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SLIAB FEIDLIM. Irish, Air (3/4 time). C Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 27,
pg. 8.
SLIAB GLAS, AN. AKA and see "The Green
Mountain [2]."
SLIAB NA IN BAN. AKA and see "Sliab na mBan.
SLIAB NA mBAN. AKA and see "Sliabh-na-mBan."
SLIABAIRE OG, AN. AKA and see "The Mountain Boy."
SLIABH AUGHTY MARCH, THE. Irish, March (4/4 time). F Major. Standard.
AA’BB’. The tune was composed by Father P.J. Kelly, a Columban priest from
Woodford,
X:1
T:The Sliabh Aughty March
D:Gearoid O hAllmhurain and Patrick
Orceau, "Tracin'"
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:March
Z:Michael Reid
K:G
GA|:B2A>B AG EG|D2 G>F GA
BG|E2 c2 BA GB|A2 d>e d2 DG|
B2A>B AG EG|D2 G>F GA BG|E2 c2
BA GF|[1G2 G>F G2 DG:|[2 G2 G>F G2:|
GB|:d2 Bd gd Bd|g2 g>f gd Bd|c2
a>b ag fe|d2 d2 d2 ef|
g2 g>f gd Bd|c2 a>b ag fe|d2
d>e fd fa|[1g2 g>f g2 Bc:|[2g2 g>f g2 :|
SLIABH BÁNA (“The
SLIABH BLOOM. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Source for notated verison:
Brendan Mulvihill (
SLIABH
BLOOM REEL, THE.
AKA and see “Seán Ryan’s Reel [1].”
Irish, Reel. Composed by Nenagh,
SLIABH
GALLEN/GAILLEAN [1]. AKA and see "Slieve Gallen," "Sliab Na n-Gallen." Irish, Air (3/4 time).
***
I knew and often met a
Hugh Higgins, and in all his peregrinations he
supported the
character of an Irish gentleman-harper. I will not set him
down with the tol-lols
(i.e. mediocre players) by any means.
He was
uncommonly genteel in
his manners, and as to his dress I am informed
that he spared no
expense in purchasing clothes. But as a blind man is
no judge of colours he
was obligated to take his guide’s word for his
fancy. He travelled in
such a manner as does and will do credit to an
Irish harper. Hugh was
born in a place called Tirawley in the County
of Mayo of very decent
parents. His mother’s name was Burk, but losing
the sight at an early
period they had the good sense to put him to music,
and they preferred the
harp to the bagpipes, on which my dear deceased
friend made such a
proficiency as to rank him much, and very much,
above the description
of performers called in the last of my observations,
that is, tol-lol.
***
Heymann (1992) repeats the story of Higgin’s
efforts to rescue a friend from an Omagh jail. It seems his friend Owen Keenan,
like Higgins, was a blind harper who fell in love with the French governess of
a family with whom he often stayed for lengths of time. Smitten, the harper
managed to raise a ladder outside her window with the intent of eloping with
her. He climbed the nineteen feet, climbed through the window and made his way
to the bed, only to find that he had entered the chamber not of his beloved,
but of an old woman. She raised the alarm and Keenan was packed off to
jail. Higgins went to visit Keenan in
jail and, perhaps due to his fine clothes and gentrified airs, was admitted by
the jailer’s wife since the jailer himself was away. She was a woman who
apparently liked a good time, and in no time the two harpers were entertaining
wildly, and drink had been procured and liberally consumed. When the wife became grandly inebriated the
musical pair managed to extricate the key from her pocket and Keenan was away
with the help of Higgins’ guide-boy. Rather than make good his escape, however,
Keenan returned to the residence of his love for another attempt at
elopement—with similar results. He was again apprehended and remanded to jail.
When he was brought before the judge, however, Keenan was acquitted, for the
magistrate could not fathom how a blind man could manage the ladder in the
first place! Keenan eventually did marry
his governess and the pair emigrated to
***
Bunting (Ancient Music of
X:1
T:Sliabh Gallen [1]
R:Air
M:3/4
L:1/8
N:”Slow with feeling”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
D>^F|G2 G/4A/2<B A>B|G4
G/4A/2<B|F<D C>B, G,2|B,2 D/C/B,/C/ Dz|Bcde c>B|
ABcd B>A|GABc G2 G>A Gz||Bcde
dc/B/|ABcd cB/A/|GABc A>G|G>^F D2 GG/A/|
BAGF {=E}FD|CB,/A,/ B,/C/D
G,/A,/B,/C/|DG/z/ ^FA/z/ GB/z/|A>G G2 GA|
Bz z2 e/c/d/B/|~Az z2 d/B/c/A/|Gz z2
c/A/B/G/|A>^F (D2 D) (3=F/G/A/|BAGFDC|
CB,/A,/ B,/C/D/G,/ A,B,/C/|DG
^F/G/A/z/ G/A/B/z/|A>G (G2G)||
SLIABH GALLEN [2]. AKA and see "Sliav Gallen."
Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Minor. Standard. AB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 16, pg. 18.
X:1
T:Sliav Gallen [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
D/>^F/ | G2 G/A/B A>B | G4
G/A/B | F<D C>B, G,2 | B,2 D/C/B,/C/ Dz | Bcde “tr”c>B |
A/B/c/d/ “tr”B>A | GABc A>B |
G2 G>A Gz || Bcde dc/B/ | ABcd cB/A/ | GABc A>G |
G>^F D2 GG/A/ | BAG=F {E}FD |
CB,/A,/ B,/C/D G,/A,/B,/C/ | DG/z/ FA/z/ GB/z/ |
A>G (G2 G)A | B2z2 e/c/d/B/ |
~A2z2 d/B/c/A/ | ~G2z2 c/A/B/G/ | A>F (D2 D)(3^F/G/A/ |
SLIEVE GULLAN [3]. AKA and see “The
enchantment of Fin MacCool.” Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard
tuning. AAB. “An Ossianic air” (Petrie). No apparent relation to versions #1 or
2. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection),
1905; No. 835, pg. 208.
X:1
T:Slieve Gullan
T:Enchantment of Fin Mac Cool, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Standford/Petrie (1905), No. 835
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
DGF | E3 DGG | G3 [FA][GB][FA] |
[G3B3] [FA][GB][Ac] | [B3d3] ded |
c2 BA Bc | d3
[GB][GB][GB][FA][GB][Ac] | dddded |
ccBABc | dddDGF | EEEDGG | G3 ||
SLIABH
GEAL gCUA NA FEILE. AKA and see “Fare You Well.” Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time).
D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’B. The air of a song written in 1890 by
Pádraig Ó Maillé, an Irish exile working in the Welsh coal mines. The set dance
“The Garden of Daisies” is
derived from this melody. Ó Canainn (Traditional
Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 46, pg. 42 (appears as “Sliabh Geal
gCua”). Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford – “In Good Company”
(2001). RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains - "An Irish Evening"
(1991).
SLIABH LUACHRA [1], THE (The Rushy Mountain). Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Sliabh Luachra is a region along the Cork/Kerry border, famous
for its slides and polkas. Mallinson (100
Polkas), 1997; No. 71, pg. 27.
SLIABH LUACHRA [2], THE. AKA and see “Art O’Keeffe’s Polka[2]," “The Newmarket (Polka) [3]." Irish,
Polka.
SLIABH MHACHAIRE [1]. AKA and see “Back of the Haggard,” “Dan O’Leary’s [2],” “Johnny O’Leary’s,” “Let’s Have a Ceilidh,” “Maids of Ardagh,” “The Tournmore,” “The Toormore Polka [2],” “Tuar Mór Polka [2],” “Wallace’s Cross.” Irish, Polka.
X:1
T:Sliabh Mhachaire [1]
T:Maid of Ardagh
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
FA/A/ BA|de f2|fe/f/ gc|ed BA|FA/A/
BA|de f2|fe/f/ gc|ed d2:|
|:ef/e/ ce|fe a2|ef/e/ ce|fe
c/B/A|ef/e/ ce|fe a2|ef/e/ dB|BA A2:|
SLIABH MHACHAIRE [2]. Irish, Reel. D Dorian. Composed by Clare fiddler Martin Hayes.
X:1
T:Sliabh Mhachaire [2]
L:1/8
C:Martin Hayes
M:C|
K:Ddor
e2 dB cAAG|EAAG EAA2|e2 dB cAAc|BGdG
eGdG|
SLIABH NA mBAN [1]
(The Mountain of the Women). Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABCCD. This
SLIEVENAMON [2] {Sliab-na-mBan} (The Mountain of the Women). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. The title is Anglicised Gaelic. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vol. 4, No.
67 (appears as Gan Ainm). O’Neill (O’Neill’s
Irish Music), 1915; No. 312, pg. 155. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 217.
O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Slievenamon
T:Sliab na mBan
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2 {c/B/A/}|G>DB,>D
G,>DB,>D|G>BA>G (3EFE D>F|G>Bd>f g>dB>d|
cBAG Fedc|B>GF>G
E>DB,>D|G>AB>G (3EFG D>F|G>Bd>g (3efg d>c|
B2G2G2:|
|:B>c|d>g {a}(3gfg b>g
{a}(3gfg|d>gb>g a>gf>g|a>ga>b c’>ba>g|
f>gf>e d>gB>^c| d>g
{a}(3gfg b>g {a}(3gfg|d2 b>g (3efg d>c|
(3Bcd g>d A>dc>A|B2 G2G2:|
SLIAB NA mBAN [3] (The
Mountain of the Women). AKA ‑ "My Love Nell." AKA and see “Star of the County Down.” Irish, Air
(4/4 time). B Minor. Standard. AB. A version of the tune usually known as “Star
of the
SLIABH NA mBAN [4]
(The Mountain of the Women). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 or 6/8 time). G Major. Standard. One part
(Cranitch, Ó Canainn): AA’B (Mulvihill). Crantich (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 105. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd
Edition, 2006; pg. 148. Mulvihill (1st
Collection), 1986; No. 61, pg. 132. Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of
X:1
T:Sliabh
na mBan [4]
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Tom Barrett
R:slow air
N:transposed from song setting in D
Z:Transcribed
by Paul de Grae
K:G
(3DEF|G4 cA|B2{cB} A (3GBd|g4 ag|(3fdB c2{dc} Bc|
d3 e dc|B{cB}G Bd cB|A4 (3DEF|
G4 cA|B2{cB} A (3GBd|g4 ag|(3fdB c2{dc} Bc|d3 e dc|
B{cB}G c>A GF|G3 B/c/ (3def|
gB cd fe|d{ed}A B3 A (3GBd|g{ag}B cd fe{fe}|d4 (3DEF|
G4 cA|B3 {cB}A (3GBd|g4 ag|(3f{gf}dB c2{dc} Bc|
d3 e dc|B{cB}G c>A GF|G4||
SLIABH RUSSELL. AKA – “Slieve Russell.” Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning.
AABB. Sliabh Russell,
X:1
T:Slieve Russell
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
Z:Barney
K:A Dorian
e2 A Bcd |eaf ged | edB c2 A | BAG
Bcd | e2 A Bcd | eaf ged |
edB cBA | BAG A3 :: eaa efg | agf
ged | eaa efg | fed g3 | eaa efg |
agf ged | edB cBA | BAG A3 :||
SLIAV GALLEN. AKA and see "Sliabh Gallen" [2].
SLIAMH AN t’SHIRREADH. AKA and see “Sheriff Muir.”
SLIDE. A Irish dance form in 12/8 time, originating
from southwest
SLIDE HORNPIPE, THE. Scottish, Hornpipe. B Flat Major ('A' part)
& F Major ('B' part). Standard. AABB. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 54.
X:1
T:Slide Hornpipe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor
(1898)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
B>ba>b
g>ec>B|A>f=e>f d>BA>F|_E>ed>e d>BA>B|(3cdc (3BAG
(3FGF (3EDC|
B,>ba>b
g>ec>B|A>f=e>f d>BA>F|_E>ed>e d>cG>A|c2 ([D2B2]
[D2B2]):|
K:F
|:Ec=B=c ecBc|fc=Bc gcBc|_bc=Bc
acBc|ec=Bc gcBc|Ec=Bc ecBc|fc=Bc gcBc|
_bc=Bc acBc|[A2f2] [A2f2] [A2f2]
z2:|
SLIDE NEILI NI
MHATHUNA. AKA and see "Nellie Mahoney's Slide [1]."
SLIEVE BLOOM MARCH. Irish, March. Composed by
SLIEVE ELVA. Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. "Taken
down in 1876 from the singing of James Keane of Kilkee, who was then 83 years
of age; whose memory was richly stored with Irish music, and with songs both in
Irish and English. He told me at the time, with the greatest confidence and
cheerfulness, that he had two years more to live, as his father, grandfather
and great‑grandfather all died at 85. Slieve Elva is a mountain in
Clare" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish
Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 59, pg. 32.
X:1
T:Slieve Elva
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
d=e|f2f2 g2 f/2>d/2c/4=B/4|c2 _BG
F2G2|d2 cB G2G2|G4:|
GA|B2 BG f2f2|g2 (3gf=e f4|g2d2
dcBc|{d}e2d2 {c/=B/}c2 d>g|
G2d2 d>c B/G/F/=E/|F2 G2
{A}B2c2|d2 cB G2G2|G6||
SLIEVE GALLEN/GULLAN. AKA and see "Sliabh Gallen/Gaillean." The title is
an Englished version of the Gaelic "Sliabh Gaillean" (AKA and see).
SLIEVE LUACHRA. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. Slieve Luachra—‘rushy
mountain’—is a region along the Kerry/Cork border where Keegan’s daughter
currently resides. Composed by fiddler and pianist Josephine Keegan (b. 1935),
of Mullaghbawn, south
SLIEVE RUSSELL. See “Sliabh Russell.”
SLIEVMAN’S HORNPIPE. Canadian, Hornpipe. G Major.
Standard. AABB. Probably a corruption of the Gaelic title “Sliab na mBan.”
Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987,
SLIEVENAMON. AKA and see "Sliabh-na-mBan"
[2].
SLIGHTED JENNY. American, Reel. The tune appears in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume I (1839), but
does not appear in later collections.
X:1
T:
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow with expression”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903),
No. 318
K:G
dA|B>A GABG|E2D2 (3D>EG|A2
AB/c/ BG| B2A2 dA|B>A GAB>G|
E2D2 (3D>EG|A2
AcB{d}c|{B}A2G2||GE|D2E2 G/A/B/c/|d3 edc|B2A2 (3G>AB|
A4 dA|B>A GA {c}B{A}G|E2D2
A/B/c/d/|A3 cB{d}c|{B}A2G2||
X:1
T:
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Treoir, vol. 36, No. 1, 2004
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2e dBG | BAB dBA | G2e dBG | AGA
BGE | G2e dBG |
BAB deg | age dBG | AGA BGE :: gbg
faf | ege def | gfg efg |
aga bge | gbg faf | ege deg | age
dBG | AGA BGE :|
SLIGO CHORUS, THE ("Claisceadal Sligaig" or
"Luinneog Sligig"). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. See also the related “O’Rourkes.” Source for notated version: Chicago
police patrolman, piper and flute player John Ennis, originally from County
Kildare [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1273, pg. 239. O'Neill (Dance
Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 541, pg. 101.
X:1
T:Sligo Chorus, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 541
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
AG|(3FED AD BDAD|(3FED (3ABc d2
AG|(3FED AD BG (3GFG|BdcA GBAG|
(3FED AD BDAD|(3FED (3ABc d2
(3ABc|dfec dc (3ABc|dcAF G2||AB|
cABG (3ABA AB|cABG A2 ed|cBcd
eaaf|gedc dfed|cABG (3ABA AB|
cABG A2 (3ABc|dfec dc (3ABc|dcAF
G2||
SLIGO CREEK. American, Reel. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by banjo,
mandolin, fiddle and guitar player Danny Noveck, originally with the title
“Ballad of Fred a Wilma” (i.e. The Flintstones). Fortuitously, before it was
recorded he changed the name. There is a Sligo Creek in the suburbs of
Washington, D.C., near where Noveck was living at the time he composed the
melody (originally from New York, he has since moved on to Chicago and
Bloomington, Indiana). Source for notated version: Seattle fiddler Steve Trampe
via Sue Songer and Lanny Martin (Portland, Oregon) [Songer]. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 186. Oenoke Records 0001, John Whelan - “From the Heart” (1990).
Wild Asparagus 004, Wild Asparagus - “Call of the Wild” (1993).
X:1
T:Sligo Creek
R:Reel
C:Danny Noveck
M:2/2
L:1/8
K:BMin
~f2ef dB~B2|~f2ef def^g|ae~e2
cBAF|EFAB c2de|
~f2ef dB~B2|~f2ef defd|ea~a2 edce|1
dBBA B2de:|2 dBBA B3A|
||:GBBA Bcde|~f2ef defd|eA~A2
cBAF|EFAB c2BA|
GBBA Bcde|~f2ef defd|ea~a2 edce|1
dBBA B3A:|2 dBBA B2de||
X:2
T:Sligo Creek
M:C|
L:1/8
C:Danny Noveck
Z:Transcribed by Philippe Varlet
R:reel
K:D
f2ef dB~B2 | ef{a}fe df~f2 | faed
cAAF | EFAB cAce |
f2ef dB~B2 | ef{a}fe df~f2 | faed
cAec |1 AB{d}BA Bcde :|2 AB{d}BA B3 A ||
GB{d}BA Bcde | f2ef defd | eA A/A/A
cAFA | EFAB cABA |
GB{d}BA Bcde | f2ef defd | a2fa eAce
|1 dB{d}BA B3 A :|2 dB{d}BA Bcde ||
SLIGO DANDY, THE. AKA and see “Bag of Potatoes [2],” "An Mala Fatai." Irish, Reel.
SLIGO FANCY, THE. AKA and see “Dunn’s Hornpipe,” “The Flowers of Antrim [1],” “Marquis of Lorne [1],” “McDermott’s Hornpipe [3].”
Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 106, pg. 27. Breathnach (Folk Music and Dances of Ireland), 1971;
24.
SLIGO GOLD RING. AKA and see “Gold Ring [3].”
Irish, Jig. So named to differentiate the melody from the “Fermanagh Gold Ring”
(“Gold Ring [1]).
SLIGO JIG (Port Shligigh). AKA and see “The
Killavil Jig [1],” “The Trip to
Killavil.” Irish, Double Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: accordionist Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland), who had the
tune from fiddler Fred Finn (Coillte Críona, Sligo) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 51, pg. 21.
SLIGO LASSES, THE ("Na Cailinide Sligaig" or
"Cailini Sligig"). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976;
pg. 130. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1392, pg. 259. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 636, pg. 114.
X:1
T:Sligo Lasses, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 636
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2 BG DGBG|D2 (3FED dAFA|G2 BG
DGef|1 (3gfe dc BGAF:|2 (3gfe dc BG G2||
g2 bg dgbg|fgag fdef|g2 bg dgbg|dega
bg g2|dgbg dgbg|fgag fdef|gaba gedc| (3Bcd AG FDEF||
SLIGO LASSIES. AKA and see “Up Sligo [1].” Irish,
Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: given to
O’Malley by students of New York fiddler and accordion player John McGrath (d.
1955) [O’Malley]. O’Malley (Luke
O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 92, pg. 46.
X: 1
T: Sligo Lassies
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: 325
S: Luke O'Malley vol 1
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
R: Jig
K: Edor
D | EBB {c}BAG | FAA {B}AFD | EBB B/c/dB | AFD
E2 D |
EBB {c}BAG | FAA ABc | dcd B/c/dB | AFD E2 :|
|: D | Eee efg | fef dBA | Bee efg | fef d2 A |
Bee
efg | fef dBA | BAB GAB | AFD E2 :|
SLIGO MAID (Gearrchaile Shlighigh). AKA and see “The Glendoan Fancy,” “The Glendowan Fancy,” “The Glendowan Reel,” “Old Peter’s Reel,” “The Sligo Maid’s Lament." Irish, Reel. A
Dorian (Flaherty, Mallinson, Mulvihill, O’Malley, Tubridy): A Dorian/A Minor
(Brody): A Mixolydian/A Dorian (Breathnach). Standard tuning. AABB (Brody,
Mallinson, Mulvihill, O’Malley): AA'BB (Breathnach, Mitchell): AA'BB'
(Flaherty, Harker, Tubridy). “Sligo Maid” is a very popular session reel. A
Prince Edward Island version goes by the title “Old Peter’s Reel.” It has been
said that ‘a Scottish variant’ is “Down
the Broom,” however, although the title sounds Scottish, “Down the Broom” is
an Irish reel. There are some melodic similarities between “Sligo Maid” and
“Down the Broom” in both parts, however, whether they are cognate is debatable.
Influential recordings of the “Sligo Maid” were made by Paddy Killoran
(1904-1965, whose version has been much imitated) and Michael Coleman
(1891-1945), both émigrés from south County Sligo. Sources for notated
versions: fiddler Tommy Potts (Ireland) [Breathnach]; fiddler Kathleen Morris
(Corlisheen, Ballyrush, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973,
Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; Barney Enright (Moyvane, Co. Kerry)
[Mulvihill]; New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955, originally from County
Mayo) [O’Malley]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill,
Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Breathnach (CRÉ
I), 1963; No. 124, pg. 51. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 259. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
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See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
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