Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> McConnell, Cathal 65520190]]> Carroll, Liz 60417993]]> A Friend Indeed. Liz informed us in the liner notes of the recording that Armin Barnett and David Molk composed the tune while driving to Durham, New York. Liz called this smashing tune 'The Ride to Durham', and her playing is a delight to listen to. The lovely fiddle playing of John Daly from County Cork is heard on this track as he remains true to the version from the tape of Cathal McConnell's flute playing. John's fiddle playing is also a delight to hear.]]> Daly, John (fiddle)]]> Brehony, Kevin (piano)]]> Barnett, Armin (composer)]]> Molk, David (composer)]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Daly, John ]]> Barnett, Armin ]]> Molk, David]]> Brehony, Kevin ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> O'Brien, Paddy 28799446]]> O'Brien, Paddy (accordion) (composer) 28799446]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> O'Brien, Paddy ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Waltzes--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Airs]]> Hébert, Donna 21838369]]> Cohen, Max]]> In Full Bloom. Donna writes:

'My father passed away in early March 2008 while our band was visiting the Grand Canyon. We were stalked by ravens all day until, at sunset, one landed among us. It looked straight at me and gestured, croaking; after a few minutes it flew off. Within moments, the call came through that my father had passed. Max and I wrote the tune and only then did I discover that my father's bomber unit in World War II was called The Ravens... When I heard the last mix from Canada, I wept with joy. Mark Busic (engineer) had captured the feel of the day, the canyon, the wonder, perfectly. Max's guitar is the raven's wings. My violin and viola are the spirit breaking free...'


]]> Hébert, Donna (fiddle, viola) (composer) 21838369]]> Cohen, Max (guitar) (composer)]]>
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Redican, Larry ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Barndances]]> Quinn, Louis 79957180]]> Quinn family]]> Music from the Glens. The album featured the talented Quinn family from New York, hence the title I've given the tune to honour this musical clan led by Mister Louis Quinn of County Armagh.]]> Heaton, Shannon (flute)]]> Heaton, Matt (guitar)]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Heaton, Shannon ]]> Heaton, Matt]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Set dances]]> Redican, Larry]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]> Donohue, Gabriel (piano) 103020997]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Connolly, Séamus]]> Donohue, Gabriel]]> ]]> More info.]]> 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]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Crawford, Kevin ]]> Connolly, Séamus]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Uilleann pipe music--Ireland]]> Brusoe, Leizime 305021104]]> Wells, Paul]]> O'Sullivan, Jerry (uilleann pipes) 31619251]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> O'Sullivan, Jerry ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Neary, Eleanor Kane 61343934]]> Nugent, Sean]]> McGreevy, Johnny]]> Noonan, Jimmy (flute) 78436746]]> Gurney, Dan (accordion)]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Noonan, Jimmy ]]> Gurney, Dan]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Penny whistle music]]> Rogha, Geraldine Cotter's Choice.]]> Cotter, Geraldine (whistle) 33569581]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Cotter, Geraldine ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Polkas--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Cranitch, Matt 18879859]]> Mette, Meghan (fiddle)]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) (composer) 33682623]]> McElroy, Kevin (bodhrán) 70994386]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald (piano) 53396920]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Mette, Meghan ]]> Connolly, Séamus]]> McElroy, Kevin]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Piano music--Ireland]]> Eid-Reiner, Eric (piano) (composer)]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Eid-Reiner, Eric ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> O'Lynn, Bryan]]> Collins, Elizabeth]]> 'The Planting Stick' is a variant of the venerable jig 'Bryan O'Lynn', a tune I first learned from my grandmother, Elizabeth Collins (née Rochford). A number of versions of 'Bryan O'Lynn' are to be found in this collection. The tune appears in Patrick W. Joyce's collection Ancient Irish Music as 'The Planting Stick'. However, the first time I heard the version which Maeve Donnelly plays for us on this track was on a cassette tape recorded in New York in the 1950s, played by an unknown fiddle player. Paddy Canny from Tulla in County Clare was in the company in New York that same evening, and he played yet another version of 'Bryan O'Lynn'.

 

]]> Donnelly, Maeve (fiddle) 63623960]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Donnelly, Maeve ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Petrie's Complete Irish Music. It is given a special melodic lift by Larry Gavin and Micheál O'Rourke on accordion and fiddle. Charlie Lennon adds his own unmistakable accompaniment on piano. They recorded this version of the tune especially for me. The tune may also be heard on their own CD recording Two Miles to Tulla in a set with 'The Galway Jig'.]]> Gavin, Larry (accordion)]]> O'Rourke, Micheál (fiddle)]]> Lennon, Charlie (piano) 303747212]]>
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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.]]> Ryan, Peig (flute)]]> Connolly, Séamus (fiddle) 33682623]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Ryan, Peig ]]> Connolly, Séamus]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Penny whistle music]]> Monaghan, Peggy]]> Nugent, Sean]]> Nugent, Larry (flute, whistle)]]> Broaders, Pat (bouzouki)]]> Nugent, Sean (composer)]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Nugent, Larry ]]> Broaders, Pat]]> Nugent, Sean]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Hanly, Patsy]]> Noonan, Jimmy (flute) 78436746]]> Gurney, Dan (accordion)]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Noonan, Jimmy ]]> Gurney, Dan]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Barndances]]> Haley, Ed 60419553]]> McGuire, Séamus (fiddle) 43512454]]> O'Briain, Garry (guitar) 58691214]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> McGuire, Séamus ]]> O'Briain, Garry]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> O'Keeffe, Pádraig]]> McAuliffe, Nicholas]]> O'Connell, Connie]]> Burke, Kevin (fiddle) 281258798]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Burke, Kevin ]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Cronin, Paddy 2066773]]> Ryan's Mammoth Collection. I first heard the tune played by Paddy Cronin, who loved playing tunes from that wonderful nineteenth century collection.]]> Bulger, Brendan (fiddle)]]> Knox, Bill (guitar)]]>
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