https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/items/browse?collection=11&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle&output=atom <![CDATA[The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music]]> 2024-03-29T04:15:04-07:00 Omeka https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/566 <![CDATA[Blue Ribbon Polka, The]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:03-07:00

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Another tune popular in Boston during the days of the Dudley Street dance halls was this polka. It is played here on uilleann pipes by Jerry O'Sullivan from New York.

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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/557 <![CDATA[Clare Glens, The]]>
Not having a name for this polka, I thought, why not call it 'The Clare Glens'? I was honoured to get the opportunity to play it on my fiddle with Monsignor Charlie Coen on concertina. The tune originally came to us from another recording that Ciarán Mac Mathúna made of concertina player Paddy Neil from around that same area of Newport, County Tipperary, a place well-known for its polkas.]]>
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If ever you get a chance to visit The Clare Glens you will not be disappointed. They are a beautiful wooded area, very picturesque, with walkways on both sides of the Clare River. The Glens are very close to Newport, County Tipperary, and are only seven or eight miles from where I grew up. There are a number of swimming areas and a waterfall. Standing under the falls with the cold mountain water flowing over you is most invigorating.

Not having a name for this polka, I thought, why not call it 'The Clare Glens'? I was honoured to get the opportunity to play it on my fiddle with Monsignor Charlie Coen on concertina. The tune originally came to us from another recording that Ciarán Mac Mathúna made of concertina player Paddy Neil from around that same area of Newport, County Tipperary, a place well-known for its polkas.

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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/551 <![CDATA[Farewell to Whiskey]]> Ceolta Tire programme. He had recorded it from Paddy Neil, a concertina player from near Newport, County Tipperary. Paddy's version, in particular the second part, is different from what is usually played. Thanks to Monsignor Coen for learning and recording it for me, and to Nicky McAuliffe from County Kerry for the tune information.]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:00-07:00

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Composed by the legendary Scottish fiddle player Niel Gow in 1799, this tune's title is apparently a reaction to the temporary prohibition of distillation in Scotland due to the failure of that year's barley crop. Played on this recording by master musician Monsignor Charles Coen, it first came to my attention when Ciarán Mac Mathúna, the well-known broadcaster on Radio Éireann, featured it on his Ceolta Tire programme. He had recorded it from Paddy Neil, a concertina player from near Newport, County Tipperary. Paddy's version, in particular the second part, is different from what is usually played. Thanks to Monsignor Coen for learning and recording it for me, and to Nicky McAuliffe from County Kerry for the tune information.

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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/569 <![CDATA[Ger Brooks' Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:04-07:00

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My next door neighbour when I was growing up in Killaloe was known to me as Mister Brooks. He loved to play the accordion, and he had many fine polkas in his repertoire. The polka I play on this track was one of his favourites. In almost sixty years of playing and listening to music I have yet to hear someone else play it. Happy memories of a wonderful neighbour and of his wife and family.

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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/553 <![CDATA[Granny in the Woods]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:00-07:00

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Tom Morrison from Dunmore in County Galway recorded this polka in the early 1920s. Catherine McEvoy, originally from Birmingham, England, and now living in County Meath, delights us with her recording of this same tune: two great flute players at work with the same tune almost one hundred years apart.

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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/564 <![CDATA[Jim Corcoran's Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:03-07:00

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Jim Corcoran is a wonderful friend who plays the fiddle and loves polkas. So does his teacher Laurel Martin, who composed this one for him. Here she plays it for all of us to hear and learn.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/554 <![CDATA[Jimmy Neary's Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:00-07:00

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Another tune from the repertoire of fiddle master Johnny McGreevy. It is played on this recording by the talented flute player Shannon Heaton, who at one time lived in Chicago but now resides in Boston. Thanks, Shannon, for taking the time to travel up to Maine to record for this project. Lovely playing.

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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/565 <![CDATA[John Ryan's (Number One)]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:03-07:00

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Broadcaster and collector Ciarán Mac Mathúna recorded this tune from John Ryan, the concertina player from County Tipperary, who lived on Thomas Street in Dublin City, across the street from the headquarters of the old Pipers' Club. The tune is played here by my nephew Damien Connolly on melodeon.

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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/558 <![CDATA[John Ryan's (Number Two)]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:02-07:00

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Concertina player John Ryan lived on Thomas Street in Dublin, just opposite the old Pipers' Club. One can only imagine the music echoing up and down the streets of that part of the city! Ciarán Mac Mathúna visited John Ryan's home and recorded this polka, one of many tunes that he brought with him from his native County Tipperary. It is played here on melodeon by my nephew Damien.

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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/559 <![CDATA[Kathleen Coen's]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:02-07:00

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Flute player Mr. Jack Coen, brother of Monsignor Charlie Coen, was visiting his daughter Kathleen in Clinton, Massachusetts. I took a trip down that same day to meet Jack and to play a few tunes with him. Many of the tunes we played that day I had learned from a reel-to-reel tape of Jack and his friend Paddy O'Brien from County Tipperary. The tape was recorded in the Bronx, New York, in the 1950s, and a copy was sent back to Ireland. That day, Jack told me that Kathleen played the piano and, if I encouraged her, she might play a tune. Kathleen did play this polka with her father and I captured it as my prize for the day. With such a family connection, it is appropriate then that Father Charlie would be our performer on this track.

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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/571 <![CDATA[Magic Slipper, The]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:04-07:00

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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

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Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/568 <![CDATA[Maurice O'Keeffe's]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:03-07:00

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Máire O'Keeffe is the fiddle player on this track. It is once again a delight to hear my good friend Máire demonstrate the captivating fiddle style of County Kerry. Máire learned this polka from fiddle player Maurice O'Keeffe, a wonderful source of the music of the 'Kingdom' of 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/570 <![CDATA[Mike Duggan's Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:04-07:00

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On this track we once again hear Eamon Flynn on fiddle as he plays 'Mike Duggan's Polka'. Thanks to Brosna-born accordionist Michael Mulcahy for the tune title.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/556 <![CDATA[Mountain Pathway, The]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:01-07:00

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Kevin McElroy, Barbara MacDonald Magone, and I came together to record this tune, which we learned from the cassette tape of fiddle player Mrs. Ellen Galvin that was given to me by Tony MacMahon. A version of this tune was recorded by the great Sligo fiddle master, James Morrison.

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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/560 <![CDATA[Moyasta Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:02-07:00

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Another tune from the repertoire of Mrs. Ellen Galvin. It is played on this track for all of us to enjoy by one of my heroes, Josephine Keegan. Josephine again makes full use of modern recording technology in order to be recorded playing both fiddle and piano. A beautiful blend of West Clare and Northern Ireland fiddling. I have taken the liberty of naming the tune after the home area of Mrs. Galvin in County Clare.

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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/562 <![CDATA[Peig and Mick Ryan]]>
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.]]>
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Traditional Irish music is on a strong footing, due in no small way to Peig and Mick Ryan from Murroe, County Limerick. At a time when the music was unpopular, Peig and her husband Mick worked diligently to promote Irish music and culture in all its forms. We have been friends forever it seems. Peig and Mick would visit my home in Killaloe, County Clare, and hearing Peig's flute playing and Mick's singing was always a delight.

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.

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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/555 <![CDATA[Polka for Matt, A]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:01-07:00

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Matt Cranitch, the well-known fiddle player and scholar from County Cork, came to visit Sandy and me in Maine a few years ago. Matt loves to play polkas, so I composed this three-part tune for him. I play it here with my friends Kevin McElroy on bodhrán, Barbara MacDonald Magone on the piano and, on the fiddle, Meghan Mette, who at the time of recording was a young and enthusiastic sixteen-year-old.

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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/561 <![CDATA[Roseanne's Reel]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:02-07:00

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The lovely fiddle music of Máire O'Keeffe is once again heard on this track. The tune was passed down from John Lenihan to Maurice O'Keeffe, who in turn gave it to Máire.

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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/544 <![CDATA[Thomas Power's Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:08:59-07:00

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Thomas Power, fiddle player from Doonbeg, County Clare, had a repertoire of unusual old tunes. His son Michael, who lives in upstate New York, sent me a recording of his father playing this and a number of other tunes. Fiddle player Kevin Burke did a masterful job of learning this fine forgotten tune and endowing it with his magic swing. Incidentally, piper Padraic Mac Mathúna suggested to me that this melody might well be related to the old song 'An tSeán Bhean Bhocht', or 'The Poor Old Woman'. Musician and scholar Kieran O'Hare has brought to my attention the similarity between 'Thomas Power's Polka' and the song 'The Shearin's No for You' as performed by Scottish singer Ed Miller.

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Séamus Connolly
Boston College Libraries

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https://connollymusiccollection.bc.edu/document/567 <![CDATA[Tureencahill Polka]]> 2016-10-12T08:09:03-07:00

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Another track from fiddle player Máire O'Keeffe. Her title for this tune refers to an area near Rathmore, County Kerry, famous for its music. Máire learned this polka from Sonny Riordan.

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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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