More recordings by Various Artists:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years
• 25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 1)
• 25 Years Of Celtic Music (Disc 2)
• A Controversy Of Pipers
• A Job Of Journeywork: A Tribute To Larry Redican And His Musical Friends
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country
• A River Of Sound
• A Treasury Of Irish Music 2
• A Tribute To Dan R. MacDonald: The Heather Hill Collection
• Aberdeen Folk Club 'A Celebration'
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England
• Amara
• An Fhidil
• An Gaoth Aduaidh - The North Wind
• Another Feast Of Irish Folk
• As We Got Them: Traditional Flute And Fiddle Music From County Sligo
• Atlantic Fiddles
• Augusta: 20 Years Of Irish Music Recorded Live At The Augusta Heritage Center
• Ballinasloe Fair: Early Irish Music In America
• Beauty An Oileáin: Music And Song Of The Blasket Islands
• Behind The Mist
• Best Of Irish Ceili Music
• Between The Jigs And The Reels
• Border Fiddles: Border Traditions Volume 1
• Borders Boxes
• Caise Ceoil
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4
• Cape To Clare
• Ceilidh House Sessions
• Celtic Ceili
• Celtic Collections, Vol. 5 - Fiddles Of Scotland
• Celtic Connections - The Album
• Celtic Dance
• Celtic Dances
• Celtic Graces: A Best Of Ireland
• Celtic Legacy
• Celtic Mouth Music
• Celtic Odyssey
• Celtic Reels And Jigs - The Blackberry Blossom
• Celtic Song
• Celtic Treasure-the Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan
• Ceol Agus Foinn : Music And Songs From The Willie Clancy Summer School
• Ceol An Clair
• Ceol Tigh Neachtain - Music From Galway
• Ceol Tire
• Champions Of Ireland: Harp
• Classic Ceili Bands
• Come Dance With Me In Ireland
• Common Ground: Voices Of Modern Irish Music
• Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels
• Dancing Through Ireland
• Dancing To Jigs And Reels
• Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America
• Farewell To Ireland CD 1 (of A Box Set Of 4)
• Farewell To Ireland CD 2 (Of A Box Set Of 4)
• Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4)
• Farewell To Ireland CD 4 (Of A Box Set Of 4)
• Festival Of Traditional Irish Music
• Ffidil: Welsh Fiddle Music
• Fiddle Fair: Declan McCarthy's Baltimore
• Fiddle Sticks, Irish Traditional Music From Donegal
• Flea Ceoil
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's
• Folk Music And Dances Of Ireland
• From Galway To Dublin: Early Recordings Of Traditional Irish Music
• From West To East - Live Sessions
• Gaelic Roots
• Geantrai - Live Session Recordings From The TV Series
• Gentle Breeze
• Gogarty's Music II: A Decade On
• Grand Concert Of Scottish Piping
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part
• Hardcore English: 50 Tunes From Manuscript, Recorded And Aural Sources
• Hidden Fermanagh Vol.2
• I'm Leaving Tipperary
• In Praise Of Lissycasey
• In Safe Hands
• In The Footsteps Of Coleman
• In The Heather
• In The Smoke
• Irish Dance Music
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP
• Irish Dances
• Irish Folk Night
• Irish Heritage: Ireland's Musical Tradition (CD 1)
• Irish Jigs And Reels
• Irish Music
• Irish Piping, Flutes And Whistles
• Irish Traditional Concertina Styles
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle)
• Irish Traditional Music In America: Chicago
• Irish Whistles
• La Grande Ronde
• La Veillée Des Veillées
• Lament
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 1
• Lamh Ar Lamh (Many Hands) CD 2
• Le Chéile (Lord Mayo)
• Lifescapes Celtic Fiddle
• Lifescapes Celtic River
• Lifescapes Ireland
• Live At Mona's
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music
• Live Recordings From The William Kennedy Piping Festival
• Maiden Voyage
• Masters Of The Celtic Accordion: The Big Squeeze
• Masters Of The Irish Guitar
• Megin: Free Reed Music From Wales And The Marches
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2
• Music From The Coleman Country
• My Love Is In America
• Mysterious Ireland
• New England Chestnuts Volumes 1 and 2: Classic New England Contra Music
• Northumberland Rant
• O'Malley's Music
• Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2
• Paddy In The Smoke
• Past Masters Of Irish Dance Music
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3
• Piper's Choice Volume 1
• Piper's Rock
• Piping Hot
• Playing With Fire: The Celtic Fiddle Collection
• Ranting And Reeling: Dance Music Of The North Of England
• Real Reels Of Ireland
• Rhes Ganol Yn Y Gwaed
• Rig-a-jig-jig: Dance Music Of The South Of England
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond
• Riverdance And Other Famous Irish Songs And Dances
• Round The House And Mind The Dresser: Irish Country House Dance Music
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1
• Seisiún Na H-Éireann 2006 Festival CD
• Seoda Ceoil
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail)
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing
• Shake Your Shamrocks
• Shetland Dialect
• Show The Lady: Music For The Sets Volume 5
• Song Of The Chanter
• Southerly Breeze
• Spirit Of The Isles: A Concert For Beltane
• Stepping Up: English Country Dance Music
• Tacsi. Ceol
• The 3rd Irish Folk Festival In Concert
• The Ancient Music Of Ireland
• The Best Ever Traditional Irish Pub Session Volume Two
• The Best Of Irish Jigs And Reels Vol.1
• The Best Of New Welsh Folk Music
• The Best Of Welsh Folk Music
• The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal
• The Breeze From Erin
• The Celts
• The Celts Rise Again
• The Clear Stream - Guitar Music From Scotland And Beyond
• The Cobblestone Sessions
• The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place
• The Coolin': Classic Slow Airs And Laments
• The Croppy's Complaint: Music And Songs Of 1798
• The Donegal Fiddle
• The Drones And The Chanters
• The Drones And The Chanters Vol.2
• The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume One
• The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Three
• The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Two
• The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1
• The Gathering
• The Gathering
• The Heart Of Cape Breton
• The Hidden Fermanagh
• The Irish Music Anthology (40 Classic Songs, Jigs And Reels)
• The Lark In The Clear Air
• The Legendary Down Home Recordings
• The Mountain Road
• The Music Of Ed Reavy
• The Nineties Collection Vol. 1
• The Northumbrian Small Pipes
• The Orkney Sessions From The Ayre Hotel
• The Piper And The Maker
• The Pipers' Gathering 2005
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77
• The Sanctuary Sessions
• The Sound Of Coleman Country
• The Tie That Binds
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol 2
• The Wheels Of The World, Early Irish American Music, Vol. 1
• The World Pipe Band Championships 2006
• Toss The Fiddles
• Tracks North (Music From Shetland) CD 1 Traditional Imprints
• Trad At Heart
• Traditional Dance Music Of Ireland
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 1: Mabou Coal Mines
• Traditional Fiddle Music Of Cape Breton Volume 2: The Rovers Return
• Traditional Irish Dance Music
• Traditional Irish Dance Rhythms
• Traditional Irish Music (traditional Music Session From Belfast)
• Traditional Irish Music In America: The East Coast
• Traditional Irish Sessions
• Traditional Music From Cape Breton
• Traditional Music In Support Of Doolin Coast And Cliff Rescue Service
• Traditional Music Of Ireland
• Traditional Music Of Ireland
• Transatlantic Sessions 3
• Voyager: Ireland's Tin Whistle
• With Friends Like These
• Within A Mile Of Kilty
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 1
• Wooden Flute Obsession Disk 2
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 1
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 2, Disc 2
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 2

"Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II" ~ Séadna 002, 1993

Produced by & notes by ~ Larry Lynch
Sound Engineer: Harry Bradshaw

Set: The Set of Mezerts ~ Cork & Kerry
Figures 1 - 5 ~ jigs
Figure 6 ~ hornpipes

Musicians:
Denis McMahon ~ fiddle
Paudy Scully ~ flute
Timmy O'Connor ~ melodeon

Set: The Plain Set ~ Clare
Figures 1 - 4 ~ polkas
Figure 5 ~ Jigs
Figure 5 (alternative) ~ flings
Figure 6 ~ hornpipes

Musicians:
Eamon McGivney ~ fiddle
Michael Tubridy ~ flute
Tommy McCarthy ~ concertina

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by ceolachan

“Set Dances of Ireland, Volume I”

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2923

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by ceolachan

“Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume III”

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2925

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by ceolachan

“Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing” (V)

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2812

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by ceolachan

"Set Dances of Ireland: Tradition & Evolution" by Larry Lynch, the book!

Seádna Books & Dal gCais Publications, 1989
A4 format, 323 pages
ISBN: 0-9623366-0-2 (U.S.A.)
ISBN: 0-9514848-0-X (Ireland)

Seádna Books
88 Walter Street
San Francisco, California 94114
U.S.A.
2nd Printing, 1991

John O’Donnell
c/o The Connacht Tribune
15 Market Street
Galway, Eire / Ireland

Highly recommended, as this is the only publication on the subject that I feel makes a resonable attempt to incorporate in it's pages and story something of the people the dances were collected from, with pictures and some quotes. This weighty tome has more heart than the many other publications that tend to just amass dances and figures and with short and limited references to sources. I admit my bias, I am interested in more than just the mechanics of the dance. We both like to read and see the heart and context of a tradition, and YES!, that can be done in print, and even better if it also has pictures to go along with the weave... For us, this is about 'quality' rather than 'quantity', heart and community rather than flash and competition...

For the inexperienced the notations might be confusing, but I love it. He tries to further represent his sources by using their descriptions of the dances, their terminology. At the back of the book is a glossary of terms and movements with illustrations, to help...

# Posted on March 24th 2008 by ceolachan

Availabiity

So, Ceolachan,

Where can I obtain these recordings and book? Do you have a source?

The only search link returned from google and kartoo came back to this listing.

# Posted on March 25th 2008 by ed veras

Yes, do a search for the book. It is also for sale with the CD... The first four cassettes are harder to come by. I have recently bought the set for others for roughly around 20 to 25 quid... There are also used copies available, for example through Amazon, from 10 quid upwards...

Try here ~ some include the CD, some do not ~ search by title or author ~

http://www.alibris.co.uk/

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/

http://www.addall.com/

http://www.justbooks.co.uk/

http://www.bookfinder.com/

http://www.bookfinder4u.com/

Set Dances of Ireland: Tradition & Evolution
by Larry Lynch
Large format paperback
ISBN: 0962-33660-2
ISBN: 13: 978-0962-33660-7
ISBN: 095148480X
ISBN: 9780951484807
ISBN: 0-9514848-0-X
Seadna Books, January 1991

It was published jointly in Ireland and in the U.S.A. under different ISBN numbers...

# Posted on March 27th 2008 by ceolachan

"Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume IV" ~

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/2939

# Posted on April 5th 2008 by ceolachan