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Maiden Voyage

Various Artists

Submitted on April 4th 2003 by jerball.

  1. Jim Donoghoe's
    Gorman's Galway Rambler
  2. The Broken Pledge
    Tony Smith's
    The Boys Of Ballisodare
  3. The Rolling Waves
    The Maid At The Spinning Wheel
  4. Carraig Na Sluire
  5. The Battle Of Aughrim
    Rodney's Glory
  6. The Boyne Hunt
    Shannon Breeze
  7. John Carty's
    Paddy O'Brien's
  8. Se Fath Mo Bhuartha
  9. Gan Ainm Mazurkas
  10. P. Joe's
    Brendan McMahon's
  11. The Kinvara Set
  12. Tommy's Selection
  13. Sean Ryan's
    Martin Wynne's
  14. Una Bhan
  15. Boil The Kettle Early
  16. The Crib Of Perches
    The Trip To Durrow
  17. Joe Bane's Scotische
  18. Esther's Arrival
    Con McGinley's
  19. Maughton's
    The Pinch Of Snuff
    The Ships Are Sailing

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Great Album

There was a period of my life where I listened to track #13 every day to and from work, just to make it a good day.

1991 live recording of a session in Pepper's featuring Tommy and Siobhán Peoples, Kevin Crawford, P.J. King, Andrew MacNamara and Pat Marsh. Great stuff.

# Posted on April 4th 2003 by jerball

Great album!

# Posted on April 6th 2003 by gian marco

Track 10b

I'm afraid I haven't heard this recording, so I won't vouch for the second tune in Track 10 being the same "Brendan McMahon's" as the tune I just posted (no. 1981).

# Posted on September 15th 2003 by JSC_from_IL

Sean Ryan's (track 13)

The tune listed as Sean Ryan's is posted here as Gan Ainm http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1498/details and further identified as Aughacashel. I transcribed the banjo setting and posted it in the comments section.

# Posted on April 19th 2005 by Will CPT

Paddy O'Brien's

Does anybody know about the tunes in track 7 called "Paddy O'Brien's"?

Which Paddy? If I had to guess I'd say Paddy RIP...

These two tunes are familiar enough to my ear but I don't have names for either of them.

Cheers.

# Posted on March 16th 2006 by _Steph_

1st of the Paddy Tunes has been identified as the "Swallow's Nest"

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by _Steph_

Transcription of 2nd Paddy tune available

For you playing pleasure:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5814

And for posterity's sake, the link to the tune before it (the Swallow's Nest):

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/743

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by _Steph_

Mystery solved

Alright then - the 2nd POB tune in that set is not actually a POB tune at all, and the transcription posted here has been removed.

Courtesy of Mike & Mary Rafferty - "Feeding the Birds" (thank you Dow for the clarification):

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2779

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by _Steph_

Wow, your tune posting vanished really quickly didn't it? :-)

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by Dow

The "Martin Wynne's" on Track 13 is this one:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/461

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by Kenny

Just looking at the sheet music, think "The PB's" "abc" transcription is more accurate .

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by Kenny

Big J's Zap-O-Matic strikes again. Thankfully. What a mess.

# Posted on June 1st 2006 by _Steph_

Track 6

So, I think this is correct:

John Carty's - http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/853
The Stolen Reel - http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/743
Feeding the Birds - http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2779

One of my all-time favorite tracks.

# Posted on June 12th 2006 by emily_bmore

contrary to the link info here, the "tony smith's" listed in track 2 is NOT the jig sometimes called "tony smith's." it is not a jig at all, but a reel. i'm having the devil of a time figuring out what reel it goes by elsewhere---it kinda sounds like "cottage in the grove" in a different key, but not sure......

# Posted on November 30th 2006 by ceemonster

ok, after extensive sleuthing, i think i may have id'd the lovely tune played by box player andrew macnamara on track 2 right after "the broken pledge" and listed as "tony smith's." again---it is NOT the tony smith jig.

this reel was recorded as "Caoilte Mountains" on mary macnamara's first solo cd, "traditional music from east clare." the liner notes associate it with conor tully of galway; the tune does seem to be associated with east/south galway---i also located it on "music on the wind," by ballinakil flute player sean moloney, who calls it "trip to the meadow," and relates that he got it from east galway fiddler lucy farr. moloney also notes that galway box great joe burke calls the tune "mcgovern's" after the gent he got it from.

# Posted on December 7th 2006 by ceemonster

Track 13

To put together what's been discussed above,

The Aughacashel Reel: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1498
Martin Wynne's No.3: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/461

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by slainte

Track 11: The Kinvara Set

Charlie Hunter's: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/809
Peggy's: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3088
The Mooncoin: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/206

The first two "foreign" tunes, sometimes called "Cape Breton Jigs," have been recorded together on several albums, including "Music at Matt Molloy's."

# Posted on May 10th 2007 by slainte

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