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Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Howya
The first Irish Fiddle records I heard, & started my obsession with ITM were records by Jimmy Power & Sean Maguire.
The Power record I had didn't have a sleeve,,,& I think it was made partly for dancers to perform with..it had these tunes on it for sure,but not perhaps in this order Doon/Rakish Paddy--Dowd's Favorite/Bunch of Keys/Idle Road/Contentment is wealth/Westmeath/Derry slip jig,some nice Set Dances, Tatter Jack Walsh,Jenny's welcome to charlie.....you know it if you know it :).can't remember the record Co..but .anyone know if its been reissued on CD?...or if someone could burn me a CD???

The Maguire ones I'd like to track down are ,
first,
The Music of Ireland 4 Start Quartet one...the one with the river running on the cover Photo...its been awhile(35 years) , but tunes would include,,,..Killkenny Races.Sligo maid, reconciliation,Bells of St Louis,Reidy Johnston,Mathematician,Masons Apron,I believe it was Avocca, or Avocet label.
Also by Maguire..."Sean Maguire Plays" with Josepheen Keegan on Piano . Cover is a wicker chair, his fiddle and a cigarette in an ashtray.
Tunes would include Dowd's/ Col' Frazier...some very serious hornpipes, Snowy Breasted Pearl,Bonny kate & Jennys chickens.
If anyone has an idea if they might have been put on Cd , or you have some way to put it on CD for me ...I would be eternal grateful.
Would swap for Across the Pond CD...though not in same league as Sean & Jim :)) or pay whatever
Quite a difference between the styles...but each captured my heart about 35 years ago.... & i MISS those recordings
Hope someone can help
Cheers
RogerB


# Posted on April 1st 2009 by Roger B

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Hi the Jimmy Power solo LP has not been reissued as a CD , I tried to get it and inquired.I have a Jimmy Power solo LP (Cream Cover ) it might be Topic or Leader label , Havn't seen it in years but it is in the house somewhere.I remember it had the strayway child on it and a couple of reels with a guy playing the bodhran very loudly (but very well strangely enough ! ) one of them was the Tempest..Reg Hall produced it I think and played piano on a lot of it. I will have a root around for it when I buy one of those yokes that plays lps into your pc so you can convert them to cd.

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Red Robin

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

I also have an old solo LP of Maguire somewhere , it had the gun in the thatch and the sailors bonnet as a pair on it , he kept switching from one reel to the other and back again .I'll have a look

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Red Robin

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

I have a Bounty LP (BY6040), "IRISH DANCES reels, jigs, set dances & hornpipes played in strict dance tempo"
Jimmy Power with Reg Hall on piano. Produced by Bill Leader.
Manufactured by Polydor 1967

The Doone/Rakish Paddy
The Irish Girl
The Hunt
Contentment is Wealth/Tatter Jack Walsh
Keane-O'Neary's
Planxty-Drury
The Maid Behind The Bar/The Bunch of Keys
Dowd's Favourite/Jenny's Welcome to Charlie
The Pipe On The Hob/The Cliffs of Moher
Bonaparte's Retreat
The Derry
The Idle Rogue/The Westmeath
Down To Limerick
The Drunken Sailor
Sport Of The Chase

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by oldstrings

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Did you look in the "Recordings" section, Roger ? Check the track listings, and if the recordings you're looking for are there, get in touch with the person who posted it, as there's a good chance they will have a copy.

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Kenny

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/892

If you ask "cos" nicely, I'm sure he'll help - tell him "kenny" sent you :)

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Kenny

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Oldstrings ,
Bingo...that's the one...I used to love that one...I think Jimmy had a lovely earthy style..great bow stutters, reat character to it.....any way any chance you could get a good quality CD copied for me if you have the equipment???
Or a good cassette would do, a friend could put it on CD....give me a shout at kburridgek@aol.com if there's any chance
would appreciate it big time..thanks!

Kenny.....Who is Cos , & how would a fella get ahold of him????........I would love to ask him nicely if I knew how. to.
Start a new thread.. titled "Seeking Cos......Kenny sent me" ????
I'd love to get those Maguire ones as well
Thanks for all & any help
cheers
RogerB

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Roger B

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Go to his profile in the "members" section. You have the option to send him a Private Message by email through the site.
Would I be right in thinking you once played at the Aberdeen Folk Club - late 70s / early 80s? - with Alistair Russell and Eithne O'Connor, or have I got that totally wrong ?

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Kenny

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

http://www.irishmusicreview.com/jpower.htm

# Posted on April 2nd 2009 by Red Robin

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

kenny...idid go on a little tour to scotland with alistair right around that time...would it have been Aileesh O'Conner from Dundalk (gerry's sister)on fiddle & whistle?.
That wasn't the night I split the butt crack seam on my trousersfrom stem to stearn mid show, was it?..that was an interesting night ...if you were someone else , that is :)
I'll try to track down Cos,,,lettuce hope i find him..haha.
rogerb

# Posted on April 3rd 2009 by Roger B

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Roger B, I do intend to transfer that LP to CD, along with a few others. I don't know when, as I don't have the gear myself. I'll check with you then to see if you still want it.

Speaking of folk clubs, I used to help run a club in the back room of The King's Head, London. Jimmy Power and Bobby Casey played in the front of the pub on the same evenings. I can only blame my ignorant youth for making the wrong choice.

# Posted on April 4th 2009 by oldstrings

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

I have a copy of the Four Star Quartet album as well as other pretty obscure Maguire stuff. Would be happy to copy for you. But please reply to my personal email only :

h.johnston@lancaster.ac.uk

# Posted on April 6th 2009 by jambo123

Re: Looking for old recordings..Jimmy Power, Maguire

Any one have a copy of " Two Champions " Sean Maguire & Joe Burke Outlet records 1970s.

# Posted on April 16th 2009 by Lord Gordan

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