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This beautiful collection of Irish Traditional music was compiled from recordings made by RTÉ between 1948 and 1969, and unfortunately out of print. the album features Irish-American fiddler Andy McGann. Also featured on some of the recordings are other Sliabh Luachra luminaries, Murphy's own sister Julia Clifford, their teacher Padraig O'Keeffe, and local box hero Johnny O'Leary, as well as famous collector and piper Seamus Ennis. Sound quality is variable, as is to be expected, but the playing is, of course, nothing less than brilliant. Of particular interest is the Sliabh Luachra style rendition of 'The Turkey in the Straw', and the fluent Sligo style duet between Murphy and McGann, as well as the array of beautifully played slides and polkas.
Sliabh Luachra Players
Denis Murphy: fiddle
Julia Clifford: fiddle
Padraig O'Keeffe: fiddle
Johnny O'Leary: accordion
Andy McGann: fiddle
Seamus Ennis: uilleann pipes
1. The Humours of Lisheen/The Lark in the Bog [Jigs]
2. Cronin's [Hornpipe]
3. The Humours of Galteemore/O'Keeffe's Dream/The New Post Office [Reels]
4. The Star Above the Garter/Pádraig O'Keeffe's [Slides]
5. Caoineadh Ui Neill [Air]
6. The Honeymoon [Reel]
7. Tarrant's/The Blue Ribbon [Polkas]
8. Breeches Mary/The Tenpenny Bit [Jigs]
9. The Mountain Road/The Dairymaid [Reels]
10. Denis Murphy's/The Green Cottage/Quarry Cross [Slides]
11. Fitzgerald's/O'Callaghan's Low [Hornpipes]
12. The Turkey in the Straw [Reel]
13. The Green Cottage Set [Polkas]
14. The Harlequin/The Chancellor [Hornpipes]
15. Apples in Winter/Fanning's [Jigs]
16. The Scartaglen/Denis Murphy's [Polkas]
17. Art O'Keeffe's/Dawley's Delight/Quarry Cross [Slides]
18. The Woman of the House [Reel]
19. Caoineadh Uí Dhómhnaill [Air]
20. The Mug of Brown Ale/The Rose in the Heather [Jigs]
21. The Pretty Girls of the Village/The Piper's Despair/Jim Kennedy's Favourite [Reels]
22. The Humours of Mountcollins/Chase me Charlie [Slides]
23. O'Callaghan's [Hornpipe]
Link to the free album
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