Album Contents: A Letter Home by Athena Tergis

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Artist Name	Athena Tergis
Album Title	A Letter Home
Musicians	Athena Tergis (fiddle), with Ben Wittman (percussion), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Chico Huff (bass), John Doyle (guitar, bouzouki), Liz Carroll (fiddle), Natalie Haas (cello), Sharon Shannon (accordion)
Source and other information	Compass 7 4463 2, 2007. Tracks 1, 3, and 5 recorded in Co. Galway; tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, and 13 recorded in Tuscany, Italy; remainder recorded in Springhouse, Pennsylvania.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	McGreevy's Favourite	Johnny McGreevy's
	2	Reel	Ownie Davy's	Owney Davey's / Ownie Davis' Reel
	3	Reel	Callaghan's	O'Callaghan's
	4	Reel	Margaree Reel	Margaree Reel
2	1	BDnce	Jimmy Duffy's	Jimmy Duffy's
	2	BDnce	Mick Carr's	Mick Carr's
3	1	Strath	King George IV	King George IV
	2	Reel	King George IV	King's Reel
	3	Reel	Old King's Reel	Old King's Reel Performer: with Liz Carroll (fiddle)
	4	Reel	Trim the Velvet	Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel Performer: with Liz Carroll
4	1	Reel	In Memory of Coleman	In Memory of Coleman
	2	Reel	Paddy Fahey's Reel No. 20	Paddy Fahy's
5	1	Reel	Porthole of the Kelp	The Porthole of the Kelp
	2	Reel	Terralsole	Terralsole
6	1	JigD	Cailleach an Airgid	Cailleach an Airgid (The Hag With The Money) / The Wealthy Widow / Si do Mhaimeo Í [sic]
	2	JigD	Old Tipperary	Old Tipperay Performer: with Sharon Shannon (accordion)
	3	JigD	Port Chúil Aodha	Cuil Aodh (Coolea) Jig Performer: with Sharon Shannon (accordion)
7	1	Reel	Paddy Kelly's	Paddy Kelly's
	2	Reel	Drunken Tinker	The Drunken Tinker / Dick Cosgrove's / ["a version of":] The Yellow Tinker
	3	Reel	Con McGinley's	Con McGinley's
8	1	SetD	O' Reilly of Athcarne	O' Reilly From Aithcairne
	2	Fling	An Buachaill Dreoite	An Buachaill Breoite [sic]
9	1	Reel	Johnny Going to Céilí	Johnny Going to Ceili
	2	Reel	Father O'Grady's Visit to Bocca	Father O'Grady's Trip to Bocca
	3	Reel	Dublin Lads	Hold The Reins / The Dublin Lads
10	1	Strath	Miss Lyall's	Miss Lyall
	2	Reel	Paddy Ryan's Dream	Paddy Ryan's Dream
	3	Hland	Little Katey Kearney	Con Cassidy's Highland
	4	Reel	Leslie's	Unknown Donegal Reel
11	1	JigSl	Kitty Come Down to Limerick	Will You Come Down to Limerick? / Kitty Come Down to Limerick
	2	JigSl	Arra Mountains	The Arragh Mountains
12	1	Reel	Shoemaker's Daughter	The Shoemaker's Daughter
	2	Reel	Gerry Commane's	Gerdy Commane's
	3	Reel	Kit O'Connor's	My Love Is Fair And Handsome / Kit O'Connor's
13	1	Reel	Arkle Mountain	The Arkle Mountain
	2	Reel	Richard Brennan's Favourite	Richard Brennan's Favourite
	3	Reel	Sligo Reel	Sligo Reel
14	1	Air	Bi Falbh O'n Uinneig	Bi Falbh O'n Uinneig (Be Gone From the Window)

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