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=Folk+dance+music--Ireland&page=3&output=atom <![CDATA[The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music]]> 2024-03-28T16:38:48-07:00 Omeka https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/585 <![CDATA[John Egan's]]>
The reel played on this recording is named for him. It is played by flutist Kevin Crawford. Kevin had spent a few hours recording tunes for me in the home of my brother Martin and his wife Pauline in Ennis, County Clare. The tea was made, and we all sat down to listen to the recordings Kevin had just completed. Somehow, unfortunately, the digital recorder had been unplugged before the tracks could be saved (the electric kettle of course had needed to be plugged in and the water boiled!) with the sad result that every tune that Kevin had recorded was erased. I was so upset at the time, but the wonderful person that Kevin is just said, 'What harm, we'll do them again', and he did! Thanks, Kevin, for being so gracious and understanding.

P.S. It has come to our attention that the composer of this reel is Sligo flute player James Murray.

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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 much admired and he was most generous in passing these tunes to some of the younger musicians who played alongside him.

The reel played on this recording is named for him. It is played by flutist Kevin Crawford. Kevin had spent a few hours recording tunes for me in the home of my brother Martin and his wife Pauline in Ennis, County Clare. The tea was made, and we all sat down to listen to the recordings Kevin had just completed. Somehow, unfortunately, the digital recorder had been unplugged before the tracks could be saved (the electric kettle of course had needed to be plugged in and the water boiled!) with the sad result that every tune that Kevin had recorded was erased. I was so upset at the time, but the wonderful person that Kevin is just said, 'What harm, we'll do them again', and he did! Thanks, Kevin, for being so gracious and understanding.

P.S. It has come to our attention that the composer of this reel is Sligo flute player James Murray.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/464 <![CDATA[Victor's Return, The]]> 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!]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:48-07:00

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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 tune with the above title may be found in O'Neill's 1001 collection. At the very least, it is a close relative!

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/465 <![CDATA[Any Auld Thing At All]]> '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 tune for me as he had not played for many months. He felt that he might not be able to get through it. When he did agree and got going he was loving the tune so much I couldn't get him to stop. I hope you never stop playing, Martin!]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:48-07:00

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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 tune for me as he had not played for many months. He felt that he might not be able to get through it. When he did agree and got going he was loving the tune so much I couldn't get him to stop. I hope you never stop playing, Martin!

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/419 <![CDATA[John Doherty's]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:41-07:00

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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 was so encouraging and generous with his music, and I treasure the tapes that he made for me. The highland played here by Paddy Glackin was recorded by piper and producer Peter Browne from Raidió Teilifís Éireann during a visit that Sandy and I made to the Dublin studios. Thanks, boys. John Doherty would be proud of your rendition.

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/586 <![CDATA[Scolding Wife, The]]> O'Neill's 1001 collection, this tune is named 'The Scolding Wife'. I was delighted to hear it again. It was in 1974 that I first heard it played by Tipperary accordionist Paddy O'Brien. Paddy and I had considered recording it for our The Banks of the Shannon record that we made back then.]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:06-07:00

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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 record (as they say in Ireland, 'accidentally on purpose') Geraldine's playing of what she called 'The Clare Reel'. As it is printed in the O'Neill's 1001 collection, this tune is named 'The Scolding Wife'. I was delighted to hear it again. It was in 1974 that I first heard it played by Tipperary accordionist Paddy O'Brien. Paddy and I had considered recording it for our The Banks of the Shannon record that we made back then.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/427 <![CDATA[Tom Turkington's in A Major]]> Tom's playing that night, many years ago, has kept the tune alive, as does Kimberley Fraser's playing here, on fiddle and piano. Thanks, Tom and Kimberley.]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:42-07:00

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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 playing that night, many years ago, has kept the tune alive, as does Kimberley Fraser's playing here, on fiddle and piano. Thanks, Tom and Kimberley.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/466 <![CDATA[Hairpin Bend, The]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:48-07:00

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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 performed on this track by Geraldine Cotter on the whistle. Thanks for the memories, Geraldine. As they say in County Clare, 'keep the fire down, and keep pedalling'.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/587 <![CDATA[Bridie's Joy]]> 2019-05-10T10:02:21-07:00

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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 Geraldine Cotter the afternoon that he and Geraldine recorded 'Bridie's Joy' for Sandy and me. Years earlier, on an LP record issued by Ceirníní Cladaigh, he and piper Ronan Browne played this same reel. A great tune that's worth hearing again.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/698 <![CDATA[Maurice O'Keeffe's]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:23-07:00

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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 over here to Kinvara in County Galway and I will give you some tunes!' I could ask for no more encouraging invitation. Sandy and I arrived late in the night, having had to phone Máire and her husband Pat for help when we got a puncture in one of our tires a few miles away from their home. Pat came to the rescue and brought us back to their house where we were made most welcome. After a delicious dinner and all that goes along with it, the music started, and the first tune we recorded was this slide. Máire learned it from Toimín O'Connor, an old fiddle player from the mountains in Kerry.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/699 <![CDATA[Ned and Dan O'Connor]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:23-07:00

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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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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/428 <![CDATA[Larry Lynch's]]>
This tune can be found as 'Larry Lynch's' in O'Neill's Music of Ireland and 'Lincoln's' in Ryan's Mammoth Collection. The wonderful fiddle duet here by Liz and Yvonne Kane would very much please the ear of Paddy Cronin, and would most certainly bring a smile to his face.]]>
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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 time that he walked past the table he would play a tune or look through 'the bible', as he called it, for new tunes to play.

This tune can be found as 'Larry Lynch's' in O'Neill's Music of Ireland and 'Lincoln's' in Ryan's Mammoth Collection. The wonderful fiddle duet here by Liz and Yvonne Kane would very much please the ear of Paddy Cronin, and would most certainly bring a smile to his face.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/588 <![CDATA[Minnie's Favourite]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:06-07:00

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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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Séamus Connolly
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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/429 <![CDATA[Freddy Kimmel's]]> 'Maurice O'Keeffe's'). The tune that she plays here was learned from the playing of Julia Clifford and her husband John.]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:42-07:00

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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 Julia Clifford and her husband John.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/589 <![CDATA[Varney House]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:06-07:00

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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 Jerry O'Sullivan of New York.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/590 <![CDATA[Thirteen Arches]]> St. Patrick, piloted it underneath the largest of the arches. The young fiddle player Kelsey Lutz, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was sixteen years old when she recorded the tune for this project. Irish music will forever remain vibrant when young people play our music as Kelsey does.]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:06-07:00

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A thirteen-arched bridge spans the majestic River Shannon as it flows through my hometown of Killaloe, County Clare. On the opposite side of the bridge is Ballina, County Tipperary. As a child I had fun saying, 'I can stand in Killaloe and Ballina at the same time'. I composed this tune in remembrance of my father, Michael 'Mick' Connolly, who, when working as the skipper of a tugboat named the St. Patrick, piloted it underneath the largest of the arches. The young fiddle player Kelsey Lutz, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, was sixteen years old when she recorded the tune for this project. Irish music will forever remain vibrant when young people play our music as Kelsey does.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/467 <![CDATA[Fleadh at Tulla, The]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:48-07:00

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At a county Fleadh Cheoil in Tulla, County Clare, in the late 1950s, I recorded fiddle player Paddy Canny and accordionist Mattie Ryan playing this tune in a duet competition. Here, Kevin Crawford joins me in playing this single jig.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/591 <![CDATA[Maude Miller]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:06-07:00

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Nicky McAuliffe is an expert on the history and names of Irish music, as well as being proficient on many instruments and a noted teacher. Nicky and his wife Ann, herself a teacher and champion on a number of instruments, recorded this version of 'Maude Miller' for me in their home in County Kerry. We first heard it played by master accordionist Joe Burke in the early 1960s.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/468 <![CDATA[Gráinne Murphy's]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:48-07:00

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The first time that I saw Gráinne Murphy was when her mother and father, Joan and Dan, brought her to a music session in Watertown, Massachusetts. Gráinne did not have a fiddle with her then because she was just a little baby in a basket! One could see that day that Gráinne was excited and charmed by the music. Those of us there that afternoon somehow knew that she would become a musician of note, and that she did. She is a fine fiddle player who has recorded a solo CD which was given a number of excellent reviews, and she has been a member of the renowned group Cherish the Ladies. The tune on this track is performed by Gráinne herself and is one of her own compositions.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/430 <![CDATA[Brendan McCann's]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:43-07:00

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Accordion player Brendan McCann lived near Hartford in the state of Connecticut. He had many fine tunes in his repertoire, including this hornpipe which he first heard in his hometown of Moate, County Westmeath, many years ago. I was thrilled when Brendan sent it to me on a cassette tape. It is played here by Damien, my nephew, who also lives in Connecticut.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/718 <![CDATA[Ballykinler Reel]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:26-07:00

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Here, Larry Redican introduces and then plays a reel he composed to memorialise his friend, the Dublin fiddle player Frank O'Higgins. Ballykinler, in County Down in the North of Ireland, was an army base used as an internment camp during the War of Independence in 1919.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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