Ceol An Clair

A long out of print compilation recording of Bobby Casey, Junior Crehan, John Kelly, Joe Ryan and Patrick Cree (all now dead). I copied this off an LP when my tape deck was in terminal decline, so there is an extraneous electric buzz present unfortunately. In some ways this record is a museum piece as the approach of these players to 'the music' is history really - although it is an inspiration for some younger fiddlers such as Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.

01 Reel Of Mullinavat / Tie The Ribbons - Bobby Casey
02 Drunken Gauger - Bobby Casey
03 Wheels Of The World / Rakish Paddy - Joe Ryan
04 Dear Irish Boy - Joe Ryan
05 Mary Brennan's - John Kelly
06 Sean O'Dhuibhir A Ghleanna - John Kelly
07 Mist Covered Mountain - Junior Crehan
08 Caislean An Oir - Junior Crehan
09 Denny Mescall's Slide - Patrick Kelly
10 Salamanca / Milliner's Daughter - Patrick Kelly
11 Humours Of Kilclogher / Elizabeth Kelly's Delight - John Kelly
12 Repeal Of The Union / Toss The Feathers / Maids Of Mitchellstown - Joe Ryan
13 Kerry Woman's Lament - Junior Crehan
14 The Gallowglass / Jimmy Ward's - Bobby Casey
15 Drowsy Maggie - Patrick Kelly
16 O'Connel's Farewell To Dublin - Patrick Kelly
17 Morning Star - Patrick Kelly
18 The Foxhunters - Patrick Kelly
19 Banish Misfortune - Patrick Kelly
20 The Bucks - Patrick Kelly
21 Gillian's Apples - Patrick Kelly

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Casey In The Cowhouse

A long out of print recording of Bobby Casey, the Clare fiddler who was said to inhabit a tune rather than play it. A @128 rip of a copy of a cassette. Some tracks have what sounds like an electric bodhran player thumping along - an artifact of the good old days of cassette-to-cassette copying.

01 Glen Of Aherlow / Rolling In The Barrel
02 Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
03 My Love Is Fair And Handsome
04 Musical Priest
05 Shores Of Loughrea / Biddy From Sligo / Pipe On The Hob /Scully Casey's / Banks Of Lough Gowna / Brian O'Lynn
06 Paddy Ryan's Dream
07 Toss The feathers
08 Pol Halfpenny / Murphy's
09 Jaundiced Itinerant / Bunch Of Keys
10 College Groves / Toss The Feathers
11 Hurry The Jug
12 Daly's / Sculley Casey's / The Cuckoo / The Western
13 Banish Misfortune / Kitty's Wedding
14 Miss McDonald / My Love Is In America
15 Galway Reel / The Ships Are Sailing
16 The Gallowglass / The Legacy
17 Old Wheels Of The World
18 Farewell To Milltown / Star Of Munster

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