Bobby Casey - Casey in the Cowhouse

Recorded on a Grundig reel-to-reel tape recorder in a converted shed behind Junior Crehan's house in 1959, this is the finest example of Bobby Casey's playing to be made available commercially. Four of the tracks were recorded by Bill Leader in 1971, but the greater part of the album was made when Casey was in his early-thirties, playing for friends in a relaxed, informal setting and  the spontaneity, freedom, and immediacy in Casey's playing makes 'Casey in the Cowhouse' stand out from every other recording of this great fiddler that I have heard. Casey is joined by Tommy McCarthy on concertina for two tracks, and by his son Seán Casey, who plays mandolin on the final track.

1. The Glen of Aherlow/Rolling in the Barrel [Reels]

2. Jenny's Welcome to Charlie [Reel]

3. My Love is Fair and Handsome [Reel]

4. The Musical Priest [Reel]

5. The Shores of Lough Rea/Clancy's Dream/Scully Casey's/The Banks of Lough Gowna/Brian O'Lynn [Jigs]

6. Paddy Ryan's Dream [Reel]

7. Toss the Feathers [Reel]

8. Poll Ha'penny/Murphy's [Hornpipes]

9. The Yellow Tinker/The Bunch of Keys [Reels]

10. The College Groves/Toss the Feathers [Reels]

11. Hurry the Jug [Set Dance]

12. Gerry Daly's/Scully Casey's/The Cuckoo/The Western [Hornpipes]

13. Banish Misfortune/Kitty's Rambles [Jigs]

14. The Old Wheels of the World/The Green Fields of America [Reels]

15. Connemara Stockings/The Ships are Sailing [Reels]

16. The Gallowglass/The Legacy [Jigs]

17. Miss McDonald [Reel]

18/ Farewell to Miltown/The Star of Munster [Reels]

link to the free album

Bobby Casey - Casey in the Cowhouse