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Tonight I randomly listened back to some tunes I have composed and came across this one. I had utterly forgotten about it. And really enjoying it again. This is another tune that was written at least 6 years ago and don’t think I’ve posted it here yet.

A minor reel

Last night's fun James Carty & Jonas Fromseier

Help Ye!

Track 2 from the CD "La flûte traversière en bois" - Bemol Prod, 2016 -  Avec Julien Biget (guitare) & Pierre Stéphan (violon), prise de son Aurélien Tanghe - bemolvpc.com

Lille Klara (comp. Anne Girard Esposito) / Sweet Rain (comp. Soïg Sibéril)

John Joe Gannon Flings

Two great tunes composed by legendary Pianist and fiddle player Charlie Lennon. Charlie plays them as Barn dances on the fiddle and Piano acc. on his CD 'Musical Memories'.

Fergus Mc Gorman – Flute
Conor Connolly – Button Accordion
Andrea Palandri – Fiddle
Paddy Mc Evoy – Piano

Reels- Pedalling Patterns (COMP. Charlie Lennon) / Weaving Dreams (COMP. Charlie Lennon)

Marvelously creepy jig made more creepy on a Bacon and Day tenor banjo.

Lilting Banshee

Shane Mulchrone: Banjo
Noel O'Grady: Bouzouki

Solid Ground

Shane Mulchrone - Solid Ground - Molly Bán and The Trip to Durrow

This is the first track off my new album, Enjoy!

The Orphan

Recorded on October 27, 1934, a set of reels from Paddy Killoran with Eileen O'Shea on piano.

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 01-120.

McGraw 78 01-120

Paddy Killoran: Tansey's Favorite/Heathery Breezes (reels)

32 Recordings

Martin McMahon with Brian Mcgrath

Paddy Cronin with three reels, Flax in Bloom/The Millstone/The Dairymaid, which if memory serves correct, were also recorded by James Morrison back in the 1920. Issued on the Copley label (9-116).

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 01-143.

McGraw 78 01-143

Paddy Cronin: Flax in Bloom/The Millstone/The Dairymaid

George Whites

Track 57: Joe Flanagan: Sunshine and Off to California (hornpipes)

We close out the week with a set of hornpipes from accordion player Joe Flanagan of the Flanagan Brothers fame. The flip side Half Crown Song credits Michael Whitey Andrews as the guitar player, so it's reasonable to assume that Andrews provides the banjo accompaniment here. Andrews was a tenor guitar player during this time period, and we know from photographic evidence that he played banjo for the Killoran ensembles of the day (https://wardarchives.pastperfectonline.com/photo/158C61BF-8288-46B2-93D4-513371193837). This was recorded in 1933 and released on the Vocalion label (84168).

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 00-996.

McGraw 78 00-962

Joe Flanagan: Sunshine and Off to California (hornpipes)

Anne : flûte 
Guillaume Vargoz : bodhran

Learned from a recording of Paddy Glackin (1st one) and from the playing of Barry Kerr (2d one). Played on Eb flute made by Chris Wilkes.

Help Ye!

Dónal McCague

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