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Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition
| Artist Name | various |
| Album Title | The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition |
| Source and other information | Coleman Heritage Centre CC 5, [2000]. Archival recordings dating from the 1940s through 1996. Liner notes by P.J. Hernon and Gregory Daly. Tracks 18 and 29 are stories, not indexed here. |
What Does this Page Tell You?
Each Irish tune on this album was identified after a careful, expert comparison of this recorded performance against all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index. This page is more reliable than the original liner notes, iTunes, other Web sites, etc., all of which usually suffer from errors.Click 
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to hear the first 10 seconds| Track | Tune | ? Rhythm | Verified tune identification Click for tune info | Titles as listed on this album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Reel | Martin Wynne's |
Martin Wynne's No 1 Performer: Tommy "Clogs" Gallagher (fiddle) |
| 2 | Reel | Cup of Tea |
Cup of tea [sic] Performer: Tommy "Clogs" Gallagher (fiddle) |
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| 2 | 1 | Reel | Maud Millar |
Maud Miller Performer: Pake Dwyer (whistle) |
| 2 | Reel | Flowers of Redhill |
Flowers of Red Hill / The Flowers of Red Hill Performer: Pake Dwyer (whistle) |
|
| 3 | 1 | Reel | Colonel Rogers |
Colonel Rodgers Performer: Mike Gorman aka Mick Gorman (flute), Edmund Murphy aka Ed Murphy (fiddle) |
| 2 | Reel | Happy Days of Youth |
Happy Days of Youth Performer: Mike Gorman aka Mick Gorman (flute), Edmund Murphy aka Ed Murphy (fiddle) |
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| 4 | 1 | JigD | Strayaway Child |
Strayaway Child Performer: Joe O'Dowd (fiddle) |
| 5 | 1 | Song | My Native Town of Boyle |
My Native Town of Boyle |
| 6 | 1 | Reel | Last Night's Fun |
Last nights fun [sic] Performer: Christy Hannon (flute) |
| 7 | 1 | Reel | Blackthorn Stick |
Old Blackthorn Performer: Fred Finn (fiddle) |
| 8 | 1 | JigD | Scatter the Mud |
Scatter the Mud Performer: Tommy Hunt (whistle) |
| 2 | Reel | Shepherd's Daughter |
Major Moran's Performer: Tommy Hunt (whistle) |
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| 9 | 1 | Reel | Fermoy Lasses |
Fermoy Lasses Performer: Josie McDermott (flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Cup of Tea |
Cup of Tea Performer: Josie McDermott (flute) |
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| 10 | 1 | Reel | Newtown Bridge |
Doocastle Performer: Tom Cawley (fiddle) |
| 2 | Reel | Boil the Breakfast Early |
Boil the Breakfast Early Performer: Tom Cawley (fiddle) |
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| 11 | 1 | Reel | Ewe Reel |
The Ewe Performer: Elizabeth Bolger (accordion) |
| 12 | 1 | Reel | Sligo Maid |
Sligo Maid Performer: Mick Regan (fiddle) |
| 2 | Reel | Crooked Road to Dublin |
The Crooked Road to Dublin Performer: Mick Regan (fiddle) |
|
| 13 | 1 | Reel | Martin Wynne's |
Martin Wynne's No. 1 Performer: Martin Wynne (fiddle) |
| 14 | 1 | JigSl | Boys of Ballisodare |
Boys of Ballisodare Performer: Larry Reddigan (banjo) |
| 2 | JigSl | Tommy Hunt's Jig |
Humours of Ballisodare Performer: Larry Reddigan (banjo) |
|
| 15 | 1 | Reel | Old Woman of the House |
Old Maids of Sligo Performer: Tom McGowan (fiddle) |
| 2 | Fling | Primrose Lass |
Primrose Lass Performer: Tom McGowan (fiddle) |
|
| 16 | 1 | Song | Maid of Sweet Gurteen |
Maid of Sweet Gurteen Performer: Jim Murray |
| 17 | 1 | Reel | Tom Ward's Downfall |
Tom Ward's Downfall Performer: Peter Horan (flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Reel of Mullinavat |
Mullinavat Performer: Peter Horan (flute) |
|
| 19 | 1 | Reel | Pigeon on the Gate |
Pidgeon on the Gate Performer: Jim Donoghue (C whistle) |
| 20 | 1 | Reel | Kerry Reel |
The Green Fields of Rossbeigh / Kerry Reel Performer: Séamus O'Donnell (lilting) |
| 21 | 1 | Reel | Steampacket |
Steampacket Performer: Mary Ellen Giblin (fiddle) |
| 22 | 1 | Reel | Knotted Cord |
Bridie Morley / Bridie Morley's / The Knotted Cord Performer: Pakie Duignan (flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Corney Is Coming |
Corney is coming [sic] Performer: Pakie Duignan (flute) |
|
| 23 | 1 | Reel | Paddy Kelly's |
[1st tune in a set titled:] Paddy Kelly's Performer: Johnny Henry (fiddle), Tommy Hunt (flute) |
| 2 (2:19) |
JigD | Paddy's Resource |
[2nd tune in a set titled:] Paddy Kelly's Performer: Johnny Henry (fiddle), Tommy Hunt (flute) |
|
| 24 | 1 | Reel | Never Was Piping So Gay |
Never was Piping so Gay [sic] Performer: Johnny Henry (fiddle) |
| 25 | 1 | Reel | Drag Her around the Road |
The Pullet Performer: Thomas Bernard Ryan (flute) |
| 26 | 1 | Song | Collooney Town |
Collooney Town Performer: Fintan McDonagh |
| 27 | 1 | Reel | Dunmore Lasses |
Dunmore Lasses Performer: Séamus Horan (fiddle) |
| 2 | Reel | Sligo Maid |
Sligo Maid Performer: Séamus Horan (fiddle) |
|
| 3 | Reel | Molloy's |
Molloy's Favourite Performer: Séamus Horan (fiddle) |
|
| 28 | 1 | Air | An Fhuiseoigín Rua |
An Fhuiseoigín Rua Performer: Gerry Donogher (harmonica) |
| 2 | Reel | Miss McGuiness |
Miss McGuinness [sic] Performer: Gerry Donogher (harmonica) |
|
| 30 | 1 | JigD | Lilting Banshee |
Wailing Banshee Performer: Fred Finn (fiddle) |
| 2 | JigD | Butcher's March |
Butcher's March Performer: Fred Finn (fiddle) |
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| 31 | 1 | Reel | Kitty in the Lane |
Kitty Down the Lane Performer: Paddy Killoran (fiddle), Eleanor Neary (piano) |
| 32 | 1 | JigD | Whelan's Jig |
[presumably mislabeled, since this is 1st tune in a set titled:] "Morrison's / Whelan's" Performer: Tommy "Clogs" Gallagher (fiddle) |
| 2 | JigD | Morrison's Jig |
[presumably mislabeled, since this is 2nd tune in a set titled:] "Morrison's / Whelan's" Performer: Tommy "Clogs" Gallagher (fiddle) |
|
| 3 (1:39) |
JigD | Up Ya Boya |
[presumably mistakenly omitted from track title, since this is 3rd tune in a set titled:] "Morrison's / Whelan's" Performer: Tommy "Clogs" Gallagher (fiddle) |
|
| 33 | 1 | Reel | Sally Gardens |
The Sally Gardens Performer: Ellie Osbourne (lilting) |
| 34 | 1 | JigD | Trip to Athlone |
Newport Lass Performer: Jim Donoghue (C whistle) |
| 2 | JigD | Jim Donoghue's Favourite |
Jim Donoghue's Favourite Performer: Jim Donoghue (C whistle) |