Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> McGreevy, Johnny]]> Lech, Tina (fiddle)]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island]]> Reels (Music)]]> Piano music--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island]]> Ashcraft, Sally]]> Fraser, Alasdair 233166262]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald 53396920]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald (piano) (composer) 53396920]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Killoran, Paddy 78484355]]> Noonan, Jimmy (flute) 78436746]]> Gurney, Dan (accordion)]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Spoken word]]> Reels (music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> O'Higgins, Frank]]> Redican, Larry]]> Redican, Larry (spoken word, fiddle) (composer)]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> O'Brien, Paddy 28799446]]> The Banks of the Shannon mini-LP that we made in the 1970s. I'm not exactly sure why we did not record it. Then, thirty years later, I had the distinct honour of recording a CD called The Boston Edge with another maestro of the accordion, Joe Derrane, with John McGann playing guitar. Joe, like Paddy O'Brien, came up with this very same reel, and also suggested that we record it for The Boston Edge. In the end, for whatever reason, the tune did not make it onto that record either.

Looking back now on both these situations, maybe the reason the tune was not recorded was because we never could find a name for it. One could say that that in itself is not a good reason, and so to redeem ourselves I asked our good friend Catherine McEvoy to do us the honour. In giving it a name for this collection, I had two good choices: 'The Banks of the Shannon', or 'The Boston Edge'. Both titles sound good to me; after all, both masters of the accordion clearly liked the tune. However, I have chosen to call it 'The Banks of the Shannon' because the version Catherine plays on this track comes from a recording of Paddy O'Brien. Unfortunately, I never did capture Joe Derrane playing it. Now it's Catherine's turn.]]>
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Gardiner, Bobby 46363486]]> Gardiner, Bobby (accordion) (composer) 46363486]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald (piano) 53396920]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Connolly, Damien]]> Connolly, Damien (fiddle) (composer)]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> O'Brien, Paddy 28799446]]> Breen, Tara (fiddle)]]> Connolly, Séamus (composer) 33682623]]> Creative Commons License
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The bridge spanning the Shannon at Portumna always held a fascination for me, particularly when it was raised to let larger boats sail underneath. I loved to swim in the clear waters of the Shannon, and diving from the high bridge of Portumna was always a test of nerves and possibly a way of being a 'show off'. During one of my crazy show-off dives I twisted my back and though I lived to tell the tale, I carry a souvenir of that dive to this day!

I wonder if my good friend, accordionist and composer Martin Mulhaire, ever jumped or swam near the bridge. However, I do know that he composed this grand reel, which is masterfully played here by Liz Carroll on her fiddle.]]>
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Cotter, Geraldine 33569581]]> Browne, Ronan 33837096]]> O’Loughlin, Peadar 36543335]]> O'Loughlin, Peadar (fiddle) 36543335]]> Cotter, Geraldine (piano) 33569581]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> Flynn, Eamon (accordion) (composer)]]> Kisiel, Helen (piano) 76033885]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Tonra, Brendan 14474253]]> A Musical Voyage, with Brendan Tonra, produced by his friend Helen Kisiel. My setting of this reel can be found on a 1989 recording called Here and There, on the Green Linnet label. The tune is played for this collection by Séamus and Manus McGuire.]]> McGuire, Séamus (fiddle) 43512454]]> McGuire, Manus (fiddle) 43512465]]> O'Briain, Garry (piano) 58691214]]> Tonra, Brendan (composer) 14474253]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Flute music--Ireland]]> McConnell, Cathal 65520190]]> McEvoy, Catherine (flute) 29160418]]> Creative Commons License
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Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Reels (Music)]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Donnelly, Maeve (fiddle) 63623960]]> Murdoch, Matilda (composer)]]> Creative Commons License
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