The best introduction to this fascinating album is provided by Brenda Castles herself (from her Facebook page): "‘The Light Side of the Tune’ is a collection of unusual versions of some of the well-known tunes in the tradition. I’ve spent time over...
Posted by .DEDICATION : "This CD is dedicated to the late Michael Reilly, Marie's father, a well-known fiddle player and blacksmith from Moatfarrell, Co. Longford. Michael died a young man but left behind a wealth of music, which can be found in the Irish Traditio...
Posted by .Please change Fr. Eugene's to Cape North , rather than to Cape Breton.
Posted by .Track #1 on Youtube :
Posted by .As to the putative "High Reel", the A part certainly bears a resemblance to that of "Sporting Nell", but the B part seems very different — at least, in the versions of "Nell" that I’ve seen.
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