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The Hidden Note

By Jacqueline McCarthy


  1. The Old Torn Petticoat
    Farewell To Miltown
  2. Mrs Ellen O’Dwyer’s Fancy
  3. The Connacht Heifers
    Gilbert Clancy’s
  4. The Blackbird
  5. Cheer Up Old Hag
    Walsh’s Favourite
    The Yellow Wattle
  6. Thomas Burke
  7. Gerdy Commane’s
    The Heather Breeze
  8. Poll Halfpenny
    An tSean Bhean Bhocht
  9. The Trip We Took Over The Mountains
  10. Hardiman The Fiddler
    The Humours Of Derrykissane
  11. The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn
    Trim The Velvet
  12. The Old Bush
    Nellie Donovan
  13. Paddy Taylor’s No 1
    Paddy Taylor’s No 2
  14. Sporting Paddy
    The Beauty Spot
  15. John Dwyer’s
    An Boithrin Cam
  16. Kitty’s Gone A’ Milking
    Sarah Hobb’s

Four comments

“Jacqueline McCarthy: The Hidden Note” ~ in need of comment…

Musician:
Jacqueline McCarthy - concertinas
Tommy McCarthy Sen. - concertina
Marion McCarthy - uilleann pipes
Bernadette McCarthy - fiddle & piano
Tommy Keane - uilleann pipes, flute, fiddle and bodhran
Tommy McCarthy Jun. - fiddle
Alec Finn - bouzouki

Sadly 🙁 , as yet we haven’t got this recording, but we are great fans of the music of Jacqueline McCarthy and Tommy Keane, favourite listens. Someday I hope to have this one also to enjoy, without any doubts that we will. Here’s links to their website and this and their other recordings and the opportunity to order direct from the sources:

http://www.iol.ie/~marmusic/

See also:

“Tommy McCarthy: Sporting Nell” ~ another we haven’t yet had the pleasure of, Tommy Senior…
https://thesession.org/recordings/287

“The McCarthy Family and Friends: The Family Album” ~ another we have yet to enjoy! 🙁
https://thesession.org/recordings/627

“Tommy Keane & Jacqueline McCarthy: The Wind Among The Reeds” ~ a favourite! 😉
https://thesession.org/recordings/61

“Tommy Keane: The Piper’s Apron” ~ another favourite! 😉
https://thesession.org/recordings/2411

Re: The Hidden Note

Track 15.1 “John Dwyer’s” is a different tune. I cannot find it in any other place other than the two bars from Irishtune,info.
https://www.irishtune.info/tune/6813/

X:1
T:John Dwyer’s
Q:160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig
K:Ador
P:Jacqueline McCarthy “The Hidden Note” Tr 15.1
EEE AGA | EGE c2d | e/f/ge d2B | c2A BAG | EEE AGA | EGE c2d | e/f/ge d2B |1 cAA AAG :|2 cAA Aza ||
|: aea aea | aed cBA | ~B3 GAG | ~B3 dcB | Aza aba | edeg2 a | {b}aged2B |1 cAA Aza :|2 c2A BAG |]

Re: The Hidden Note

From the album’s liner notes, Jacqueline writes re. ‘John Dwyer’s’:

‘Tommy Keane learned the first tune from fiddle player John Dwyer from Eyries in West Cork. John got it from his father who played accordion and fiddle.’

The village is more usually known as Eyeries (https://eyeries.ie/all-about-eyeries).

For the record, re. Ceolachan’s personnel listing above, Tommy Keane does not play fiddle on this album.

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