Track 136: The Four Provinces Orchestra: Pride of Clyde: Marquis of Huntley/Skin-A-Ma-Rink (flings)

This week's disc features a set of flings from the Four Provinces Orchestra recorded in 1928. The first tune is also known as the Ewe with the Crooked Horn. According to Spottswood, personnel on the recording includes John McCormick and John Kennedy on fiddles, Thomas Jacob on piccolo, Sam Moore on accordion, and Edward Lee on piano (along with unknown banjo).

Released on the Okeh label (84022). From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 00-864.

McGraw 78 00-864

The Four Provinces Orchestra: Pride of Clyde: Marquis of Huntley/Skin-A-Ma-Rink (flings)

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78rpm Disc 186: Garyowen Irish Recording Orchestra: Highlands The Low Ones

This week's disc is another from the Garyowen Irish Recording Orchestra (also featured on Disc 137) with a set of highlands. As a Philadelphia band, this ties in nicely with last week's disc from the Austin Kelly ensemble. Earlier recordings by the band on the Tara label were listed in the March 1, 1947 issue of Billboard magazine, so this was likely recorded around the same time in the late 1940s.

Released on the Tara label (432). From the David Giovannoni Collection, DG 78 00-208.

DG 78 00-208

Garyowen Irish Recording Orchestra: Highlands The Low Ones

78rpm Disc 189: Frank Fitzpatrick: The Peeler and the Goat (Schottische)

This week's disc features accordion and lilting work from Frank Fitzpatrick. This was recorded in 1925 and released on the Gennett label (5700). 

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 03-194.

McGraw 78 03-194

Frank Fitzpatrick: The Peeler and the Goat (Schottische)

One of the 78 rpm recordings on our 2016 World Fiddle Day Playlist.

We hope to provide more information about this disc soon, This appears to be a test or radio pressing found in the David Giovannoni of the Dublin fiddle player Tommy Potts for the Irish Recording Company (IRC). The IRC was founded by Bill Stapleton in the years following WWII.

Item DG 78 00-178 in the David Giovannoni Collection at the Ward Irish Music Archives, Milwaukee.

Tommy Potts: Pigeon on the Gate/The Tarbolton (reels)

Inishowen Traditional Music Project Michael Carey Archive

ITMP2012-040MC Father O'Flynn's (MP3)

ITMP2012-043MC Fahey's Reel 2 (MP3)

Inishowen Traditional Music Project - Tom Byrne music archive

ITMP2012-089TB Francie Dearg's Barndance 3 (MP3)

Track 56: Paddy Canny: Aonach Bheal Atha Na Slua (reels)

Today's disc is from fiddler Paddy Canny with a set of solo reels - Lord McDonald's/Ballinasloe Fair. These were recorded in 1958 and released on the Gael Linn label (Gael Linn CE18).

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 01-279.

McGraw 78 01-279

Paddy Canny: Aonach Bheal Atha Na Slua (reels)

Track 60: Colmcille Ceilidhe Band: Wellington's Advance/Willy Walsh's/Boys of the Town (jigs)

We reach the 60th track milestone with the Colmcille Ceilidhe Band and a lovely set of jigs. This was recorded in Dublin in 1938 and released on the Columbia label (33532-F).

From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 00-715.

McGraw 78 00-715

Colmcille Ceilidhe Band: Wellington's Advance/Willy Walsh's/Boys of the Town (jigs)

Two marches in 6/8 time that I composed and recorded on my album "Out of Thin Air"

Chris Corbett: Bb flute, Bb fife and ,mandola
Nigel Stevens: Guitar
Dilara Aydin Corbett: whistle

Sir Hugh O'Neill; The Sperrins March

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