Album Contents: Far from Home by Boys of the Lough

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Artist Name	Boys of the Lough
Album Title	Far from Home
Musicians	Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern), Tich Richardson (guitar)
Source and other information	Shanachie 79065, 1986. Audiocassette. Tracks A.3 and A.4 recorded in Madison, Wisconsin, USA 13 March 1983. Tracks B.3, B.4, and B.5 recorded in Adelaide, Australia 11 March 1984. Tracks A.1, A.2, B.1. and B.2 recorded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 31 March 1984. Not indexed here: 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tunes on A.1 (Hurlock's Reel / Da Peeri House Ahint da Burn / Da Merrie Boys of Greenland); 2nd tune on A.4 (Crossing the Minch), track B.3 (The Hanged Man's Reel).

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
A.1	1	Reel	Far from Home	Far from Home
A.2	1	Song	Geaftaí Bhaile Buí	The Gates of the Yellow Town
	2	March	Eagle's Whistle	The Eagle's Whistle
A.3	1 (0:57)	JigD	Petticoat Loose	Petticoat Loose
	2	JigD	Geese in the Bog	The Geese in the Bog Performer: Aly (fiddle)
	3	JigD	Connaughtman's Rambles	The Connaughtman's Rambles
A.4	1 (0:25)	Piece	Da Slockit Light	Da Slockit Light Performer: Aly (fiddle)
	3	Strath	Laird O'Drumblair Strathspey	The Laird of Drumblair Performer: Aly (fiddle)
	4	Reel	Fairy Dance	The Fairy Dance Performer: Aly (fiddle)
B.1	1	Reel	Barrowburn Reel	The Barrowburn Reel Performer: 1st 2 times Cathal (high F whistle), then band in standard tuning
B.2	1	Polka	Ballydesmond Polka	The Ballydesmond Polka
	2	Polka	Weaver's Delight	Polka No. 1
	3	Polka	Bruise Hill	Polka No. 2
B.4	1	Reel	Mason's Apron	The Mason's Apron
B.5	1	Air	Ar Éirinn ní Neosfainn Cé Hí	For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name

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