Cathal McConnell & Robin Morton - An Irish Jubilee

An quality album from two of the original members of The Boys of the Lough, recorded in 1969, about two years before the band was formed. Many of the ballads have their origins in Ulster, home of both McConnell and Morton, who are from Fermanagh and Antrim respectively. This album, with arrangements of flute, concertina, whistle, voice and bodhrán, contains a number of fine songs, as well as many lovely tunes, the most interesting of which is 'The Blue Angel', a composition of the Belfast pianist Liam King, and a tune which has in recent years re-emerged as a session tune under the title of 'The Flying Crowbar'.

1. Nil se 'na La (It's Not Yet Day) [Air]/The Humours of Winnington [Jig]

2. The Hiring Fair at Hamiltownsbawn [Song]

3. Three out of One [Hornpipe/Jig/Reel]

4. Matt Hyland [Song]

5. The Dusty Miller/McDermott's [Slip Jigs]

6. On the Banks of a River Near Blackwatertown [Song]

7. McNamara's (Connie O'Connell's)/The Blue Angel (King's Fancy) [Jigs]

8. The Gauger's Song

9. Gather Round the Fire/Brereton's [Reels]

10. Mary from Murroogh [Song]

11. Tiocfaidh an Samhradh agus Fairsing Feir (Summer Will Come with Plenty of Hay) [Air]/Planxty Reynolds [Waltz]

12. Thousands are Sailing to Amerikay [Song]

13. Caoineadh Ui Dhomnaill (Lament for O'Donnell) [Air]

14. The Irish Jubilee [Song]/The Glass of Beer/The Longford [Reels]

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Cathal McConnell & Robin Morton - An Irish Jubilee

Noel Hill And Tony Linnane - Noel Hill And Tony Linnane

This, for me, is the classic Irish folk album. Recorded at the end of the '70s by two brilliant musicians from Clare who were two young musicians just starting out, it's an album you must have if you have any interest in Irish music. Tony Linnane (fiddle) and Noel Hill (concertina) are joined by Matt Molloy, Alec Finn and Micheal O'Donhnaill. The result is a marvelous session of jigs and reels that'll have you rolling up the carpet to dance.

1. Humours of Ballyconnell/Drunken Landlady/Ryan's Reel
2. Geese in the Bog
3. Joe Cooley's Hornpipe/Miss Monaghan
4. Skylark/Foxhunter
5. Reevey's Reel/Golden Keyboard
6. Killoran's Reel/Mountain Road
7. Anderson's Reel/Carthy's/Sweeney's Dream
8. Johnny Cope
9. Scotsman over the Border/Tom Billy's Jig
10. A Pigeon on the Gate
11. Daniel O'Connell - The Home Ruler/Kitty's Wedding
12. Lady Ann Montgomery/Cooley's Reel

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Noel Hill And Tony Linnane - Noel Hill And Tony Linnane