Album Contents: The Cat that Ate the Candle by John Carty and Brian McGrath

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Artist Name	John Carty and Brian McGrath
Album Title	The Cat that Ate the Candle
Musicians	John Carty (banjo, fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano, banjo)
Source and other information	Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 099, 1994. Recorded in Cootehall, Co. Roscommon and Ballybane, Co. Galway.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	Sailor on the Rock	Sailor On The Rock Performer: (banjo)
	2	Reel	Fred Finn's	Fred Finn's Performer: (banjo)
2	1	JigD	Kitty Come Over	The Cat That Ate The Candle Performer: (banjo)
	2	JigD	Tommy Mulhaire's	Castletown Connors Performer: (banjo)
3	1	Hpipe	Flowers of Edinburgh	Flowers of Edinburgh Performer: (banjo)
	2	Hpipe	Stack of Barley	Stack of Barley Performer: (banjo)
4	1	Reel	Jackie Coleman's	[1st tune in a set titled:] Jackie Coleman Set Performer: (banjo)
	2	Reel	Father Kelly's	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Jackie Coleman Set Performer: (banjo)
5	1	Hpipe	Fairy Queen	The Cuckoo's Nest Performer: (banjo)
	2	Hpipe	Plains of Boyle	Plains Of Boyle Performer: (banjo)
6	1	Reel	Sligo Maid	Sligo Maid - Connemara Version Performer: (fiddle)
7	1	Reel	Green Mountain	The Green Mountain Performer: (banjo)
	2	Reel	Captain Kelly	Captain Kelly's Performer: (banjo)
8	1	JigD	Willie Coleman's	Willie Coleman's Performer: (banjo)
	2	JigD	Strike the Gay Harp	Strike the Gay Harp Performer: (banjo)
9	1	Reel	Swallow's Nest	Paddy O'Brien's Performer: (banjo)
	2	Reel	Jimmy Batty's	Jimmy Batty's Performer: (banjo)
10	1	BDnce	Hayes' Favourite	Hayes' Favourite Performer: (banjo, fiddle)
	2	BDnce	James Gannon's	James Gannon's Performer: (banjo, fiddle)
11	1	Reel	Humours of Ballyconnell	Captain Rock Performer: (banjo)
	2	Reel	Stony Steps	Stoney Steps [sic] Performer: (banjo)
12	1	JigD	Legacy	The Legacy Performer: (banjo)
	2	JigD	Dave Collins'	Brian Conway's Performer: (banjo)
13	1	Reel	Tommy Coen's	The Cottage in the Grove Performer: (banjo)
	2	Reel	Farewell to Miltown Malbay	Farewell to Miltown Performer: (banjo)

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