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"ANDY & FRIENDS"

Concert/ceili recorded live at Concannon's, Norwood MA, by Seán Reynolds. Date ? 1995. This was part of a fundraiser
for the Pine Street Inn in Boston and I think we raised about a thousand dollars that night!

Andy McGann, fiddle - Mike Rafferty, flute - John Whelan, box - Jerry O'Sullivan, pipes - Bill Black, guitar/bouzouki

[1] Bantry Bay - From Galway to Dublin - Galway (hp)

[2] Carraroe - Pete Kelly's - Haunted House (jigs)   

[3] Death of Staker Wallace (air)       

[4] Dowd's #9 - Carrigaline - Humors of Scariff (reels)       

[5] Farrell O'Gara - Trim the Velvet (reels)

[6] Fleming's - McGann's #1    (reels)

[7] Green Mountain (reel) - Choice Wife - Barney Brallaghan (slip jigs)       

[8] Maggie Brown (jig) - Man of the House (reel)

[9] Cuckoo - Scent of the Bog - Lad O'Beirne's (hp)   

[10] Begley's (slide) - Baile an tSamhraidh (slide) - Kitty's Wedding (hp)       

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HUGH GILLESPIE - Topic 12T364

Hugh Gillespie [1906 - 1986] was born in Ballybofey, Co. Donegal. He emigrated to the US in 1928 and settled in the New York
area, where he worked as an engineer for the local electric company. He became a protegé of Michael Coleman and performed
regularly with him over the years. These recordings are from the years 1937 - 1939 and clearly demonstrate that Gillespie deserves
his place alongside Coleman, Morrison, and Killoran in the pantheon of great Sligo-style fiddlers.

Gillespie returned to Ballybofey and passed away there in 1986. His son Hughie remained a firm supporter of the New York Irish
music scene (and a personal friend of mine) until his own passing a few years back.

[1] Contentment Is Wealth - Finley's* (jigs)

[2] Donegal Traveller - Miss Montgomery (reels)

[3] Dowd's #9 - Jackson's (reels)

[4] Dowd's Favorite (reel)

[5] Farewell to Leitrim* - Tom Steele* (reels)

[6] Finnea Lasses - Gurren's Castle (flings)

[7] Girl That Broke My Heart - Dick Cosgrove's* (reels)

[8] Irish Mazurka

[9] Jackson's Favorite - Kip's* (jigs)

[10] Jenny's Welcome to Charlie (reel)

[11] Liverpool - Hennessey's* (hornpipes)

[12] Master Crowley's Favorites (jigs)

[13] Master Crowley's Reels

[14] Mountain Stream* - Parker's Fancy (h'pipes)

[15] Paddy Finley's Fancy* - Joe O'Connell's Dream (reels)

*Alternate names:
track 1, tune 2 = East at Glendart        
track 5, tune 1 = Lawson's
track 5, tune 2 = Hand Me Down the Tackle   
track 7, tune 2 = Yellow Tinker
track 9, tune 2 = Doherty's Fancy        
track 11, tune 2 = Pretty Maggie Morrissey
track 12, tune 2 = Trip to Sligo           
track 13, tune 1 = Miss Patterson's Slippers
track 14, tune 1 = Western / Athlone       
track 15, tune 1 = Galway Rambler

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JERRY O'SULLIVAN & THE SUPPORT GROUP: LIVE AT THE BLACKSTONE RIVER THEATER

Recorded November 2003; musicians Jerry O'Sullivan, pipes; Mike Reynolds, box; Seán Reynolds, fiddle;
Bill Black, guitar/bouzouki; Pat Black, bodhrán. A great night at a great venue.

[1] Cooley's / Maid Behind the Bar / Kilmaley  [reels]   

[2] Copperplate / Tinker's Daughter / Lad O'Beirne's  [reels[   

[3] Cregg's Pipes / Lucy Campbell / Come West Along the Road [reels]     

[4] Golden Keyboard / Sheila Coyle's / Fr. Kelly's #1     [reels] 

[5] Granny Quinn's / Irish Embassy   [reels]   

[6] Green Gates / Star of Munster    [reels]  

[7] Kerfunten / Woodcock / Tonra's   [jigs]   

[8] Luck Penny / Trip to Athlone / Cliffs of Moher     [jigs] 

[9] Martin Wynne's #1 / Trim the Velvet / Speed the Plough   [reels]  

[10] Rose in the Heather / Bride's Favorite / Carraroe    [jigs] 

[11] Western  / Cuckoo [hornpipes]   

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DE DANANN LIVE - NEW YORK 1977

Frankie Gavin, fiddle/flute  - Alec Finn, bouzouki - Charlie Piggott, banjo/melodeon - Ringo McDonagh, bodhrán - Johnny Moynihan, mandolin/whistle/vocals.

Recorded by John Dillon. Some of the best Irish traditional music I have ever heard; for me the band was never quite the same after
Charlie Piggott left it. By the way - I would have been at the show except I had to baby-sit that night!


[1] Collier's Reel / Paddy Fahy's [reels]
       
[2] Trip It Upstairs / Trip to Athlone (Newport Lass) [jigs]
       
[3] Kitty Lie Over (The Frost Is All Over) [jigs]   

[4] Drowsy Maggie / Flax in Bloom [reels]
   
[5] Flowers of Spring / Jackie Small's [jigs]

[6] Nancy's Whiskey [song]

[7] Congress / Star of Munster [reels]

[8] ? jig - Paddy Clancy's [jigs] Copperplate - Hunter's Purse [reels]

[9] O'Carolan's Draft   
   
[10] Mac's Fancy / Mist-Covered Mountain [jigs]       

[11] Broken Pledge / Jenny's Welcome to Charlie [reels]

[12] Blackbird [h'pipe] / Jolly Clamdiggers / Killarney Boys of Pleasure [reels]

[13] Hag's Purse / Collier's [jigs]

[14] The Clog / Knocknagree (Terry Teahan's) [slides]

[15] bodhrán solo / Devaney's Goat [reels]

[16] Strawberry Blossom / Humors of Tulla [reels]

[17] Kerry Reel / Toss the Feathers [reels]

[18] ??? / My Love in the Morning [jigs]

[19] Four Courts / Paddy Taylor's [reels]

[20] Walls of Liscarroll / Jolly Corkonian [jigs]

[21] Primrose Lass / Green Grow the Rushes     [flings]

[22] Love Will You Marry Me? / Byrne's [h'pipes]

[23] Tom Billy's / Castle [jigs] Sandmount / Clogher     [reels]   

JOHNNY CRONIN and JOE "BANJO" BURKE

Recorded in 1976 and released (LP only - no CD) by Shanachie (#29005). Now out of print.

Johnny (from Kerry) and Joe (from Kilkenny)  were great NY musicians in the 70's and 80's who played at any pub
that featured traditional music, including the legendary Bunratty on Kingsbridge Avenue in the Bronx. Joe was also
a fine singer with a great baritone voice that could be heard for miles. Sadly neither are still with us; Johnny died in
1991 and Joe in 2003.

I was privileged to have known and played with both men, and was also honored to be able to say a few words at
Joe's induction into the Comhaltas Northeast Hall of Fame shortly before his death.

[1] Ships are Sailing - Longford Collector [reels]

[2] Cat Rambles to the Child's Saucepan - Bunratty Boys [slides]  

[3] Wise Maid - Toss the Feathers [reels]

[4] Knocknaboul - As I Went Out Upon the Ice - Ballydesmond [polkas]  

[5] Wynne's #1 - Pride of the Bronx [reels]

[6] Top of Cork Road - Wandering Minstrel [jigs]

[7] Miko Russell's - Old Copperplate [reels]

[8] Worn Torn Petticoat - Dingle Regatta [slides]

[9] Drag Her Round the Road - Wynne's #2 [reels]

[10] Plains of Boyle - From Galway to Dublin  [h'pipes]

[11] Farewell to Ireland - Blackthorn Stick [reels]

[12] Bill the Weaver's - Denis Murphy's [slides]

CONNACHT CEILI BAND

Recorded Boston 1966. Thanks to Mike Connolly for the CD.

Personnel:
Mike McDonagh, box (and band leader) - Martin McDonagh, box - Tommy Sheridan, box - Eddie Irwin, piano -
Maurice Toole, string bass - Frank Hannon, fiddle - Brendan Tonra, fiddle - Pat Martin, flute - Gene Preston,
flute - Frank Neylon, flute - Tom Kelly, flute - Millie Allen, vocals

[1] Redican's - Jackson's - Copper Plate (G) (reels)

[2] Frieze Britches - Garret Barry's (jigs)

[3] Lovely Leitrim (song)

[4] Kildare Fancy - Honeysuckle (hp)

[5] Dublin Lasses - Tansey's Favorite (reels)   

[6] Captain's Whiskers - O'Neill's (marches)   

[7] Jolly Tinker - Silver Spear (reels)   

[8] Homeward Bound (song)   

[9] New York - Lark on the Strand (jigs)   

[10] Merry Harriers - Cashmere Shawl (reels)   

[11] Joe Connolly's Favorite (waltz)       

[12] Congress - New Steamboat (? Packet) (reels)   

JOE COOLEY

These cuts are from a tape made at a pub ceili somewhere in Ireland. Not the greatest sound quality but you get a good
idea of Joe's playing style.  I don't know who the banjo player is.

There's one track that I had to scrub because of EBN syndrome [= Excessive Bodhrán Noise]. The player isn't bad but
he's obviously seated closer to the microphone than Joe is. I tried a lot of tricks to get rid of - or at least balance - the sound,
but nothing worked.


[1] Wise Maid - Last Night's Fun (reels)

[2] Daniel O'Connell (jig)

[3] Crowley's Reels

[4] New Custom House (reel)

[5] Blackthorn - Boyne Hunt (reels)

[6] Humors of Tulla - Skylark - Roaring Mary (reels)

[7] Bucks of Oranmore (reel)

[8] Queen of the Fair - Carraroe (jigs)

[9] My Love is in America (reel)

[10] Farrell O'Gara (reel)

[11] Ships are Sailing - Morning Star (incomplete) (reels)

[12] Dowd's #9 (Summer in Ireland) (reel)

[13] The Dawn (reel)

[14] Sailor on the Rock (reel)

KATHLEEN COLLINS - Traditional Music of Ireland (Shanachie 29002 from 1976, reissued as 34010 in 1995 and still available)

piano accompanist: Jimmy Mahon

Kathleen (sister of Shanachie's Dan) is a fine fiddler and dance teacher who lives in the New York area. As these tracks make
abundantly clear, she was exposed to the "New York Sligo style" of fiddling as exemplified by Lad O'Beirne, Louis Quinn,
Andy McGann, Paddy Reynolds, and other exponents. Kathleen was the first American-born fiddler to win the All-Ireland
(1966) and has numerous other competition awards to her credit.

To my knowledge, this is the only recording Kathleen has made. I like it because of its great selection of tunes. The piano
accompaniment is generally unobtrusive - although I would question a few chord choices here and there, the backup doesn't
get in the way of the soloist as happens so often (e.g. Michael Coleman).

In recent years Kathleen has turned her attention more towards the dance aspect of her teaching abilities, but I'm pleased to
pass along the fact that she's expecting to have another recording out shortly, in addition to having a solo concert in the New
York area later in the year.

I am including this recording in the Tune Vault because of the lamentable fact that the track listings on the re-issue appear to
have been totally fouled up. Of course Amazon and other suppliers - not knowing any better - have followed suit, with the
result that (e.g.) the track listed as "Reavy's - Jenny's Welcome to Charlie" is in fact "Dowd's Favorite - Star of Munster".

Naturally this kind of screw-up can't be of any help to musicians trying to learn the tunes, so I'm going to take a chance and
include this recording in the Tune Vault. If it suddenly disappears, you'll know that somebody has suggested that I remove it!


[1] Dowd's Favorite - Star of Munster (reels)

[2] Monsignor's Blessing - Limerick Lasses (reels)

[3] Humors of Ballyloughlin (jig)

[4] Paddy Ryan's Dream - Coleman's Cross (reels)

[5] Rosemary Lane - The Orphan (Miss Casey's)  (jigs)

[6] Sergeant Early's Dream - Paddy Fahy's (reels)

[7] Connolly's (Whistling Postman) - Mullingar Races (reels)

[8] Reavy's (The Ireland We Knew) - Jenny's Welcome to Charlie (reels)

[9] Jug of Punch - Eddie Kelly's (reels)

[10] Seamus Connolly's (O'Meara's) - Father Kelly's (jigs)

[11] Morning Dew - Woman of the House (reels)

[12] Old Blackbird - Hogan's Pass (hornpipes)

[13] Private Ass and Cart - Jackson's (reels)