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Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for The Blue Fiddle by Seán Smyth
| Artist Name | Seán Smyth |
| Album Title | The Blue Fiddle |
| Musicians | Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, vocals), with Cora Smyth (fiddle), Breda Smyth (fiddle), Mairtin O Connor (accordion), Steve Cooney (guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, percussion, didjeridu), Kevin Hough (guitar), Jim Higgins (percussion, bodhrán, piano), Brendan O Regan (bouzouki, mandolin), Ciaran Byrne (keyboards), Vinnie Kilduff (drums, guitar, piano, harmonica), Jimmy Faulkner (guitar), Bill Whelan (bass), Leslie Dowdall (vocals), Charlie Lennon (piano) |
| Source and other information | Mulligan LUNCD 060, 1993. Notes by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. |
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. The blue column shows just the most established tune title. Follow the links for complete tune info.Click 
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to hear the first 12 seconds| Track | Tune | ? Rhythm |
Link to verified tune identity | Titles as listed on this album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Polka | Jamaica Jam |
Jamaica Jam |
| 2 | Polka | Tripping to the Well |
Tripping to the Well |
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| 3 | Polka | Newmarket |
Art O'Keefe's |
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| 2 | 1 | Reel | Maeve's Reel |
Jim Mc Killop's [sic] |
| 2 | Reel | Forget Me Not |
Gerry Cronins [sic] |
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| 3 | Reel | Denis Langtou's |
Denis Langtou's |
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| 3 | 1 | JigD | Doherty's Fancy |
Doherty's Fancy Performer: (whistle) |
| 2 | JigSl | Paddy O'Snap |
Paddy O'Snap's |
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| 4 | 1 | Air | Ag Fás Fós |
Ag Fás Fós |
| 5 | 1 | Other | Blue Fiddle |
[1st tune in a set titled:] The Blue Fiddle |
| 2 | Other | Blue Fiddle |
[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Blue Fiddle |
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| 6 | 1 | Reel | Harvest Moon |
[1st tune in a set titled:] John Nee's Reels |
| 2 | Reel | Noon Lasses |
[2nd tune in a set titled:] John Nee's Reels |
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| 7 | 1 | March | Warrior's Dream |
Warrior's Dream |
| 8 | 1 | Reel | Shamrock Hill |
Shamrock Hill (Paddy O Briens) [sic] |
| 2 | Reel | Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome to Shetland |
Welcome to Shetland |
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| 3 | Reel | A Punch in the Dark |
Punch in the Dark |
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| 9 | 1 | Slide | Biddy from Sligo |
[in set:] Soweto Slides |
| 2 | Slide | Ceol a Mhála |
[in set:] Soweto Slides |
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| 3 | Slide | Oró Buachaillín Seol Do Bhó |
[in set:] Soweto Slides |
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| 10 | 1 | Reel | Mountain Lark |
Tulla Moondance Performer: (fiddle) |
| 11 | 1 | Hpipe | Thomond Bridge |
Thomand Bridge Performer: (whistle) |
| 2 | Hpipe | Fly by Night No. 2 |
Arthur's Seat Performer: (whistle) |
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| 12 | 1 | Reel | Paddy's Trip to Scotland |
Paddy's Trip to Scotland |
| 2 | Reel | Tommy Peoples' |
Tommy Peoples' Reel |
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| 13 | 1 | JigD | Jerry Holland's |
Jerry Holland's |
| 14 | 1 | Reel | Easy Club Reel |
[1st tune in a set titled:] Easy Club Reels |
| 2 | Reel | MacArthur Road |
[2nd tune in a set titled:] Easy Club Reels |