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

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