This must be one of the rarest records in traditional Irish music. I'd never heard of it, or any other musician ever mention it until it turned up oneBay last year. Recorded in 1981 on the now sadly defunct Belfast "Outlet" label, it features the unique combination of Tom McGonigle from Omagh on concertina and Dubliner Robert McGouran on whistle. Must surely be the first recording of "Tommy Bheiti's Waltz", as later made famous by "Altan"
Yes, a very enjoyable listen. This is another of Outlet's output I wish was re-released...
One repeat irritation was Outlet's attempts to try to claim copyright on traditional melodies and arrangements, as they did here, as if no other combination of tina and whistle would ever be allowed to play "Coppers and Brass" again without paying for the right... .
"The tune actually should be called “Finbar Dwyer’s” as it comes from the playing of Richard’s father, however the tune is often credited to Richie."
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan
"Road Map Of Ireland"
This must be one of the rarest records in traditional Irish music. I'd never heard of it, or any other musician ever mention it until it turned up oneBay last year. Recorded in 1981 on the now sadly defunct Belfast "Outlet" label, it features the unique combination of Tom McGonigle from Omagh on concertina and Dubliner Robert McGouran on whistle. Must surely be the first recording of "Tommy Bheiti's Waltz", as later made famous by "Altan"
# Posted on February 21st 2010 by Kenny
"Road Map of Ireland"
Yes, a very enjoyable listen. This is another of Outlet's output I wish was re-released...
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One repeat irritation was Outlet's attempts to try to claim copyright on traditional melodies and arrangements, as they did here, as if no other combination of tina and whistle would ever be allowed to play "Coppers and Brass" again without paying for the right...
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan
I've just made the connections for the rest of the tunes, now complete...
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan
6c.) "Richard White's" =
Finbar Dwyer's "The Fox on the Town"
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan
Richard Dwyer, not one of Finbar's...
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/FOU_FOY.htm#FOX_ON_THE_TOWN
"Composed by Richard Dwyer. Vallely (Armagh Pipers Club Play 50 Reels), 1982"
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/RI_RJ.htm#RICHARD_DWYER'S_[2]
"The tune actually should be called “Finbar Dwyer’s” as it comes from the playing of Richard’s father, however the tune is often credited to Richie."
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan
# Posted on December 1st 2011 by ceolachan