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Ah, a Simple Little Yoke

04-26_Ah_a_Simple_Little_Yoke-Jig.pdf
When I visited the accordion master Finbarr Dwyer at his home in County Clare, he played this jig, which he had composed when he was about ten years old. Finbarr did not think too highly of the tune: he can be heard on the recording describing it…

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Old Blackbird, The

10-27_The_Old_Blackbird-Hornpipe.pdf
Looking back in time, one of my special memories of working on this project was the visit I made to Finbarr Dwyer. As I was setting up my recording machine he was playing this, his very own version of 'The Old Blackbird'. I have always loved this…

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West Cork Maestro

07-09_West_Cork_Maestro-Reel.pdf
When I visited Finbarr Dwyer at his home in Clarecastle, County Clare, he generously made a recording for me which included this less familiar composition of his. Finbarr was most humble and did not give his tune much credit, let alone a title. He…

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