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Album Contents: "But Why, Johnny?" by John O'Halloran

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Artist Name	John O'Halloran
Album Title	"But Why, Johnny?"
Musicians	John O'Halloran (accordion), with Jimmy Higgins (piano, bodhrán, snare drum), Martin Murray (banjo, mandolin, viola), Alec Finn (bouzouki), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Louise Costello (banjo), Dermot Byrne (accordion), Tommy Mc Carthy (fiddle)
Source and other information	John O'Halloran B.S. 101, 1999. Recorded in Ennis, Co. Clare.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	Blackberry Blossom	The Blackberry Blossom Performer: (D melodeon)
	2	Reel	Swallow's Tail	The Swallow's Tail Performer: (D melodeon), with Martin Murray (viola)
2	1	Reel	Cameronian Reel	The Cameronian Performer: (C melodeon), with Martin Murray (banjo)
	2	Reel	John Brennan's	John Brennan's Performer: (C melodeon), with Martin Murray (banjo)
3	1	Hpipe	Blackbird	The Old Blackbird Performer: (D melodeon), with Dermot Byrne (accordion)
	2	JigD	Walls of Liscarroll	The Walls of Liscarrol [sic] Performer: (D melodeon), with Dermot Byrne (accordion)
	3	Reel	Jackie Coleman's	Jackie Colman [sic] Performer: (D melodeon), with Dermot Byrne (accordion)
4	1	JigD	Queen of the Fair	Queen of The Fair [sic] Performer: (D melodeon)
	2	JigD	Scotsman over the Border	The Carraroe Jig Performer: (D melodeon)
5	1	Reel	Floating Crowbar	The Floating Crow-bar Performer: (C melodeon)
	2	Reel	Ríl an Spidéal	The Twelve Pins Performer: (C melodeon)
	3	Reel	Tom Ward's Downfall	Tom Ward's Downfall Performer: (C melodeon)
6	1	Reel	Sunny Banks	The Sunny Banks Performer: (C# accordion)
	2	Schot	Green Grow the Rushes O	Green Grow The Rushes Performer: (C# accordion)
	3	Reel	Boyne Hunt	Boyne Hunt Performer: (C# accordion), with Brendan Larrissey (fiddle)
7	1	Waltz	Mrs. Kenny's	Miss Kenny's Performer: (D melodeon)
	2	Reel	Marian's Favourite	Marion Egan's Performer: (D melodeon)
8	1	JigD	Port Chúil Aodha	Port Cúil Aodha [sic] Performer: (D melodeon), with Louise Costello (banjo), Tommy Mc Carthy (fiddle)
	2	JigD	Scatter the Mud	Scatter The Mud Performer: (D melodeon), with Louise Costello (banjo), Tommy Mc Carthy (fiddle)
	3	JigD	Old Tipperary	Old Tipperary Performer: (D melodeon), with Louise Costello (banjo), Tommy Mc Carthy (fiddle)
9	1	Hpipe	Home Ruler	The Homeruler Performer: (D melodeon)
	2	Hpipe	Kitty's Wedding	Kitty's Wedding Performer: (D melodeon)
10	1	JigD	Tay in the Bog	Tay In The Bog [sic] Performer: (C melodeon)
	2	JigD	East at Glendart	East of Glendart Performer: (C melodeon), with Martin Murray (banjo)
	3	JigD	Michael Burke's	Michael Burke's Performer: (C melodeon), with Martin Murray (banjo, viola)
11	1	Piece	Da Slockit Light	Da Slockit Light Performer: (C# accordion)
	2	BDnce	Michael Coleman's	Michael Coleman's Performer: 1st time (C# accordion), then with Martin Murray (mandolin, banjo)
12	1	JigD	But Why Johnny?	But Why Johnny? [sic] Performer: 1st 2 times Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), then with John (C# accordion)
	2	Reel	Murphy's	Phil Murphy's Performer: (C# accordion), with Brendan Larrissey (fiddle)
	3	Reel	Drunken Landlady	The Drunken Landlady Performer: (C# accordion), with Brendan Larrissey (fiddle)

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