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Additional notes
Source for notated version : - piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; Buddy Fury (Co. Limerick) [Mulvihill]; set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann in the 1980’s [Taylor]; from the playing of piper Séamus Ennis (Dublin), who learned them from his father, a piper taught by Nicholas Markey who in turn had been taught by the renowned piper and pipe-maker Billy Taylor of Drogheda and later Philadelphia [Breathnach]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].
Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol V, No. 2), 1982. Breathnach (The Man and His Music), 1997; No. 3, p. 72. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 208, p. 77. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 11, p. 4 (Galway version) & No. 25, p. 8 (Sligo version). Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 28. Mallinson (100 Essential), 1995; No. 67, p. 29. Mitchell (The Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 110, p. 94. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 57, p. 15. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music ), 1915; No. 276, p. 140. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 90. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 802, p. 139. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 327. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; 42. Reavy ( The Music of Corktown), 1979; No. 68. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 46, p. 32. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; p. 8. Treoir, No. 2, vol. 33, 2001; p. 27. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 46, p. 41.
Recorded sources : - Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington – “The Merry Love to Play” (2007). Coleman Center CD CC004, Harry McGowan & Mick Loftus – “The Mountain Road” (1999. Various artists. “A Compilation of tunes popular in South Sligo”). Coleman Music Center CHC 009, flute player Sonny McDonagh (1925-1991) – “The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place” (2005). Comhaltas Ceoltoiri CL13, Tommy Peoples. Intrepid Records, Michael Coleman - “The Heyday of Michael Coleman” (1973). Larraga MOR 1302, Mike & Mary Rafferty – “Speed 78” (2004). Leader LEA 2004, Martin Byrnes. Piping Pig Records PPPCD 001, Jimmy O’Brien- Moran – “Seán Reid’s Favourite” (1996). Shaskeen - "Shaskeen Live.” Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin – “The House in the Glen” (197?). Jerry Holland – “Lively Steps” (1988).
See also listing at :
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng’sIrishtune.info [3]
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