John Bowe & Mary Conroy - John Bowe & Mary Conroy

Recorded in 1977 on Brendan Mulkere's Inchecronin label, Bowe's vigorous and inventive button accordion playing is pleasantly accompanied by Conroy's muted, almost piano-like, chord progressions on the guitar. It's a lovely accordion album altogether, and Mulkere was obviously on form when he wrote the sleeve notes: 'This record is especially for those who want to listen for construction, continuity and balance in the music.

1. Ryan's Rant/Fahy's [Reels]
2. The Sailor's Cravat/The Reel of Bogey [Reels]
3. The Monaghan/In Memory of McKeigue [Jigs]
4. The Downfall of Paris [Set Dance]
5. John Bowe's Favourite/Mulhair's [Reels]
6. The Repeal of the Union/The West Clare [Reels]
7. Thomond Bridge [Hornpipe]
8. The Pensioner who Kissed his Granny/The Scottish Four Courts [Reels]
9. The Ashplant/The First House in Connaught [Reels]
10. Bowe's/Seán Ryan's [Reels]
11. The Drunken Sailor [Hornpipe]
12. Eleanor Kane's/Paddy on the Railroad [Reels]
13. The Thatched Cabin/The Maids of Castlebar [Reels]
14. The Japanese Hornpipe
15. The Teetotaller/Paddy Taylor's [Reels]

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John Bowe & Mary Conroy - John Bowe & Mary Conroy

Terry Teahan & Gene Kelly - Old Time Irish Music In America

Terry Teahan, of Kerry and Chicago, and Gene Kelly, of Kilkenny and Washington DC, were old- style Irish musicians in their 70's when this album was recorded in 1976. Both had been resident in the Us since the 1920s. Gene Kelly plays accordion, Terry Teahan melodeon and concertina. Though each had worked extensively in band settings, this record of solo performances concentrates on old-fashioned dance music. Most of the tunes are played on their own, with a few sets from the unusual accordion playing of Gene Kelly, who admits to possessing a 'totally haphazard' approach to bass acompaniment... Many of the tunes will be well-known, particularly to those who are fond of music from Sliabh Luachra, but the settings are often unfamiliar, granting a glimpse into the dance music of the region in the 1920s. More information can be found in the original liner notes, which are included in the download.

01. Gene Kelly – The Corner House/The Broomstick [Reels]
02. Terry Teahan – Tom Looney's [Slide]
03. Terry Teahan – Reagan's [Slide]
04. Gene Kelly – The Sweep's/Hennessey's [Hornpipes]
05. Terry Teahan – The Kerry Mills [Barndance]
06. Terry Teahan – Mike Howard's [Polka]
07. Terry Teahan – The Bird's [Hornpipe]
08. Gene Kelly – Blind Mary [Air]
09. Terry Teahan – The Barrel Organ [Slide]
10. Terry Teahan – The Evening I Spent with Mick [Slide]
11. Terry Teahan – The Paper Plate [Slide]
12. Gene Kelly - Fahey's/Gerry's Beaver Hat [Jigs]
13. Terry Teahan – The Lonesome Road to Dingle [Slide]
14. Terry Teahan – Mickey Chewing Bubble Gum [Polka]
15. Gene Kelly – Seán Hayes/If There Weren't Any Women in the World [Barndances]
16. Terry Teahan – Tadgh's Ailment [Hornpipe]
17. TerryTeahan – Going for Water [Slide]
18. Gene Kelly – The Old Caubeen [Story & Air]
19. Terry Teahan – Tadgh and Biddy [Waltz]
20. Terry Teahan – Poll Ha'Penny [Hornpipe]
21. Terry Teahan – Paddy Kenny's [Polka]
22. Gene Kelly – Father O'Flynn/The Connaughtman's Rambles [Jigs]
23. Terry Teahan – Jack Mitchell's [Polka]
24. Terry Teahan – Gan Ainm [Sword Dance]
25. Terry Teahan – The Road to Gleanntán [Fling]
26. Gene Kelly – The Swallow's Tail/Miss McLeod [Reels]

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Terry Teahan & Gene Kelly - Old Time Irish Music In America

Andy M. Stewart - Songs Of Robert Burns

Andy M. Stewart is a Scottish singer and songwriter, formerly the frontman for Silly Wizard. Called one of Celtic music's most gifted singers and arguably the best songwriter in the entire folk tradition, Andy M. Stewart has been delighting audiences with his music and humour for more than three decades. Andy's voice gives rightful airing to some of the finest of Burn's songs. To hear the two together leaves no doubt that the singer is at his peak, and that "Rabbie Burrns wa'farr mare th' a lad wh' wrrote tha' New Year's song."

Musicians;
Andy M. Stewart: Vocals
Manus Lunny: Guitar and Bouzouki
Donald Shaw: Accordion and Keyboard
Charlie McKerron: Fiddle

1. Rantin' Rovin Robin

2. Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes

3. Is There For Honest Poverty (For A' That)

4. Green Grow The Rashes, O

5. Ae Fond Kiss

6. Hey, Ca' Thro'

7. Hey How Johnie Lad

8. The Lea - Rig

9. It Was A' For Our Rightfu' King

10. A Red, Red Rose

11. To The Weaver's Gin Ye Go

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Andy M. Stewart - Songs Of Robert Burns

Various Artists - Mountain Top

A recording made by the musicians on the Comhaltas Ceoltórí Éireann tour of the USA in Unfortunately there is considerable wear on the LP from which the rip which adds sound quality issues to a fine collection of tunes played by a talented bunch of traditional artists. However, there are some interesting selections, including three Vincent Broderick compositions played by the East Galway flute player himself, and a nice version of 'The Maid Behind the Bar' played by Antrim fiddler, Jim McKillop.
1976.

Bobby Gardiner – Accordion
Roger Sherlock – Flute
Geordie Hanna – Voice
Vincent Broderick – Flute
Paddy Fallon – Bodhrán
Cáit Ní Chuis – Fiddle
Jim McGreevy – Accordion
Anne Mulqueen – Voice
Jim McKillop – Fiddle
Peter Carbery – Pipes
Kevin Taylor - Piano

1. Bobby Gardiner – The Mountain Top/Sporting Nell [Reels]

2. Roger Sherlock – Tripping to the Well/The Kiss Behind the Door [Polkas]

3. Geordie Hanna – Caroline of Edinburgh Town [Song]

4. Vincent Broderick & Paddy Fallon – The Rainbow's End/The Crock of Gold [Reels]

5. Cáit Ní Chus – The Lament for Staker Wallace [Air]

6. Jimmmy McGreevy – The Musical Priest/The Concert [Reels]

7. Roger Sherlock & Paddy Falon – The Dairymaid/The Old Blackthorn/O'Keeffe's Plough/Callaghan's [Reels]

8. Jimmy McGreevy – The Old Grey Goose [Jig]

9. Céilí Band – Down the Broom/The Gatehouse Maid [Reels]

10. Anne Mulqueen – My Blue-Eyed Mountain Queen [Song]

11. Jim McKillop – Jimmy McBride's [Reel]

12. Vincent Broderick & Paddy Fallon – The Spider's Web [Jig]

13. Peter Carbery – The Chattering Magpie/Gerry Commane's Favourite [Reels]

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Various Artists - Mountain Top

Father Charles Coen - Father Charlie

Father Charlie (Green Linnet - CSIF 1021 -1979) is a slightly strange album in that it features two songs in Irish sung by a childrens' choir and directed by Father Charles Coen. Apart from that the music is sparse and unaccompanied, with the exception of the final tune, an unusual and particularly pretty 6/8 march on which Father Coen's concertina is joined by Mick Moloney on guitar. Father Charles also plays whistle and flute on several tracks. It's not in the same league as the brilliant album 'The Branch Line' recorded two years previously by brothers Jack and Father Charles Coen, but it features some lovely playing and some interesting tunes nonetheless.[source Ceolalainn]

1. Tommy Meara's/Swinging on the Gate [Reels]

2. Gallagher's Frolics/The Templehouse [Jigs]

3. The Echoo/The Wonder [Hornpipes]

4. Ag Seoladh Na Gamhna [Air]

5. Paddy Fahey's/The Tynagh [Jigs]

6. An Londubh is an Chéirseach (The Blackbird and the Thrush) [Song]

7. Mike Coen's/Mike Coen's 2/The Flour Bag [Polkas]

8. Kitty Jones/Castlekelly [Reels]

9. Madeline's Frolics/The Foxhunter's [Slip Jigs]

10. Feach a Phádraig [Song]

11. Ambrose Maloney's/Richard Dwyer's [Reels

12. Tim Kelly's/John McMahon's [Reels]

13. An Cailín Rua [Song]

14. Parnell's [March]

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Father Charles Coen - Father Charlie

Martin O'Connor - Connachtman's Rambles

Máirtín O'Connor is an Irish button accordionist from Galway, who began playing at the age of nine, and whose career has seen him as a member of many traditional music groups that include Skylark, Midnight Well, De Dannan, and The Boys of the Lough. A traditional Irish musician, O'Connor was one of the major forces of the music in the world-renowned Riverdance. His first solo album A Connachtman's Rambles relweased in 1979 established him as a solo musician and proved a major critical success. O'Connor has released three albums since; Perpetual Motion, released in 1990, Chatterbox, released in 1993, and The Road West, released in 2005.

The Jolly Tinker [Reel]
Munster Buttermilk / Port An Bhrathar [Jigs]
The Rattlin’ Bog / The Glenside / Martin O’Connor’s [Polkas]
Hornpipe
A Stoir Mo Chroi [Slow Air]
Mother’s Delight / The College Groves / Jenny’s Chickens [Reels]
John Kelly’s / Jenny Picking Cockles [Reels]
Larry O’Gaff / The Castletown Connors [Jigs]
Lord Gordon’s / The Chicago / St. Anne’s [Reels]
The Connachtman’s Rambles / My Darling’s Asleep [Jigs]
Mo Giolla Mear [Air]
Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part / Delaney’s Drummers [Jigs]

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Martin O'Connor - Connachtman's Rambles

Na Fili - Na Fili 3

Na Fili ( meaning the poets in Gaelic) was a group built around Tomás Ó Canainn in the late 1960s. Ó Canainn was a uilleann piper, accordion player, singer, composer, researcher, writer and lecturer in both electrical engineering and music. He was a founder of the group Na Fili with fiddler Matt Cranitch and whistle player Tom Barry. They gained considerable popularity and recorded several albums. The NME in 1974 voted them the best Folk group and a further reviewer at that time commented that "no one, but no one can touch them". So judge for yourself....xx

1 Gander In The Pratie Hole/Humours Of Donnybrook/Why So
2 Ar Eireann Ni nEosfainn Ce Hi
3 Beal Atha hAmhnais
4 De Bharr Na gCnoc
5 Caitlin Triall
6 Dia Do Bheatha
7 The Foggy Dew
8 Cis Liathain/Is Maith Le Nora
9 Caoineadh Na dTi Muire
10 Leitrim Fancy/The Blackbird
11 Don Oiche Ud I mBeithil
12 Dalaigh's/Captain Byng/An Bhfaca Tu Mo Sheamaisin?

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Na Fili - Na Fili 3

Ballycotton - Fairytale

Ballycotton's 1997 release Fairytale showed considerable growth, as the group expanded its influences beyond those of traditional Irish music. "The Irish Opera" introduces Middle Eastern sounds to the Celtic foundation in a manner perfected years earlier by the Austrian Band. "Whispering" is a gentle contemporary instrumental piece possessing no distinct cultural origins. "The Horny, Drunken Wife" is a lively Irish-sounding number featuring fiddle and bouzouki. The traditional numbers "Michael Gormans," "Sweet Little Pussycat," "Ships Are Sailing," and "Home With the Girls" demonstrate musical preferences that still lie with the Celtic persuasion, while revealing subtle Middle Eastern, gypsy, and new age touches that make Ballycotton a more interesting group. "Sexy Pin-Up Girl," with its unusual rhythms and unique melody, is indicative of the band's growth and expansion. [From an online review]

Ballycotton are;
Alex König - Gitarre, Bouzouki, Mandoline
Christina Gaismeier - Violine
Harald G. Binder - Percussion
Robert Polsterer - Gitarre, Bass, Obertongesang
Peter Beinhofer - Akkordeon, Gesang

1 The Irish Opera

2 Her Nasty Daughter

3 Whispering

4 The Horny, Drunken Wife

5 Joanna´s Wedding

6 Michael Gorman´s

7 Sweet Little Pussycat

8 Ships Are Sailing

9 Sexy Pin Up Girl

10 Home With The Girls

11 Fairytale

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Ballycotton - Fairytale

Silly Wizard - So Many Partings

Silly Wizard played a variety of Scottish folk music, both instrumental and vocal, from fast jigs and reels to slow airs. While the majority of the items they played were traditional songs or tunes, the band did write many compositions of their own. Phil Cunningham generally wrote instrumental music centered on the accordion, and Stewart wrote several songs in a style often distinctly traditional. Once Stewart's singing and the driving, impassioned instrumentals of the Cunningham brothers had established themselves at its centre, the group's overall sound changed little. So Many Partings was the third album by Silly Wizard released in 1979. On this album the songs "The Valley Of Strathmore" and "The Highland Clearances" were written by Andy M. Stewart.

Band
Phil Cunningham: Accordion, tin whistle, Synthesizers, piano, vocals
Johnny Cunningham: Fiddle, vocals
Martin Hadden: Electric bass, harmonium, guitar
Gordon Jones: Guitar, mandola, bodhran
Andy M. Stewart: Lead vocals, tenor banjo

Scarce O'Tatties/Lyndhurst

The Valley Of Strathmore

Bridget O'Malley (Brid Og Ni Mhaille)

A.A. Cameron's Strathspey/Mrs. Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Shillin'

Donald McGillavry/O'Neill's Cavalry March

The Highland Clearances

Miss Catherine Brosnan

Wi' My Dog and Gun

Miss Shepherd/Sweeney's Buttermilk/McGlinchey's Reels

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Silly Wizard - So Many Partings

Irish Tradition - Corner House

Classic 1978 album of Irish/Celtic Traditional music from a trio who were based in Baltimore USA who only recorded two albums together before going their separate ways. Andy O'Brien's voice perfectly captures the feel of the lyrics, telling stories of love and hardship. Billy McComiskey is a master of the button accordion, also known for his more recent work with the group Trian. And Brendan Mulvihill is one of the best traditional Irish fiddlers. They are also joined by Mick Moloney (harmony vocals,bouzouki,mandolin, tenor banjo, mandola). 

Band:

Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), 
Billy McComiskey (accordian,concertina, harmonium),
Andy O’Brien (vocals, guitar). 
Mick Moloney (harmony vocals,bouzouki,mandolin, tenor banjo, mandola). 

1. Smash The Windows/Fred Finn's

2. Windmills

3. In And Out The Harbor

4. The Maid At The Spinning Wheel/The Colliers Jig

5. The Hiring Fair

6. The Corner House/My Maryann

7. Loftus Jones

8. The Spike Island Lassies/The Humours Of Tulla

9. The Dark Eyed Sailor

10. Molly On The Shore/The Tempest

11. England's Motorway

12. The Congress Reel/Down The Broom/The Star Of Munster

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Irish Tradition - Corner House

Plethyn - Drws Agored

At their most active between 1978 and 1995, Plethyn are pioneers of authentic Welsh folk music, specializing in the close harmonies of the “Plygain” tradition.

Plethyn (meaning ‘braid’ or ‘bond’) is a very apt name for this trightly knit Welsh folk group. The three members originate from the region of Maldwyn, in Mid-Wales. Roy and Linda are brother and sister and John Gittins was born on a neighbouring farm. The folk tradition of this region is particularly rich and its influence can be clearly heard in the voices and style of Plethyn.

Linda Healy has one of the outstanding voices of Welsh folk singing, and the harmonic and natural blend given by Roy’s tenor and John’s bass provide the perfect frame for it.

They accompany themselves on guitar and mandolin and most of their songs are their own arrangements of traditional ones, but they also include new compositions, many of the lyrics penned by poet Myrddin ap Dafydd.

Group:
Linda Healy: Vocals, guitar and accordion.
Roy Griffiths: Vocals, guitar.
John Gittins: Vocals and mandolin.

01 - Cwm y Coed

02 - Myn Mair

03 - Breuddwyd Glyndwr

04 - Rho Wên yn Dy Gwsg

05 - La Rochelle

06 - Philomela

07 - Hon yw Fy Olwen i

08 - Y Ceidwad

09 - Ffarwel i Aberystwyth

10 - Wylaf Dros Iwerddon

11 - Y Deryn Pur

12 - Cysga Di Fy Mhlentyn Tlws

13 - Tafarn Fach Glyd ar y Cei

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Plethyn - Drws Agored

Ian Powrie - At Home

Celebrated Scottish fiddle player Ian Powrie emigrated to Australia twice, once in the 1960s and once, I think, in the late 1980s. This was recorded while he was back on home soil in Strathearn, Perthshire, in his farmhouse with his old musical partners Jimmy Blue and Mickie Ainsworth on accordions, and Dave Barclay on bass.

01 Ian Powrie's Comps to Sir Thomas Wardle/Jimmy Shand's Welcome to Corrieburn
02 A Lass from Glasgow Town/Lunan Bay/Mary Shaw
03 Sir Kenneth Alexander/The Clan McColl
04 Mrs Hamilton of Pencaitland
05 Scotty Wilson/Donald MacLellan of Rothesay
06 Jimmy and Mickie
07 The Wild Flowers of Barra
08 Highland Cathedral
09 Gaelic Reel/In the Gloamin'/Tigh Na Gorm
10 Mackworth/Kemmel Hill
11 Catherine & John Fraser's Diamond Wedding
12 The Old Scottish Waltz
13 Kenny Thomson's Comps to Ian Powrie/A Tribute to Stan Hamilton/Peerie Willie
14 Ellenbrook/The Black Boy/Georgina Catherine MacDonald/C M Hall
15 Annie's Song/Country Roads/Thank God I'm a Country Boy
16 The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain

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Ian Powrie - At Home

Various Artists - Home I Left Behind

A recording made by the musicians from the  tour of the USA in 1974. Paddy Berry is on form, though betraying signs of a slight cold that adds to his already nasal style, and his song is a favourite in Wexford, his particular treatment having set the mould for many of the younger generation of traditional singers from that part of the country. Other tracks of interest are the slides, played by Dónal de Barra on whistle rather than accordion, the beautiful air played by Eugene Nolan, and the fiddling of Denis Ryan and Brendan McGlinchey, who plays a fiery version of the 'Star of Munster' in G instead of the usual key of A. [source Ceolalainn]

Musicians
Bobby Gardiner – Accordion
Peg McGrath – Flute
Paddy Berry – Voice
Deirdre Collins – Whistle
Marie Grimes – Voice
Brendan McGlinchey – Fiddle
Dónal de Barra – Accordion/Whistle
Anne Mulqueen – Voice
Pádraig Ó hlarnáin – Accordion
Eugene Nolan – Flute
Denis Ryan – Fiddle
Gabriel McKeon – Pipes
Brendán Mac Eachráin - Piano

1. Bobby Gardiner – The Dublin Reel/Rip the Calico [Reels]

2. Peg McGrath – The Castlebar Races/Old Tipperary [Jigs]

3. Paddy Berry – Balllyshannon Lane [Song]

4. Deirdre Collis – MacDermott's/Moloney's Favourite [Reels]

5. Marie Grimes – An Buachaill Caol Dubh [Song]

6. Céilí Band – The Cook in the Kitchen/Whelan's [Jigs]

7. Brendan McGlinchey – The Salamanca/The Star of Munster [Reels]

8. Ceilí Band – Lucy Campbell/The Jolly Tinker [Reels]

9. Dónal de Barra – The Tidy Girleen/The Templeglantine [Slides]

10. Anne Mulqueen – The Home I left Behind [Song]

11. Pádraig Ó hlarnáin – The Bunch of Keys [Reel]

12. Eugene Nolan – Caoine an Spailpin [Air]

13. Denis Ryan – Reevey's [Hornpipe]

14. Gabriel McKeon – The Gander in the Pratie Hole/Sixpenny Money [Jigs]

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Various Artists - Home I Left Behind

Various Artists - Breeze From Erin

The Breeze From Erin is a classic album of Irish instrumental Traditional & Folk Music played on Wind Instruments. The recording features several generations of musicians. All in all they add up to a vital collection, real examples of a live, healthy tradition.”

Musicians
Willie Clancy : bagpipes and whistle
Festy Conlan : whistle
Eddie Corcoran : whistle
Tim Lyons : accordion
Tony McMahon : accordion
Seamus Tansey : flute, whistle and tambourine
Reg Hall : piano

1   The Choice Wife (slip jig) Clancy, bagpipes
2  Banish Misfortune (jig) Conlan, whistle
3  The Bag of Potatoes : Sligo Maid (reels) Conlan. whistle, Lyons, accordion
4  Róisin Dubh (air) Tansey, flute, Dublin Reel : The Steampacket (reels) Tansey, flute, Hall, piano
5  Boil the Breakfast Early (reel) Tansey and Corcoran, whistle
6  Bean Dubh an Ghleanna (air) : The Ewe (reel) McMahon, accordion
7  The Morning Dew : The Woman of the House (reels) Clancy, whistle
8 The Queen of the Rushes (jig) Conlan, whistle Lyons, accordion
9  Paddy Ryan’s Dream : Mamma’s Pet (reels) Tansey, flute, Hall, piano
10  An Raibh Tú Ar an gCarraig (air) Conlan, whistle
11 The First House in Connacht : Miss McLeod (reels) Conlan, whistle
12 Bonny Kate : Jenny’s Chickens (reels) Corcoran, whistle, Tansey, tambourine
13 Taimse im Chodladh (air) Clancy, bagpipes

Recorded by Bill Leader
First issued by Topic Records 1969

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  Various Artists - Breeze From Erin

Harry Hibbs - A Fifth Of Harry Hibbs

The late, great and unforgetable Harry Hibbs dealing out a grand selection of Scottish, Irish and Newfoundland Traditional/Folk tunes on his trusty auld Accordion.

1 Roddy McLury
2 Kelligrews Soiree
3 Rocking The Rodney
4 Come Back Paddy Reilly
5 Doggie Doggie Bark At The Cat
6 Erin's Green Shore
7 All For Me Grog
8 Paddy O'Regan
9 The Orange & The Green
10 Wicklow Hills
11 Banks Of The Roses
12 Up In The Woodpile

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Harry Hibbs ‎– A Fifth Of Harry Hibbs

Harry Hibbs - Harry Hibbs At The Caribou Club

The one and only Harry Hibbs dealing out a grand selection of Scottish, Irish and Newfoundland Traditional/Folk tunes on his trusty auld Accordion. Though the album is called At The Caribou Club it does not appear to be a live set. Never mind this 1968 album hits the spot....so lets sing alomg with Harry

"There was Barney McGee from the banks of the Lee

There was Hogan from County Tyrone

There was Johnny McGurk who was scared stiff of work

And a man from Westmeath called Malone"

01-Road to the Isles.

02-Isle of Newfoundland.

03-Cook In the Galley.

04-Haste to the Wedding.

05-The Irish Rover.

06-The Black Velvet Band.

07-Off to Dublin.

08-Off to California.

09-I'se the B'y.

10-Twiggle Toe.

11-Squid Jiggin' Ground.

12-Sweet Sixteen.

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Harry Hibbs - Harry Hibbs At The Caribou Club

Denis Doody - Kerry Music

Denis Doody, born in Ballinahulla near Ballydesmond, was the grandson of the fiddler and  contemporary of Pádraig O'Keeffe, Din Tarrant. He remembers hearing Pádraig O'Keeffe and Tom Billy play when he was a child, but it was the accordion that he picked up, largely teaching himself, and mostly playing alone. He struck up friendships with Johnny O'Leary and Denis Murphy. These players were to influence his playing enormously as he returned to the music of his home region, though for ornamental intricacy and rhythmic deftness he is, unmatched within the old-style Sliabh Luachra accordion tradition. This absolutely cracking unaccompanied album speaks volumes of his sheer virtuosity and unrivalled lightness of touch.

1. Johnny Cope's/Din Tarrant's [Polkas]
2. The Glen Cottage/Baile an tSamhraidh [Slides]
3. Terry Teahan's/Cousins Delight [Polkas]
4. The Ballinahulla polkas
5. Nehyl's fiddle/O'Mahony's [Hornpipes]
6. The Scart/Going to the Well for Water [Slides]
7. The Priest/The Barna [Slides]
8. Denis Murphy's/Lacha Cross [Polkas]
9. The Munster/Kitty's Wedding [Jigs]
10. Well I Know What Kitty Wants/The Brosna [Slides]
11. The Tourniore Lass/Johnny O'Leary's [Polkas]
12. The Quarry Cross/Abbey's Green Isle [Slides]
13. The Lonesome Road to Dingle/The Man from Glauntaun [Slides]
14. The Green Cottage 1/The Munster Bank [Polkas]
15. Callaghan's/The Kaiser [Slides]
16. Johnny Cope [Hornpipe]
17. The Blackwater Polkas
18. The Gallant Tipperary Boys/This is My Love, Do You Like Her? [Slides]
19. Tureengarbh Glen/The green Cottage 2 [Polkas]
20. Box the Monkey/The House in the Glen [Jigs]
21. The Groves of Gneenveguilla/Jack Reedy's [Polkas]
22. Chase Me Charlie/Kiely Cotter's [Slides]
23. The Gullane/Jimmy Doyle's Favourite [Polkas]

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Denis Doody - Kerry Music

Julia, John & Billy Clifford - The Star Of Munster Trio

Recorded between 1964 and 1976 this album features Irish Traditional Fiddle player Julia Clifford, sister of Denis Murphy, her husband John on Accordion, and their son Billy on Flute. Much of it was recorded around a single microphone in Eric and Lucy Farr's kitchen, so the sound quality isn't brilliant, but the quality of the music shines through, and Julia Clifford's playing is, as always, a thing of immense beauty.

1. Dublin Porter/The Mountain Lark [Reels]

2. The Lark in the Bog [Jig]

3. The Mountain Road/Paddy Cronin's [Reels]

4. The Ballydesmond/The Knocknaboul [Polkas]

5. Boil the Breakfast Early/Bunker Hill [Reels]

6. The Red-Haired Boy [Air]

7. The Crooked Road to Dublin/The Clare [Reels]

8. Bill Black's/O'Donovan's [Hornpipes]

9. John Mahinney's (Old Joe's)/The Leitrim Fancy [Jigs]

10. Grandfather's Thought/Madam if you Please [Hornpipes]

11. The Chicago [Reel]

12. Napoleon's Retreat [Set Dance]

13. Connie the Soldier/The Humours of Glin [Jigs]

14. The Palatine's Daughter [Air]

15. Jim Mac's [Hornpipe]

16. Cherish the Ladies [Jig]

17. The Harlequin [Hornpipe]

18. The Old Bush/Within a Mile of Dublin [Reels]

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Julia, John & Billy Clifford - Star Of Munster Trio

Hugh Morrison - Robert Burns Rocks

Hugh Morrison is best known for his accordion playing, but here he adds his rough edged vocals to provide contemporary versions of Robert Burns songs. With drums, bass and electric guitar on some tracks it is a far cry from Kenneth McKellar [thank god]. This is a great release with Burns Night almost upon us] to be played in any pub… with ballads, foot stomps, and of course some fine sing-a-longs. Joining Hugh are Boston’s Street Dogs, Johnny Rioux and Marcus Hollar plus seasoned Celtic performers, Banchory’s Scottish Golden Fiddle Champion Judi Nicolson and from Virginia, Kendall Rogers. Houston’s Celtic Rockers Murder the Stout contribute with first class Bass & Drums from Jay Brooks and Andy Salmon respectively.

1. Leezie Lindsay

2. Rantin Rovin Robin

3. Ye Jacobites By Name

4. Ye Banks & Braes

5. Hey Johnny Lad

6. Red Red Rose

7. Scots Wha Hae

8. Awa Whigs Awa

9. Ae Fond Kiss

10. Burns Reels

11. The Rigs O' Barley

12. The Lea Rig

13. A Man's A Man

14. Farewell To The Highlands

15. Auld Lang Syne

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Hugh Morrison - Robert Burns Rocks

Muıntır Lewis - Weeds in the Garden

 Muıntır Lewis or as you and i would call them the Lewis family are a musical family from East Galway, consisting of Breda Lewis [mandolin] and John Lewis [flute], and their two children Patsy Lewis [concertina] and Liam Lewis [fiddle]. Music mainly from their local area of Galway, including 3 of Paddy Fahey’s compositions. What you see is what you get - 4 musicians playing in various combinations, with no guest appearances, straightforward , simple arrangements of a fine selection of tunes , all at the very leisurely pace so common of East Galway - style players. A lovely album.

1. O'Connor Donn's/The Mountain Dew [Reels]
2. The Weeds in the Garden [Air]
3. The Gardener/Paddy O'Brien's [Hornpipes]
4. The Green Groves Of Erin/Allen's [Reels]
5. An Buachaill Caol Dubh [Air]
6. Tobín's/Tom Billy's [Jigs]
7. Paddy Fahey's 4/Paddy Fahey's 3 [Reels]
8. Deus Meus [Air]
9. The Star of Munster/The Girl that Broke My Heart [Reels]
10. Paddy Fahey's/Eddie Kelly's [Jigs]
11. A Dhia na Nollag [Air]
12. The Ewe with the Crumpled Horn/Moving in Decency [Reels]

Link to the free album

Muintir Lewis - Weeds In The Garden