Album Contents: The Banks of the Shannon by Paddy O'Brien, Séamus Connolly

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Artist Name	Paddy O'Brien, Séamus Connolly
Album Title	The Banks of the Shannon
Musicians	Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), with Charlie Lennon (piano)
Source and other information	Green Linnet CSIF 3082, 1993. The five tracks of Paddy solo are remasters of 78 rpm records recorded "in early 1954" in Newtown, Tipperary, with Charlie's piano accompaniment added in September 1990. The six trio tracks are copies of the six tracks on the 1973 LP "Banks of the Shannon," recorded in July 1973 in Dublin. Then there are three tracks of the Séamus/Charlie duet, and the one solo by Séamus, all recorded in August 1990.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1.1	1	Reel	Mayor Harrison's Fedora	Mayor Harrison's Fedora
	2	Reel	Johnny Cronin's Reel	Johnny Cronin's Reel
1.2	1	JigD	Paddy Kelly's	Jennifer Molloy's Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
	2	JigD	Killaloe Boat	The Killaloe Boat Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
	3	JigD	Galloping O'Hogan	Dinny O'Brien's Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
1.3	1	Reel	Spike Island Lassies	The Spike Island Lassies Performer: Paddy (accordion)
	2	Reel	Dowd's Favourite	Dowd's Favourite Performer: Paddy (accordion)
1.4	1	JigSl	Arra Mountains	The Arragh Mountains
	2	JigSl	Father Burke's	Father Burke's
1.5	1	SetD	Rambling Rake	The Rambling Rake Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
1.6	1	Reel	Mason's Apron	The Mason's Apron Performer: Paddy (accordion)
1.7	1	Hpipe	O'Kelly's Fancy	O'Kelly's Fancy Performer: Paddy (accordion)
	2	Hpipe	Cuckoo	The Cuckoo Performer: Paddy (accordion)
1.8	1	Reel	Rainy Day	The Rainy Day
	2	Reel	Captain Kelly	Captain Kelly
2.1	1	Reel	Rigney's	Rigney's
	2	Reel	Ambrose Moloney's	Ambrose Moloney's
2.2	1	JigD	Lark on the Strand	The Lark on the Strand Performer: Paddy (accordion)
	2	JigD	Pipe on the Hob	The Pipe on the Hob Performer: Paddy (accordion)
2.3	1	Reel	I'm Waiting for You	I'm Waiting for You Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
	2	Reel	Magpie's Nest	The Magpie's Nest Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
	3	Reel	Thirteen Arches	Thirteen Arches Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
	4	Reel	Sailor's Cravat	The Sailor's Cravat Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
2.4	1	Hpipe	Munster Grass	Munster Grass
	2	Hpipe	Banks of the Shannon	The Banks of the Shannon
2.5	1	Reel	Yellow Tinker	The Yellow Tinker Performer: Paddy (accordion)
	2	Reel	Sally Gardens	The Sally Gardens Performer: Paddy (accordion)
2.6	1	Hpipe	Quinn of Armagh	Quinn of Armagh Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
	2	Hpipe	Bantry Hornpipe	The Bantry Hornpipe Performer: Séamus (fiddle)
2.7	1	Reel	Youghal Quay	Youghal Quay
	2	Reel	Rambling Sailor	The Rambling Sailor

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