I haven't heard the album, but a friend picked up a copy in Ireland and urged the people at our session to learn the jig set called "Seamus Connolly's/Brid Harpur's". I found ABCs for them somewhere, along with a story about someone asking Seamus if he knew about the tune named for him. He denied having anything to do with the tune.
Much later, I was listening to Patty Furlong's CD and heard the same tune. She calls it "Micky Quinn's" (or maybe "Micky Quinn's Favorite" - I don't have the album handy). I asked Patty about it. She got the tune from Jack Coen, who got it from the late Paddy O'Brien, who recorded an album with Seamus Connolly way back when.
Anyhow, maybe when I get some time, I'll post these two great tunes.
The track called "Ballyvoe" is a medley of the two hornpipes "Tailor's Twist" and "Poppy Leaf". There was a comment today about "Poppy Leaf" which reminded me that I wanted to figure out what that familiar first hornpipe was. I also want to identify some of the other tunes on this CD that aren't properly titled, but not today.
The 2nd set on the album is made up of The Coalminers (aka More Power to Your Elbow) and followed by The Noon Lassies. I love this album and it's follow up "Across the Pond".
Both albums are pretty much desert island banjo albums, if that isn't an oxymoron.
The jig referred to above as "Seamus Connolly's" is in fact a composition of Paddy O'Brien called "O'Brien From Newtown" and is to be found in his collection, "The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien". And "Tommy People's Reels" are "McDermott's" followed by "The Red Haired Lass". One of my all-time favorite recordings.
In "The Definitive Collection of the Music of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991" compiled and edited by Eileen O'Brien, published in 2009, the jig in question is called "Mick Quinn's", is listed as "arr. Paddy O'Brien", and is in the section of "Arrangements and Settings of Traditional Tunes" rather than in the "Compositions of Paddy O'Brien" section.
Trad. Music from Doolin
Recorded in 1997.
Accompanied by Gerry O'Beirne (guitar), Sharon Shannon (accordion), Tommy Hayes (percussion) and Eoin O'Neill (bouzouki).
# Posted on October 14th 2003 by rhanke
Excellent album. One of the better banjo albums i've heard.
# Posted on October 14th 2003 by Celtic1234
One of my favourite albums of all time - its just gorgeous!
# Posted on October 14th 2003 by bb
Mis-titled tune
I haven't heard the album, but a friend picked up a copy in Ireland and urged the people at our session to learn the jig set called "Seamus Connolly's/Brid Harpur's". I found ABCs for them somewhere, along with a story about someone asking Seamus if he knew about the tune named for him. He denied having anything to do with the tune.
Much later, I was listening to Patty Furlong's CD and heard the same tune. She calls it "Micky Quinn's" (or maybe "Micky Quinn's Favorite" - I don't have the album handy). I asked Patty about it. She got the tune from Jack Coen, who got it from the late Paddy O'Brien, who recorded an album with Seamus Connolly way back when.
Anyhow, maybe when I get some time, I'll post these two great tunes.
# Posted on October 15th 2003 by GaryAMartin
Ballyvoe Hornpipes
The track called "Ballyvoe" is a medley of the two hornpipes "Tailor's Twist" and "Poppy Leaf". There was a comment today about "Poppy Leaf" which reminded me that I wanted to figure out what that familiar first hornpipe was. I also want to identify some of the other tunes on this CD that aren't properly titled, but not today.
# Posted on December 30th 2006 by GaryAMartin
James Cullinan
also important to notice that the great fiddle player James Cullinan is playing on track 10...
# Posted on March 26th 2007 by charliechamo
Just got a copy of this again after having lost the original.
Love it, although the backing really kills me. Not into it at all.
# Posted on April 11th 2007 by Hugo Chavez
Coalminers Reels identified
The 2nd set on the album is made up of The Coalminers (aka More Power to Your Elbow) and followed by The Noon Lassies. I love this album and it's follow up "Across the Pond".
Both albums are pretty much desert island banjo albums, if that isn't an oxymoron.
# Posted on December 13th 2007 by octogreg
The jig referred to above as "Seamus Connolly's" is in fact a composition of Paddy O'Brien called "O'Brien From Newtown" and is to be found in his collection, "The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien". And "Tommy People's Reels" are "McDermott's" followed by "The Red Haired Lass". One of my all-time favorite recordings.
# Posted on May 11th 2011 by Tony O'Rourke
In "The Definitive Collection of the Music of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991" compiled and edited by Eileen O'Brien, published in 2009, the jig in question is called "Mick Quinn's", is listed as "arr. Paddy O'Brien", and is in the section of "Arrangements and Settings of Traditional Tunes" rather than in the "Compositions of Paddy O'Brien" section.
# Posted on May 12th 2011 by GaryAMartin