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I remember when I first heard that set of polkas. That’s when I decided I wanted to play trad. I never got the fiddle down, but here I am playing.

The tunes in the Raheen medley have titles!

1. The Ballygow Reel
2. Trip to Cullenstown
3. Pip Murphy’s

1 & 2 were composed by the late Phil Murphy of Ballygow, Co. Wexford and #3 by his son Pip Murphy. The first two appear on the album “Trip to Cullenstown” by Phil, John & Pip Murphy while “Pip Murphy’s” appears on the recent “In Session” by Eoin O’Neill.

What is the first polka in the Set #2??

1st tune is a polka version of a reel recorded by “De Danann” on “Song For Ireland” as “Charlie Harris’s”. There is another name to it but I can’t think of it at the moment. [It’s not “The Burren” - it’s the one before it.]

https://thesession.org/tunes/2039

Thanks

The first tune in the Raheen set is certainly not the Ballgow Reel, which is different tune entirely. It is Ríl An Ráithín, and can be found here https://thesession.org/tunes/4875

Track #4 :
https://youtu.be/lCgFV9IJd0Y

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