Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM
Era
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Jackie Roach, James Morrison and Paddy Sweeny.
New York ca.1938
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The Milestone at the Garden, reissues of 78s to
CD, is a must for anyone interested in Irish music. The
historical notes by Dick Spotwood and Phillipe Varlet are
thorough and fascinating. The 25 tracks comprise a wide
cross-section of both regional and individual styles.
Fiddlers Paddy Canny, Dennis Murphy, Neil O'Boyle and Sean
Ryan play unaccompanied. Other tracks with accompaniment
include music by Michael Coleman, Paddy Cronin, Paddy
Killoran, Sean Maguire, James Morrison, Danny O'Donnell,
Frank O'Higgins, Ed Reavy and others. Twenty-one tracks
haven't been previously reissued. Tune
listing.
Sample tunes (music notation with MP3s
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Tune
Listing:
Milestone Compilation (Rounder CD)
01. James Morrison
Miss Langford's Reel / The Milestone at the Garden (The
Humours of Westport)
02. John Howard
Toss the Feathers / Callan Lassies (Tom Steele, Hand me Down
the Tacdkle, Reidy
Johnson)
03. Fireman Barney Conlon
Over the Lakes (The Boyne Hunt, The Boy in the Gap)
04. Frank Quinn
The Rocks of Bawn (The Unfortunate Rake, The Ten Penny Bit
05. Paddy Cronin
The Doon Reel / Quinn's Reel (The Mountain Top)
06. Hugh Gillespie
The Mullingar Lee (The Collier's Daughter) / The Star of
Munster (g minor setting)
07. Denis Murphy
Cra Croi an Phiobaire (The Piper's Despair) / Ril an Chinneidigh
(Kennedy's Reel)
08. Frank O'Higgins
The Ace and Deuce of Pipering / The King of the Fairies
09. Paddy Killoran
The Old Dudeen / On the Road to Lurgan
10. K. Scanlon
Bonnie Kate / Swallow's Tail / Molly Brannigan
11. Danny O'Donnell
Thistle and Shamrock (Jenny's Bawbee, Lord Moira, Niel
Gow's Wife)
12. Francis Cashin and Tom Cawley
Mountain Lark / Wheels of the
World
13. Sean
Ryan
The Dash to Portobello (Port Gael-Linn)
14. Louis E. Quinn and James O'Beirne
High Level
15. Louis E. Quinn and James O'Beirne
High Level / The Newcastle
16. Louis E. Quinn and James O'Beirne
The Banks
17. Michael Coleman
Jackson's Number One
18. Neil O'Boyle
Haste to the Wedding / Over the Hills
19. Sean Maguire
McDermott's Reel / The Mason's Apron
20. Kathleen Harrington
The Poppy Leaf / The Showman's Fancy
21. Michael Hanafin
Miss McLeod's Reel / Greenfields of Rossbeigh (The Kerry
Reel)
22. Edward V.
Reavy
The Boys at the Lough /Tom Clark's Fancy (The Kerry
Reel)
23. Paddy Canny
Rogha Ghearoid De Barra (Garrett Barry's) / Bruacha Loch Gabhna
(Brian O'Lynn)
24.Packie
Dolan
The Lady of the House (The Woman of the House, Ballinasloe
Fair)
25. Paddy Killoran & Paddy Sweeney
Farrell Gara /The Silver Spire
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11/14/99