Album Contents: Melodeon Mad! by Bobby Gardiner

Basic album data
Artist Name	Bobby Gardiner
Album Title	Melodeon Mad!
Musicians	Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting), with Lynda Gardiner (concertina), Fiodhna Gardiner (whistle), Jack Talty (piano), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano, bass), Brian Flemming (percussion), Caithlin McGowan [sic for Caitlín Nic Gabhann] (dance), Kelley Gardiner (piano), Ciara O'Connor (cello, fiddle)
Source and other information	[Self-published], 2018. Recorded in Burncourt, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, and Lissycasey, Co. Clare. Tracks 8 and 9 (intentionally contradicting booklet's claim that tracks 8 and 11) were recorded in 2007 in Fermoy, Co. Cork. Released 17 February 2018 according to <https://music.apple.com/gb/album/melodeon-mad/1371951977> accessed 30 March 2025.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	New-Mown Meadows	The New Mown Meadows
	2	Reel	Hand Me Down the Tackle	Hand Me Down the Tackle
2	1	JigD	Scatter the Mud	Scatter the Mud
	2	JigD	Connaughtman's Rambles	The Connachtman's Rambles
3	1	Hpipe	Independent	The Independent
4	1	Waltz	Pull Down the Blind	Pull Down the Blind
	2	Reel	Wind that Shakes the Barley	The Wind That Shakes the Barley [sic]
5	1	Polka	Cashman's	Cashman's
	2	Polka	Lord Seaforth's	Lord Seaforth's Reel (as a Polka)
6	1	Hpipe	Sunshine Hornpipe	The Sunshine
	2	Hpipe	Boys of Bluehill	Boys of Blue Hill
7	1	Polka	Kenmare Polka	I Know What Mary Wants
8	1	Reel	Swallow's Tail	Swallows Tail [sic] Performer: with Lynda Gardiner (concertina)
	2	Reel	Devaney's Goat	Devaney's Goat Performer: with Lynda Gardiner (concertina)
9	1	JigD	Dancing Master	The Dancing Master Performer: with Lynda Gardiner (concertina)
	2	JigD	Munster Buttermilk	Carty's / Carty's Jig Performer: with Lynda Gardiner (concertina)
10	1	Air	Little Red Lark	The Little Red Lark Performer: (G melodeon), with Fiodhna Gardiner (A whistle)
11	1	Reel	Bonnie Kate	Bonnie Kate
12	1	Waltz	Blue Danube	Blue Danube
13	1	JigD	Rocking Chair	The Town of Coothill
	2	Reel	Full Set	The Full Set
14	1	Waltz	Tipperary So Far Away	Tipperary So Far Away Performer: (G melodeon)
	2	Waltz	Come Back Paddy Reilly	Come Back Paddy Reilly Performer: (G melodeon)
	3	Waltz	Mocking Bird Hill	Mockingbird Hill
15	1	Hpipe	Flaherty's Hornpipe	Flaherty's
	2	Reel	Flogging Reel	The Flogging Reel

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