Recordings

Andy McGann (fiddle)

Séamus Ennis (uilleann pipes)

RTÉ 183 CD – 1995

Compiled from recordings made by RTÉ between 1948 and 1969, and unfortunately out of print, it features a number of famous Sliabh Luachra musicians, as well as the Irish-American fiddler Andy McGann, and piper and collector Séamus Ennis. Sound quality is variable, as is to be expected, but the playing is, of course, nothing less than brilliant. Of particular interest is the Sliabh Luachra style rendition of ‘The Turkey in the Straw’, and the fluent sligo style duet between Murphy and McGann, as well as the array of beautifully played slides and polkas. –Robert Ryan

SAMPLE: A couple of sultry hornpipes Denis would’ve gotten from Pádraig:

To download this out-of-print album:
http://ceolalainn.breqwas.net/download/Denis%20Murphy.zip

Read the liner notes by Peter Browne here.

Track listing and more information:
https://www.irishtune.info/album/DM/

Pádraig O’Keeffe (fiddle)

Denis Murphy (fiddle)

Julia Clifford (fiddle)

Topic TSCD 309, 1994. Reissue of Topic 12T309, 1977. Recorded by Seamus Ennis 9 Sept. 1952 in Horan’s Bar, Castleisland, Kerry.

TRACK LISTING:

A1 Polkas: The Top Of Maol / The Humours Of Ballydesmond (all)
A2 Hornpipes: The Fisherman’s / Byrne’s (Pádraig)
A3 Reels: Muckross Abbey / Mulvihill’s (Denis & Julia)
A4 Hornpipes: Cronin’s / The Stack Of Barley (Denis & Julia)
A5 Air: O’Donnell’s Lament (Pádraig)
A6 Slides: Danny Ab’s (Denis & Julia)
A7 Jigs: The Frieze Breeches / Paudeen O’Rafferty (Julia)
B1 Slides: Chase Me Charlie / Tom Billy’s Favourite (all)
B2 Reels: Kennedy’s Favourite / The Woman Of The House (Denis)
B3 Jigs: Apples In The Winter / The Maid On The Green / The Thrush In The Straw (all)
B4 Air: The Old Man Rocking The Cradle (Pádraig)
B5 Reels: The Humours Of Galtymore / Callaghan’s / The New Mown Meadows (Denis & Julia)
B6 Hornpipes: Callaghan’s / The Rights Of Men (Pádraig)
B7 Reels: Johnny When You Die / The Swallow’s Tail / Miss McLeod’s (all)