Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn by Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn

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Artist NameFrankie Gavin and Alec Finn
Album TitleFrankie Gavin and Alec Finn
MusiciansFrankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki).
Source and
other information		Shanachie 34009, 1994. Reissue of Shanachie 29008, 1977. Recorded in New York, New York.

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Every Irish tune on this album was identified by carefully comparing this recorded performance with all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index—by comparing musically, disregarding tune titles. The track and tune numbers below, furthermore, correspond to what you actually hear on this album. This page is thus more reliable than the original album notes, track titles listed by iTunes/Media Player, or other Web sites, all of which usually suffer from errors.

TrackTuneTune ID#RhythmTitles used for this tune (and other notes)
11 Tune Info
2107		 Reel Martin Wynne's / Martin Wynne's No. 2 / Martin Wynne's No. 1 / Martin Wynne's No 1 / Martin Wynn's #1 (2nd in set Martin Wynne's on ApW) (composed by Martin Wynne)
2 Tune Info
606		 Reel Farewell to Erin / Farewell to Ireland / Slán le hÉirinn / The Maid in the Cherry Tree / Maid in the Cherry Tree/ Maid in a Cherry Tree / The Flying Column / Austin Tierney's (1st in set The Savoy on KCB 6) (also with parts reversed, also in E) (compare The London Lasses #1147)
21 Tune Info
436		 Reel Cup of Tea, The / An Cupán Tae / The Unfortunate Cup of Tea / The Green Cup of Tea / Mayobridge (also without 3rd part) (compare 3rd part with 1st part of Maid that Dare Not Tell #4511)
31 Tune Info
4097		 Hpipe Peacock's Feather, The / The Peacock (1st in set Peacock's Feather on FG 1; 1st in set The Peacock's Feather on TCB 3) (also in A) (compare #3400)
2 Tune Info
4377		 Hpipe Peacock's Feather, The / Peacock's Feather / Cleite na Péacóige (2nd in set Peacock's Feather on FG 1; 2nd in set The Peacock's Feather on TCB 3)
41 Tune Info
1665		 Reel Reel with the Beryl, The / The Reel with the Beryle / The Reel with the Birl in It / Reel with the Birl / The Reel with the Burl / The Lady's Bonnet / Craith na Cleiteacha / Toss the Feathers / Drowsy Maggie (also singled, also in A) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Toss the Feathers #1957 and with 1st part of Drowsy Maggie #545)
2 Tune Info
1830		 Reel Star of Munster, The / The Bright Star of Munster / Star Munster / Birds in the Bushes / Kitty's Wishes / The Greenfields of America / The Eight O'Clock Train (2nd in set O'Dowd's Favourite Reel Medley on IDM 1) (also 2nd part singled, also in G Dorian or E Dorian or G Mixolydian)
51 Tune Info
1597		 Piece Charles O'Connor / Planxty O'Connor (composed by Turlough O'Carolan)
61 Tune Info
913		 Reel Jackson's No. 2 / Jackson's / La Cosa Mulligan / John Doherty's (1st in set Jackson's on FG 1) (also without 3rd part) (composed by Tommy Peoples)
2 Tune Info
914		 Reel Jackson's Reel / Denis Murphy's / Jim McKenna's (2nd in set Jackson's on FG 1) (varied settings; compare 3rd part with 2nd part of Jim Donoghue's #940)
71 Tune Info
1581		 Reel Pigeon on the Gate, The / Pigeon on the Gate / Pidgeon on the Gate / A Pigeon on the Gate / An Colúr ar an nGeata / Pigeon on the Pier / The Pigeon on the Pier / Lagan Slashers / The Lagan Slashers / League and Slasher / The Athol Braes / The Scotch Braes / Reidy's Reel / The Drinking Reel / The Drunken Tailor / The Wandering Tinker / Gallagher's Best / The Swallowtail (2nd in set The Chattering Magpie on Ch 6; 3rd in The Taproom Set on CLnn 2) (also in A or G or G Minor; quite a bit of variation in the 2nd part) (compare The Drunken Landlady #549 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Drunken Tailor #551)
2 Tune Info
2306		 Reel Drogheda Lasses, The / The Drogheda Reel / Mary of the Grove / Paddy Doorhy's / John Egan's / Eddie Moloney's Favorite (2nd in set Pigeon on the Gate on FG 1; follows Dobbin's Flowery Vale on A HS) (also doubled)
81 Tune Info
2654		 Reel Turnpike Gate, The / The Turnpike (1st in set Ryan's on FG 1; 1st in set The Killavil Fancy on TCB 4)
2 Tune Info
1033		 Reel Killavel Fancy, The / Kilavel Fancy / The Killavil Fancy / Éilís Ní Bhrógáin / Eilís Ní Bhrógáin / Éilís Ní Brógáin [Elizabeth Brogan] / The Ten-Pound Float / The Ten Pound Float / Mayes' Cross (2nd in set Ryan's on FG 1; untitled following The Turnpike Gate on ESL 1; 2nd in set The Killavil Fancy on TCB 4) (also doubled)
91 Tune Info
243		 Reel Bunch of Green Rushes, The / Bunch of Green Rushes / The Bunch of Rushes (also in G Mixolydian) (compare Boys of 25 #4868)
2 Tune Info
2896		 Reel Sean Frank / Mother's Delight / Aoibhneas na Máthar / Mother's Delight Reel / Flanagan's Reel / Flanagans Reel (2nd in set Alone in the Dark on WFO 3) (compare #2915 and more remotely Col. McBain #361)
101 Tune Info
1376		 Hpipe Murphy's / Murphy's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Mhurchadha / Cornphíopa Uí Mhurchú / Murphy's Fancy (also without 3rd and 4th parts)
111 Tune Info
376		 Reel Congress Reel, The / The Congress / An Chomhdháil (composed by Joe Mills in 1932)
2 Tune Info
866		 Reel Shores of Loughrea / The Shores of Lough Rea / The Shores of Lough Ree / The Shores of Lough Reagh / Humours of Loughrea / Tommy Whelan's / Whelan's Reel / Burke's Choice (2nd in set The Congress on FG 1; 2nd in set The Laurel Tree on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as Michael Gorman's) (also doubled)
121 Tune Info
372		 Reel Concert Reel, The / Concert Reel / Ríl na Ceolchoirme / The Concert (also in B)
2 Tune Info
266		 Reel Callaghan's Reel / O'Callaghan's Reel / Ríl Uí Cheallacháin / Denis Murphy's / Donncha Ó Murchú / Now She's Purring (2nd in set Concert Reel on FG 2) (also doubled)
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