Annotation:Ambrose Moloney's
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AMBROSE MOLONEY'S. AKA and see "McCabe's Reel (1)," "Tailor's Fancy (The)." Irish, Reel. The tune is named for Ballinakill, east County Galway, flute player Ambrose Moloney (whose brother Eddie, also a flutist and fiddler, played for a time with the band Shaskeen). Moloney's father, Stephen, was a member of the famous ceili band the Ballinakill Traditional Players in the 1930's. Editor Taylor thinks the tune "vaguely reminiscent" of "Ravelled Hank of Yarn (The)." "New Policeman (3) (The)" is a related reel in the first part.
Sources for notated versions: Tommy Hunt (b. 1908, Lissananny, Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland) [Flaherty]; Jim McElhone (Co. Derry) [Mulvihill].
Printed sources:
Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 4), c. 1976; No. 27.
Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 128.
Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 87, p. 23.
Taylor (The Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 5, p. 6.
Recorded sources:
DG 101, Dan Gurney – "Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion" (2012. Gurney notes that he often heard the tune from East Galway musicians living in N.Y., such as Fr. Charlie Coen and Joe Madden. He associates the tune with the playing of Roscommon flute player Mike McHale of Hudson Valley, N.Y.).
Green Linnet SIF3082, Paddy O'Brien & Seamus Connolly – "The Banks of the Shannon."
Shaskeen – "The Mouse Behind the Dresser."
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]