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Tommy McCarthy, uilleann pipes, tin whistle & concertina, Shyan, Kilmihil & London;
Tommy McCarthy jnr., fiddle, London

Recorded in London, 1970s
Recorded by Jim Carroll & Pat Mackenzie

Carroll Mackenzie Music Collection CM-LI64

Tommy McCarthy Jnr.
Tommy McCarthy


Items 2, 4, 6, 9, 17, 18: Tommy McCarthy, uilleann pipes; Tommy McCarthy, jnr., fiddle
Item 7, 16: Tommy McCarthy jnr., fiddle
Item 8: Tommy McCarthy, uilleann pipes
Item 10 – 13, 15: Tommy McCarthy, concertina; Tommy McCarthy, jnr., fiddle
Item 14: Tommy McCarthy, concertina

Items introduced by Tommy McCarthy

1. Introduction
2. Jigs (2): Rose in the Heather / Paidín O'Raftaire (.10 - 4.17)
3. Tommy McCarthy talks about his family, Seamus Ennis and Willie Clancy (4.28 - 10.07) 4. Reels (2) Salamanca/Over the Moor to Maggie (10.40 - 14.12)
5. Talk about house dances, Paddy Breen, etc. (14.17 - 19.00)
6. Hornpipes (2): Plains of Boyle/Rights of Man (19.03 - 22.29)
7. Reels (2): Willie Clancy's / Miss McLeod's (22.38 - 26.32)
8. Slip Jig: Na Ceannabháin Bhána (28.10 - 29.58)
9. Jigs (2): Fasten the Leg in Her / Lark in the Morning (31.05 - 34.10)
10. March: Alexander's (34.14 - 36.02)
11. Reel: Jolly Tinker (36.11 - 38.20)
12. Jigs (2): Jimmy Mulqueen's / Scully Casey's (39.37 - 42.44)
13. Air: Trip over the Mountain (42.54 - 45.12)
14. Reel: Sporting Nell (45.20 - 46.34)
15. Jigs (2): Frehan's No.2/Humours of Ennistymon (46.40 - 49.36)
16. Polkas (3): John Kelly's/Ballyvourney/Bill Sullivan's (49.41 - 53.10)
17. Reels (2): Swallow's Nest/Dublin Lasses (53.26 - 57.04)
18. Reels (2): Hand Me down the Tackle / Shaskeen (57.18 - 1.00.41)

Tommy McCarthy Jnr.

Tommy McCarthy Jnr., 2012. Photo © Peter Laban

Tommy McCarthy

Tommy McCarthy, 1980s. Photo © Pat Mackenzie

 



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