playing flute and Kevin McElroy playing the tenor banjo. Gabriel Donohue later added his piano playing to the track.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries
06-32_Billy_Caples_Barndance.pdf
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<![CDATA[Magic Slipper, The]]> https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/571

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Flutist Nicole Rabata joins me to play 'The Magic Slipper', a polka I learned from Boston accordionist Billy Caples. Mr. Caples was a well-known musician who had his own orchestra during the Dudley Street era of music and dancing.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries
09-27_The_Magic_Slipper-Polka.pdf
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