This one's been getting lots of play time in my CD player recently. Many of the tunes I have found are ones that are played in sessions, but aren't the warhorses that many people are sick of playing, so they're good tunes to know. Most of the tunes are also pretty accessible in terms of being able to learn them off the CD. Not that they're played slow, but there's nothing over-the-top to mask the melody of the tunes. Just good solid playing. Available from the usual sources, but released by Windjam Records at http://www.windjam.com.
Maple Leaf
Jimmy Noonan - Flute
Chris McGrath - Fiddle, Concertina
Michael Shorrock - Bouzouki
Ted Davis - Guitar
Myron Bretholz - Bodhran
Some great players from Massachusetts/Rhode Island put this album together. Good Stuff
# Posted on May 27th 2002 by Mad Baloney
is that chris that tortured us in ireland
about ten
years back?
buzz
# Posted on June 9th 2003 by buzz
This one's been getting lots of play time in my CD player recently. Many of the tunes I have found are ones that are played in sessions, but aren't the warhorses that many people are sick of playing, so they're good tunes to know. Most of the tunes are also pretty accessible in terms of being able to learn them off the CD. Not that they're played slow, but there's nothing over-the-top to mask the melody of the tunes. Just good solid playing. Available from the usual sources, but released by Windjam Records at http://www.windjam.com.
# Posted on May 25th 2005 by Jason G
Who plays banjo on this album?
# Posted on February 25th 2007 by sneetch
Kilfenora Barndances
1st tune in set:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/252
2nd tune in set:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4319
Banjo played by Kevin Griffin. Jimmy Noonan guested on a few tracks of Kevin's album "Across the Pond".
# Posted on April 20th 2008 by octogreg
Track 14 - 1st barndance...
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8991
# Posted on October 9th 2008 by Kenny
Track 14 - 2nd barndance...
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/8993
Both are usually referred to as "Thadelo's".
# Posted on October 9th 2008 by Kenny
Track 12 - Molloy's
The 3rd tune in this set is not "Molloy's Favourite" as linked but is actually "Matt Molloy's" a.k.a "Pride of the Bronx." http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5621
Great album, I've had it for a while and am currently working on learning the whole thing. 4 sets down, 11 to go...
# Posted on May 8th 2010 by robin hood
Track 1 - Josie McDermott's
Should be:
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2816
See the comments for Jimmy Noonan's setting.
# Posted on September 27th 2011 by athasach
Track 4 - Humours of Ballyconnell
Should be
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2748
which is the hornpipe, not the reel as linked.
# Posted on November 10th 2011 by robin hood
Track 5 - Tie the bonnet
Yet another linking error. The linked tune should be this: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/136 "Upstairs in a Tent" also known as "Tie the Bonnet"
# Posted on December 6th 2011 by robin hood