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01.
The Stone in the Field / Ambrose Maloney’s / The
Small Hills of Offaly (reels)
The Stone in the Field was a great favourite of
Dublin piper Tommy Reck who died in 1991. I
picked up the second tune from the playing of
two great musicians, Noel O’Donohue and Michael
Queally from Clare. The last reel, a Paddy
O’Brien composition, was written in honour of
his native County Offaly.
Gavin - whistle; Donnacha - guitar; Colm -
bodhrán
02. Paddy Taylor’s / The Trip to Bantry (jigs)
Paddy Taylor’s is named after the great flute
player from Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick who
emigrated to London in the 1930s. The Trip to
Bantry is another composition from the renowned
accordion player Paddy O’Brien.
Gavin - whistle; Donnacha - guitar; Colm -
bodhrán
03. The Mountain Lark / Paddy Killoran’s / The
Hut on Statten Island (reels)
I heard the Mountain Lark on a recording called
The Tulla Ceili Band – A Celebration of 50
Years. Paddy Killoran’s is also known as
Sweeney’s Dream, the Sweeney in question being
fiddle player Paddy Sweeney from Sligo who
recorded with Paddy Killoran in the 1930s. Yet
another title for the tune is The Girl with the
Laughing Eyes. The last reel was composed by
Scotsman Phil Cunningham.
Gavin - whistle; Zoë - fiddle; Finbarr -
mandolin; Eoin - bouzouki
04. The Buck from the Tree / The Swan
(hornpipes)
I learned the first hornpipe from the flute
playing of Kevin Crawford and John Rynne. The
Swan was composed by Tipperary fiddle player
Sean Ryan and was published in The Hidden
Ireland. The First Selection of Irish
Traditional Compositions of Sean Ryan.
Gavin - whistle; Eoin - bouzouki
05. An Bonnán Buí – The Yellow Bittern (slow
air)
This very beautiful song was written by the
famous South Ulster poet Cathal Buí Mac Giolla
Ghunna (c.1680-c.1756). The song tells the story
of a man who, having seen a yellow bittern die
of thirst on the road, vowed the same thing
would never happen to him. Unfortunately the
yellow bittern has become extinct in Ireland
since Cathal Buí’s time.
Gavin - whistle, Gavin Ralston - guitar
06. McConnell’s Highland / The Laccaroe Reel /
Hill 16 (highland / reels)
The highland takes its names from the McConnell
brothers, Alec who played fiddle, and Mickey who
played both fiddle and highland pipes. The Mc
Connell brothers were relatives of both Tarlach
Mac Suibhne and the Doherty’s and lived manly
around Ardara, west Donegal.It was the
McConnell’s who introduced this version of the
highland to Glencolmcille around the beginning
of the last century. This version differs
somewhat from the Doherty’s setting of the tune.
The first reel in this set is associated with
East Clare. I got it from the playing of Martin
Hayes and Mary MacNamara. Hill 16 is a Finbarr
Dwyer composition.
Gavin - whistle; Aogán - concertina; Donacha -
guitar
07. Joe Derrane’s / The Stolen Purse / The
Homecoming (jigs)
The first jig is called after Joe Derrane from
Boston. Joe is a legendary figure among
accordion players. The second jig comes from the
playing of flute and whistle player Christy
Barry. The last tune is a composition of
bouzouki player Eoin O’Neill
Gavin - whistle; Donnacha - guitar; Colm -
bodhrán
08. Paddy Mills’ / The Connacht Heifers (reels)
The first reel was composed by fiddle player
Paddy Mills from Belmullet, Co. Mayo. The
Connacht Heifers can be found in the Dance Music
of Willie Clancy and Ceol Rince na hEireann Vol.
1 and also has the alternative title of The
Silvermines.
Gavin - pipes; Zoë - fiddle
09. The Hunt (hornpipe)
This tune has strong associations with the music
of Clare piper Willie Clancy.
It appears as set dance in O’Neill’s Music of
Ireland. It also appears in
The Roche Collection.
Gavin - whistle; Finbarr - fiddle, mandolin;
Eoin - bouzouki
10. The Trip to Cullenstown / Jack Coughlan’s /
Out on the Road (reels)
This is a version of Trip to Cullenstown which
was written by harmonica player Phil (Pip)
Murphy from Carrig on Bannow, Co. Wexford. Gabe
O’Sullivan named the second reel in honour of
the great flute player Jack Coughlan from
Ballinakill. Out on the Road was composed by
piano player Josephine Keegan who for many years
was Sean Maguire’s accompanist.
Gavin - whistle; Aogán - concertina; Donnacha -
guitar
11. Anach Cuain (slow air)
Composed by the blind Mayo poet Antoin Ó
Raiftearaí Anach Cuain tells of a drowning
tragedy on Lough Corrib in 1828 when a boat
carrying passengers, livestock and goods from
Annaghdown pier to a fair in Galway capsized.
Even though the boat was quite close to the
shore nineteen passengers perished that day,
eleven men and eight women. I learned this
version from Sean ‘Ac Donnacha’s album An
Spailpín Fánach.
Gavin - whistle; Peter Eades - keyboards
12. Mullingar Races / McGivney’s Fancy
(hornpipes)
The first hornpipe can be found in O’Neill’s
Music of Ireland and is the first of two
settings. It was also recorded by Frankie Gavin
on his album Fierce Traditional. McGivney’s
Fancy is a version of the well-known hornpipe
The Cuckoo’s Nest and was recorded by James
Kelly, Paddy O’Brien and Daithí Sproule on
Traditional Music of Ireland.
Gavin - whistle; Aogán Lynch - conertina;
Donnacha - guitar
13. The Lady on the Island / Hogties (reels)
The first tune appears in Breandán Breathnach’s
Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1 and also in O’Neill’s
Music of Ireland. Hogties is another one of the
many compositions of Scottish piano accordion
maestro Phil Cunningham.
Gavin - whistle; Donnacha - guitar; Colm -
bodhrán
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All titles traditional, arranged by Gavin Whelan
except:
The Small Hills of Offaly & The Trip to Bantry
composed by Paddy O’Brien
The Hut on Statten Island & Hogties composed by
Phil Cunningham
The Swan composed by Sean Ryan
The Homecoming composed by Eoin O’Neill
Paddy Mills’ composed by Paddy Mills
The Trip to Cullenstown composed by Philip (Pip)
Murphy
Musicians:
Gavin Whelan whistles, uilleann pipes
Zoë Conway fiddle
Donnacha Moynihan guitars
Eoin O’Neill bouzouki
Colm Murphy bodhrán
Finbarr Naughton mandolin, fiddle
Aogán Lynch concertina
Gavin Ralston guitar
Peter Eades keyboards
Credits:
Producer: Gavin Whelan
Recorded at: The Mill Studio, Swords, Co. Dublin
Engineer: Peter Eades
Mastered by: Robyn Robins at
Mid-Atlantic Digital, Enniskillen
Sleeve notes: Gavin Whelan &
Joan McDermott
Photography: Paul McCarthy
Design: Dara Ní Bheacháin
Gavin Whelan uses whistles made by John Sindt (sindtwhistle@aol.com)
and uilleann pipes made by Donnacha Keegan
Thanks:
Thanks to all the musicians who feature on this
recording. Thanks for your time and talent.
Thank you also to all the staff in the Irish
Traditional Music Archive and to
Paul McGrattan.
Special thanks to Mam and Dad, my family and
friends.
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