Songs from singers in Irish and English; jigs, reels, hornpipes and airs from solo musicians and groups; step dances, set dances, and ceili dances from exhibition and social dancers From the television archives of RTE, this DVD contains more than two hours of outstanding performances spanning from the early 1960s through the late 1980s. HORNPIPE: MULLINGAR RACES: JIMMY SINNOTT SONG: PRETTY PEG/ REEL: GREGG'S PIPES BOTHY BAND STEP DANCING (Paddy Glackin, fiddle), SLIP JIGS: FIG FOR A KISS/ KID ON THE MOUNTAIN CELINE HESSION and DONNCHA O MUIMHNEACHAIN SONG: ORO, SE DO BHEATHA ABHAILE DARACH O CATHAIN JIG: FRIEZE BRITCHES LIAM O'FLYNN (uilleann pipes) REELS: PIGEON ON THE GATE/ FOXHUNTER'S TULLA CEILI BAND SONG: LILY OF THE WEST ANN BYRNE, JESSE OWENS REELS: CEATHRU CAVAN/ WILD IRISHMAN JOHN, JOHN JR., and JAMES KELLY (fiddles) SONG: TEIR ABHAILE RIU CLANNAD REELS: JOHN NAUGHTON'S/ TOMMY COEN'S MARY MACNAMARA, MARTIN HAYES (concertina and fiddle) MARCH, SONG: TWENTY MEN FROM DUBLIN TOWN SWORDS MUMMERS SLIDE: SCATTERY ISLAND SLIDE CEOLTOIRI LAIGHEAN SONG: SHAMROCK SHORE PAUL BRADY SET DANCERS TULLA CEILI BAND AIR: GOL NA MBAN SAN AR SEAN KEANE REELS: RAKISH PADDY/ SLIGO MAID WILLIE REYNOLDS (uilleann pipes) SLIDES: RATHAWAUN/ HARE IN THE CORN KNOCKNAGREE SET DANCERS SONG: AN BAILE ATA LAIMH LEI SIUD PADRAIG AGHAS JIGS: TOM BILLY'S/ SEAN RYAN'S; REELS: MICK HAND'S/ HILLS OF CLOGHER DE DANNAN SONG: BONNY BUNCH OF ROSES COLM WALSH STRATHSPEYS: LAIRD OF DRUMBLAIR (2 versions) TOMMY PEOPLES (fiddle) STEP DANCING; HORNPIPE: LIVERPOOL JOHN CULLINANE REEL: LIFFEY BANKS JULIA CLIFFORD, DENIS MURPHY (fiddles), PADDY MOLONEY (whistle), DES MULKERE (flute) SONG: NA PRATAI DUBHA NIOCLAS TOIBIN REEL: WISE MAID JOE COOLEY (bodhran), DES MULKERE (banjo) SONG: FOUR GREEN FIELDS UNKNOWN BOY REELS: LUCY CAMPBELL'S/ SLIGO MAID SESSION GROUP SONG: SILE NI GHADRA PAT KEARNEY (vocal), ERIC BENSON (piano) HORNPIPE: HARVEST HOME; REEL: DUKE OF LEINSTER WRENBOYS SONG: JOLLY BEGGAR; REEL: WISE MAID PLANXTY REELS: CONNAIGHT HEIFERS/ MICHO RUSSELL'S PADDY MOLONEY, SEAN POTTS (whistles) SONG: BONNY LIGHT HORSEMEN GERRY CULLEN, BRIAN LEAHY, FRAN MCPHAIL REELS: BOYS OF MALIN/ GREEN FIELDS OF TYROL/ GLASS OF BEER STOCKTON'S WING SONG: THE BUTCHER BOY LUDLOW TRIO SONG: TA NA LA SEAN O SE, CEOLTOIRI CHUALANN SONG: I MUST AWAY NOW THE DUBLINERS AIR: NI AR CHNOC NO AR ISLEACHT; REEL: FINBARR DWYER'S DENIS O'BRIEN (whistle) SONG: LEAVING LIVERPOOL TOMMY MAKEM REEL: MAID BEHIND THE BAR SESSION GROUP SONG: VALENTINA O'HARA FRANK HARTE REELS: DONEGAL REEL/ SHEEHAN'S/ CROGHAN HILL TULLYVIN CEILI BAND SONG: RAMBLE AWAY AL O'DONNELL DANCE: BRISEADH NA CARRAIGE CEILI DANCERS CASADH AN TSUGAIN (dramatization) SIASMA TIRE FOLK THEATRE REELS: BUCKS OF ORANMORE MATT MOLLOY (flute), DONAL LUNNY (bouzouki) Bonus Feature: "Meet The People 1961" Running time: 145 mins. |
Irish Records International |