Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Penny whistle music]]> Madden, Joanie, 38423903]]> Madden, Joanie (whistle) (composer) 38423903]]> Donohue, Gabriel (guitar) 103020997]]>
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Gardiner, Bobby ]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Hornpipes]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> MacQuarrie, Gordon 156370256]]> O'Brien, Paddy]]> The Cape Breton Collection of Scottish Melodies.

It is fascinating to imagine the musical meetings that occurred when musicians from Ireland immigrated to America and encountered not only American-born players of Irish traditional music, but also players of Scottish music from Cape Breton. This tune is a great example of such musical cross-pollination. Perhaps Paddy O'Brien picked the tune up in America from a fiddle player, or from MacQuarrie's book, converted it to a hornpipe, and took it back to Ireland with him when he returned in the early 1960s. And now, 'The Bonnie Lass of Headlake' has travelled back and forth across the Atlantic many times; this time in fine style indeed, played by John Daly on the fiddle with Kevin Brehony at the piano.]]> Daly, John (fiddle)]]> Brehony, Kevin (piano)]]> MacQuarrie, Gordon (composer) 156370256]]>
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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.]]> Carroll, Liz (fiddle) 60417993]]> Mulhaire, Martin (composer) 73467396]]>
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Flynn, Eamon ]]> Kisiel, Helen]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Accordion music--Ireland]]> O'Shea, Gildas]]> O'Lynn, Bryan]]> Potts, Tommy 38603306]]> Reck, Tommy 77570670]]> The exciting recording on this track was made by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, featuring master musicians Tony MacMahon and Steve Cooney. The first jig is associated with the piping of Brother Gildas O'Shea. The second jig of the set, 'Bryan O'Lynn', is one of a number of closely related tunes, variants of which include 'The Planting Stick' and 'Magpie in the Tree', found elsewhere in this collection. The two tunes on this track were played together previously by Tommy Potts and Tommy Reck, and they make for a beautiful pairing. Although the first tune does not appear in sheet music form in this collection, both tunes may be found in The Leo Rowsome Collection of Irish Music. Thanks to Malachy Moran, manager of Audio Services and Archive at RTÉ Radio, for permission to use the recording for this project, and to Raidió na Gaeltachta. A special 'thank you' to Steve Cooney for his generous help in tracking down the original recording, and for the great guitar playing that complemented Tony's magical performance. Tony, thanks for the music and for bringing this track to my attention.

 

]]> MacMahon, Tony (accordion) 171508158]]> Cooney, Steve (guitar) 31606143]]>
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Magone, Barbara MacDonald]]> ]]> More info.]]> Folk dance music--Ireland]]> Jigs]]> Fiddle tunes--Ireland]]> Reiner, David 23494779]]> Anthology of Fiddle Tunes (Mel Bay). According to Dave, this tune came together in his head while he was hiking with his parents and brother in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. After he returned from the hike he picked up his fiddle and, he writes, 'made a few improvements to the tune, including the ending that tumbles down arpeggios like a waterfall into a canyon.' The great Liz Carroll recreates Dave's musical hiking adventure with her interpretation of this composition.]]> Carroll, Liz (fiddle) 60417993]]> Reiner, David (composer) 23494779]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Carroll, LIz ]]> Reiner, David]]> ]]> More info.]]> 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]]>
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