A documentary program made by Pat Feeley for Radio Éireann on the life and music of the blind Sliabh Luachra fiddle player and teacher Tom Billy Murphy.

RTE doc Tom Billy Murphy

The River Maine, composed by P.J. Teahan

Two tunes composed by P.J. Teahan, played by Crystal Bailey & Patrick Cavanagh. Happy Birthday, PJ!

P.J.'s Fling/The Honeymooners

Track 12 from the album Ceol as Sliabh Luachra, long out of print but available for download here: http://ceolalainn.breqwas.net/download/Julia%20%26%20Billy%20Clifford/Ceol%20as%20Sliabh%20Luachra/

Julia and Billy Clifford - Cuban Polka/Johnny Leary's [Polkas]

This is a recording of Jerry Mccarthy, star pupil of Patrick O Keeffe. It is part of a recording made in a kitchen in Upper Breahig by a visitor, Maggie O Connor, who was home on holidays from USA in the sixties with a reel to reel recorder. We think this is before Jerry went to America . Maggie O Connor is an Aunt to Denis O Connor ( Banjo ) and her brother Maurice and his son Martin were also pupils of O Keeffe . More from this recording will feature in Nicky Mcauliffe’s presentation on October 4th as part of the Handed Down series at the Scartaglin Heritage Center.

A Blast of Reels from Jerry McCarthy of Scartaglin

Jerry McCarthy Jigs

OrTeaHee radio interview from 24 January 1988, produced by Peter Browne, with Johnny O'Leary, Julia Clifford and Julia's sister Bridgie Kelliher.

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