These tracks are from the original recordings of 1937-1939. Tune names are as listed on the recording. However some of the names in those days were created for "sales purposes". Basically the artist (musician) or record company when recording a traditional tune would give the tune a unique name so that when people requested the tune by the name you gave it, You got the sale and not other record albums which may have listed the tune by its commonly known name.
RE: Hugh Gillespie
These tracks are from the original recordings of 1937-1939. Tune names are as listed on the recording. However some of the names in those days were created for "sales purposes". Basically the artist (musician) or record company when recording a traditional tune would give the tune a unique name so that when people requested the tune by the name you gave it, You got the sale and not other record albums which may have listed the tune by its commonly known name.
# Posted on February 1st 2004 by gleann