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The Sound of Ireland: The Ultimate Collection - 3rd CD of 4

By Various Artists


  1. The South Wind
  2. Im Aonar Seal
  3. Boulavogue
  4. Blackbird
  5. Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile
    The Abbey
  6. Hill 60
    The Spring Well
  7. Jackie Coleman’s
    Reel Of Rio
  8. Maud Millar’s
    Molloy’s
  9. Paddy Ryan’s Dream
    Farewell To Cailroe
  10. The Miller’s Maid
    The Skylark
  11. Josie McDermott’s
    The Bunch Of Green Rushes
  12. The Concert Flute
    Upstairs In A Tent
  13. Paddy Murphy’s Wife
    Dillon Brown’s Fancy
  14. Farrell O’Gara
    Lady Montgomery
  15. Finbar Dwyer’s No.2
    The Meadow

Ten comments

The Sound of Ireland CD3

Disc Three of a four CD compilation

Outlet

This would appear to be yet another compilation of tracks from the Belfast “Outlet” label’s recordings from the 1970s and 1980s. They are usually very cheap, and exceptionally good value.
It’s a fair guess that Track 5 will be “The Abbey Reel”, not “Rule”, and also Track 14 will start with “Farell O’Gara”, and not “Farewell Garrett”.

Performed by

1. ,5. Brian Vallely / Brian VallelyGroup
2. Na Fili
3. Tom McHaile
4. Seamus Tansey
6., 9., 12., 15. Finbar Dwyer
7., 10., 13. Kevin Loughlin
8., 11., 14. John Whelan

Origins and typos

Hi Kenny - I will check the actual tunes and correct where possible - hint of optical character recognition or spell checker mischief perhaps.

Looking at the 4 cds as a whole and the number of contributing performers it does look like a re hash of some previous recordings, which a bit of digging might reveal the originals for.

In terms of value for money - yes worth picking up a copy - motorway services I think, I got mine (!) . I don’t think there are even any ’swaps with any of my others cds etc. Also - it wouldn’t be too hard to recollate e.g. bring all the Finbar Dwyers together and make a listening cd

Finbar Dwyer tunes from this compilation

From the listings on this site, most of the Finbar Dwyer tunes in this 4 cd compilation appear as if they could be from the album Kitty’s Rambles
https://thesession.org/recordings/4096

Original…

“Kitty’s Rambles” is just the name given to the CD release of this :

https://thesession.org/recordings/1726

And sorry to be pedantic, “Eachann”, but please note that “Finbarr” Dwyer’s name appears to be spelt with 2 “Rs”, at least that’s how it’s spelt on the Outlet LPs, and 1 cassette.

“The Sound of Ireland: The Ultimate Collection” ~ CD #3 of 4

tracks - - - - artist(s) ~ these are extracts from variuos Outlet Recordings ~


1 & 5 - - - - Armagh Pipers’ Club: Brian Vallely & friends
Brian Vallely - uilleann pipes & flute - Paul Davis - flute, Pat Daly - harp

Armagh Pipers’ Club

2 - - - - - - Na Fili
Tomás Ó Canainn uilleann pipes, Matt Cranitch - fiddle, Tom Barry - whistle

3 - - - - - - Tom McHaile - whistle

4 - - - - - - Seamus Tansey - flute

6, 9, 12 & 15 - Finbarr Dwyer - button accordion

7, 10 & 13 - - Kevin Loughlin - button accordion

8, 11 & 14 - - John Whelan - button accordion