Noreen Leech is the star on this CD. Playing traditional Irish tunes the sound of the fiddle can add something extra to a tune whether it is the grace and beauty of it’s tone in a slow air or the excitement it can generate in a reel.

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1. Reels: Reevys Reel/ Noreens Fancy
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2. Jigs: Dr. O Neills Jig
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3. Set Dance: The Blue Eyed Rascal
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4. Traditional Air: An Cuilin
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5. Hornpipes: The Golden Eagle/ The Tidy Room
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6. Polkas: The Springtime Polka/ The Primrose Polka
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7. Reels: The Lads Of Laois/ The First Month Of Summer/ The Castle Reel
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8. Reels: The Barmaid/ The Green Fields Of Glentown
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9. Set Dance: The Storyteller
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10.  Jigs: The Cliffs Of Moher/ Dohertys Jig
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11. Traditional Air: Lament For Stalker Wallace
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12. Hornpipes: The Home Ruler/ The Ideal Hornpipe
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13. Reels: Colonel Fraser/ The Gravel Walk
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Noreen Leech is the star on this CD. Playing traditional Irish tunes the sound of the fiddle can add something extra to a tune whether it is the grace and beauty of it’s tone in a slow air or the excitement it can generate in a reel.

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1. Reels: Reevys Reel/ Noreens Fancy
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2. Jigs: Dr. O Neills Jig
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3. Set Dance
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Marina Meyler a superb banjo and mandolin player gives us a selection of traditional tunes on this album. The vibrant organic folk music of Ireland Scotland England and the American South continues unabated and keeps the mandolin very much alive.

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1. Reels: The Teetotaller/ Drowsie Maggie
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2. Reels: The Musical Priest/ Meylers Fancy
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3. Traditional Air: Ar Eireann Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi
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4. Polkas: Sweeneys Polka/ The Kerry Polka/ The Springtime Polka
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5. Jigs: The New York Jig/ The Cook In The Kitchen
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6. Marches: Wrap The Green Flag Around Me Boys/ The Dawning Of The Day/ Sean South Of Garryowen
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7. Reels: The Mountain Road/ The Masons Apron
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8. Jigs: The Tenpenny Bit
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9. Hornpipes: The Belfast Hornpipe
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10. Jigs: The Kesh Jig/ The Merry Rover
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11. Traditional Air: Eamonn An Cnoic
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12. Reels: Tom Steeles/ Bunch Of Keys 
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Marina Meyler a superb banjo and mandolin player gives us a selection of traditional tunes on this album. The vibrant organic folk music of Ireland Scotland England and the American South continues unabated and keeps the mandolin very much alive.

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1. Reels: The Teetotaller/ Drowsie Maggie
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2. Reels: The Musical Priest/ Meyler
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The Ceili Bands album features The Dublin Ceili Band. The Irish word Ceílí originally referred to a gathering of neighbours in a house to have an enjoyable time dancing playing music and storytelling. Today it refers to an informal evening of dancing. Ceílí’s are held in places where young and old enjoy group dances together. These days ceílí bands play sets of jigs and reels and people of all ages join in the dancing.

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1. Reels: The Mountain Road/ The Floggin Reel/ Sailors Bonnet
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2. Traditional Air: Boulavogue
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3. Marches: The Mountains Of Pomeroy/ Captain Dunne/ Boys Of Wexford
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4. Jigs: Friars Britches/ The Ballytore Jig/ Whelans Jig
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5. Hornpipes: Off To California/ Kellys Hornpipe/ The Cuckoos Nest
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6. Jigs: The Following Tide/ The Rakes Of Kildare/ The Swallows Tail
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7. Reels: The Bag Of Spuds/ Tom Steeles/ The Foxhunters
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8. Traditional Airs: The Fields Of Athenry/ Mary From Dungloe/ A Bunch Of Thyme
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9. Reels: The Pigeon On The Gate/ Duke Of Leinster/ Bucks Of Oranmore
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10. Jigs: Tenpenny Bit/ The Boys Of The Town
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11. Jigs: Sixpenny Money/ The Siamsa Jig
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12. Reels: McDermotts Reels/ The Sally Gardens/ The Silver Spear
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13. Reels: Jackie Colemans Reels/ Father Kellys/ The Sligo Maid
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The Ceili Bands album features The Dublin Ceili Band. The Irish word Ceílí originally referred to a gathering of neighbours in a house to have an enjoyable time dancing playing music and storytelling. Today it refers to an informal evening of dancing. Ceílí’s are held in places where young and old enjoy group

The Bodhrán album features Ivan Smyth. The Bodhrán is the heartbeat of Irish music. Pronounced ‘Bow-Rawn’ or ‘Bough-Rawn’ this ancient framedrum is traditionally made with a wooden body and goat skin head and is played by striking the drumhead obliquely with the hand or with a double headed stick. The Chieftains Christy Moore Mel Mercier and Tommy Hayes etc have been prominent in bringing the Bodhrán to the forefront of traditional Irish music and is found in most Irish traditional bands today.

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1. Reels: McDermotts No. 1 Reel / Drowsie Maggie
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2. Jigs: Over The Mountain / Did You See My Man?
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3. Reels: Halfway House / Copper Plate / Sliabh Rua
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4. Hornpipes: Cork Hornpipe / Sliabh Rua
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5. Reels: Joe Cooleys Tulla Reel / Flaxen Bloom
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6. Reels: Jackie Colemans / The Teetotaler / The Sailors Bonnet
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7. Bodhran Solo
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8. Reels: The Salamanca / Humours of Scariff / Man of Aran
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9. Polkas: The Britches is Full of Stitches
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10. Hornpipes: Off To California / Kilkenny Hornpipe
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11. Traditional Air: Sliabh na mBan
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12. March: Down The Bray
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13. Waltz: The Moon Behind The Hill
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14. Set Dance: The King of the Fairies
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15. Slide: OKeefes Slide
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16. Jigs: The Flowing Tide / The Dingle Regata / The Orphan
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The Bodhrán album features Ivan Smyth. The Bodhrán is the heartbeat of Irish music. Pronounced ‘Bow-Rawn’ or ‘Bough-Rawn’ this ancient framedrum is traditionally made with a wooden body and goat skin head and is played by striking the drumhead obliquely with the hand or with a double headed stick. The Chie

A master of the concertina as well as the accordion Denise Shiels provides a selection of jigs and reels on this album. As popular today as in years gone by the concertina was developed in 1829 in England. It was brought into traditional music in Ireland in the 1900s.

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1. Reels: The Chicago Reel/ The Shaskeen Reel
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2. Jigs: I Dont Know/ The Harty Boys Of Ballinmore
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3. Traditional Air: O Carolans Draught
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4. Reels: Down The Broom/ Reevys Reel
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5. Jigs: Sliabh League/ The Mug Of Brown Ale
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6. Traditional Air: Eamonn An Chnoic
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7. Reels: The Bells Of Tipperary/ Gareth Barrys
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8. Reels: The Storyteller/ Tom Spillanes
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9. Jigs: Paddy Faheys/ The Leitrim Jig
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10. Hornpipes: Burkes Hornpipe/ The Long Road Home
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11. Slides: Hows Your Granny/ Ballinspittal Here I Come
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12. Jigs: The Kerry Jig/ The Rambling Pitchfork
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13. Reels: Mothers Delight/ Mulhairs No.6
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14. Reels: Paddy Kellys Reel/ The Sligo Maid
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A master of the concertina as well as the accordion Denise Shiels provides a selection of jigs and reels on this album. As popular today as in years gone by the concertina was developed in 1829 in England. It was brought into traditional music in Ireland in the 1900s.

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1. Reels: The Chicago Reel/ The Shaskeen Reel
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2. Jigs: I D
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The Harp album in this series features Lynn Saoirse who brings to life this ancient instrument with her rendition of well known Irish tunes. It is said the music heard in heaven is the golden sound of harps. The Irish have always used a harp as their emblem. Harps are probably the most ancient stringed instrument. Their beautiful sound and graceful aesthetic form have magically enticed people for many centuries.

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1. Reels: Glass Of Beer/ The Musical Priest
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2. Set Dance: King Of The Fairies
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3. Slow Air: My Lagan Love
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4. O Carolan: The Princess Royal
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5. Slow Air: Cape Clear/ Reels: Drowsie Maggie/ Ned McLoughlins
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6. Hornpipes: Rights Of A Man/ Cahirs Kitchen
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7. O Carolan: Eleanor Plunkett
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8. Jigs: Road To Lisdoonvarna/ Morrisons
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9. O Carolan: Mr. O Connor
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10. Jigs: The Cliffs Of Moher/ The Dusty Windowsill
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11. Slow Air: Stor Mo Chroi
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12. Reels: Johnnies Wedding/ The Tamlin
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13. Marches Of The O Neills
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14. Slow Air: Mna Na hEireann
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15. O Carolan: Isabella Burke/ Planxty Burke
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16. Jigs: The Butterfly/ Paddy Keenans
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17. Jigs: Banish Misfortune/ The Blarney Pilgrim
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Also available from Lynn Saoirse: Sheet Music Book of Harp arrangements The Merry Witch.

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The Harp album in this series features Lynn Saoirse who brings to life this ancient instrument with her rendition of well known Irish tunes. It is said the music heard in heaven is the golden sound of harps. The Irish have always used a harp as their emblem. Harps are probably the most ancient stringed instrument. Their beautiful sound and grac

The Accordion album features Denise Shiels. The accordion is truly an international instrument. The accordion has seen many shapes and forms in many different countries throughout the centuries. It is found in many variations of folk music around the world and has also found its way into the field of popular music and the jazz world.

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1. Reels: The Salamanca/ The Boys Of Ballisodare
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2. Reels: The Pigeon On The Gate/ Turlough Hill
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3. Reels: George Whites/ Gillespies
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4. Jigs: Knocknagow/ Imeldas Favourite
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5. Hornpipes: The Belfast Hornpipe/ The Joys Of Spring
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6. Reels: Crowleys/ The Banshee
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7. Jigs: Tom Billies/ Sinead Whites
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8. Reels: Fr. Kellys/ The Merry Blacksmith
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9. Jigs: The Whore In The Nettles/ Sweet Biddy Daly
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10. Reels: The Moving Cloud/ Jennies Chickens
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11. Traditional Air: Sliabh Na mBan
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12. Polka: Dearg Doom
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13. Reels: The Green Meadow/ The Road To Killimor
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14. Reels: The Bucks Of Oranmore/ The Foxhunters
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The Accordion album features Denise Shiels. The accordion is truly an international instrument. The accordion has seen many shapes and forms in many different countries throughout the centuries. It is found in many variations of folk music around the world and has also found its way into the field of popular music and the jazz world.

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The Uilleann Pipes are one of the treasures of traditional Irish Music. This compilation of traditional music features Irish Champion Con Durham on Uilleann Pipes. A magical mystical instrument that captures all that’s good about Irish music.

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1. Reels: The Ashplant/ The Wild Irishman/ The Boyne Hunt
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2. Reels: The Fermoy Lassies/ The Mountain Road/ Ril An Ghabha
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3. Jigs: The Blooming Meadows/ Tommy Recks/ The Humours Of Ennistymon
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4. Polkas: The Kerry Polka/ The Newmarket Polka/ The West Cork Polka
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5. Traditional Air: Eamonn An Chnoic
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6. Reels: The Humours Of Ballyconnell/ Hand Me Down The Tackle/ The Dublin Reel
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7. Reels: The Woman Of The House/ The Limestone Rock/ Lady Anne
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8. Reels: The Pigeon On The Gate/ The Long Road/ Mrs. Monaghan
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9. Hornpipes: The Planes Of Boyle/ Pat Coughlans/ The Spring Time
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10. Slides: The Castle Island/ Mike Duneens/ Old Kerry Slide
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11. Traditional Air & Set Dance:An Botharin Bui/ Madame Bonaparte
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12. Traditional Air: The Green Fields Of America/ The Maid In The Meadow
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The Uilleann Pipes are one of the treasures of traditional Irish Music. This compilation of traditional music features Irish Champion Con Durham on Uilleann Pipes. A magical mystical instrument that captures all that’s good about Irish music.

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1. Reels: The Ashplant/ The Wild Irishman/ The Boyne Hunt
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2. Reels: The Fermoy
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Thomas Walsh is better known as the man behind Inisheer the haunting tune that has hushed many a vigorous traditional session to a lulled silence. Based within the traditional mode yet absorbing the best elements of classic ambience his tunes are soulful and sensitive. Tracks include Inisheer Zohras Air and Evas Waltz.

A collection of the best of the Champions of Ireland series. Featuring Con Durham (Uilleann Pipes) Noreen Leech (Fiddle) Denise Shiels (Accordion) to name but a few. 22 tracks of Jigs Reels and Hornpipes this compilations shows off a great selection of Irish instruments by some fine musicians.

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1. Reels: Reevys Reel/ Noreens Fancy
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2. Reels: Crowleys/ The Banshee
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3. Reels: Top Of The Stairs/ The Clare Reel
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4. Reels: Halfway House/ Copper Plate/ Sliabh Rua
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5. Reels: The Fermoy Lassies/ The Mountain Road/ Ril An Ghabha
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6. Reels: The Storyteller/ Tom Spillanes
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7. Reels: The Boys Of The Lough/ The Foxhunters
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8. Hornpipes: Rights Of Man/ Cahirs Kitchen
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9. Reels: The Mountain Road/ Masons Apron
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10. Reels: The Scholar/ Father Kellys Reel/ St. Annes Reel
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11. Reels: The Bag Of Spuds/ Tom Steeles/ The Foxhunters
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12. Jigs: The Moving Cloud/ Jennies Chicken
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13. Jigs: Sheehys/ Taylors/ The Siamsa Jig
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14. Reels: The Salamanca/ Humours Of Scariff/ Man Of Aran
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15. Reels: McDermotts Reels/ The Sally Gardens/ The Silver Spear
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16. Jigs:The Kerry Jig/ The Rambling Pitchfork
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17. Hornpipes: The Golden Eagle/ The Tidy Room
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18. Jigs: The Hapenny Bridge/ Whelans Jig
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19. Reels: Johnnies Wedding/ The Tamlin
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20. Jigs: The Kesh Jig/ The Merry Rover
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21. The Eavesdropper/ The Kid On The Mountain
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22. Slides: The Castle Island/ Mike Duneens/ Old Kerry Slide

A collection of the best of the Champions of Ireland series. Featuring Con Durham (Uilleann Pipes) Noreen Leech (Fiddle) Denise Shiels (Accordion) to name but a few. 22 tracks of Jigs Reels and Hornpipes this compilations shows off a great selection of Irish instruments by some fine musicians.

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