| Artist Name | John Vesey |
| Album Title | Sligo Fiddler |
| Musicians | John Vesey (fiddle), with Austin Kelly (fiddle), Michael McIntyre (flute), Ed Cahill (flute, piccolo), Tom Standeven (fiddle, pipes, piano), Canice Fahy (flute), Ed Lee (piano) |
| Source and other information | No publisher, 1998. Recorded at various locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1954 and 1975, except track 2.22 recorded in San Diego, California in 1995. Notes by Tom Standeven and F. James Taylor. |
below to hear the first 12 seconds
| Track | Tune | ? Rhythm |
Link to verified tune identity | Titles as listed on this album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 1 (0:32) |
Reel | Bonnie Kate |
Bonnie Kate |
| 2 | Reel | Hut in the Bog |
Killoran's Reel |
|
| 1.2 | 1 | JigD | Scotsman over the Border |
Scotsman over the Border Performer: with Austin Kelly (fiddle) |
| 2 | JigD | Tenpenny Bit |
The Tenpenny Bit Performer: with Austin Kelly (fiddle) |
|
| 1.3 | 1 | Reel | McFadden's |
McFadden's / McFadden's Reel |
| 2 | Reel | Music in the Glen |
Music in the Glen |
|
| 1.4 | 1 | Reel | Morning Dew |
The Morning Dew |
| 2 | Reel | Woman of the House |
The Lady of the House |
|
| 1.5 | 1 | Reel | Connemara Stockings |
Apples in Winter / Connemara Stockings |
| 2 | Reel | Ash Plant |
The Ash Plant |
|
| 1.6 | 1 | Reel | Imelda Roland's |
The Sligo Reel |
| 2 | Reel | London Lasses |
The London Lasses |
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| 1.7 | 1 | Hpipe | Harvest Home |
The Harvest Home |
| 2 | Hpipe | Derry Hornpipe |
The Derry Hornpipe |
|
| 1.8 | 1 | Reel | Maid of Mount Kisco |
The Maid of Mt. Kisco Performer: with Michael McIntyre (flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Hunter's Purse |
An Sgeach / The Bush / The Five-Leafed Clover Performer: with Michael McIntyre (flute) |
|
| 1.9 | 1 | SetD | King of the Fairies |
The King of the Fairies |
| 1.10 | 1 | JigD | Gold Ring |
The Gold Ring |
| 2 | JigD | Tobin's Favorite |
Tobin's Favorite |
|
| 1.11 | 1 | Reel | Connemara Stockings |
Apples in Winter |
| 2 | Reel | Templehouse |
The Templehouse |
|
| 1.12 | 1 | Hpipe | Byrne's Hornpipe |
O'Beirne's |
| 2 | Hpipe | Tommy Hill's Favourite |
Tommy Hill's |
|
| 1.13 | 1 | Reel | Pigeon on the Gate |
The Pigeon on the Gate |
| 2 | Reel | Miss Monaghan |
Miss Monaghan |
|
| 1.14 | 1 | Reel | Roaring Mary |
Roaring Mary |
| 2 | Reel | Maids of Castlebar |
The Gatehouse Maid / The Falls of Ballisodare |
|
| 1.15 | 1 | Reel | Galway Rambler |
Finley's Fancy / The Galway Rambler |
| 2 | Reel | London Lasses |
The London Lassies |
|
| 1.16 | 1 | JigD | Lilting Banshee |
The Miller of Glenmire / Lay Her Down Easy Performer: with Tom Standeven (fiddle), Ed Cahill (flute) |
| 2 | JigD | Joy of My Life |
The Joy of My Life / The Donnybrook Fair Performer: with Tom Standeven (fiddle), Ed Cahill (flute) |
|
| 1.17 | 1 | Reel | Mountain Top |
The Mountaintop Performer: with Ed Cahill (flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Tom Ward's Downfall |
Tom Ward's Downfall / Bascadh Thomáis Mhic a' Bháird Performer: with Ed Cahill (flute) |
|
| 1.18 | 1 | Reel | Copperplate |
The Copperplate / Caber Feidh / Stag's Antlers Performer: Ed Cahill (flute) |
| 1.19 | 1 | Reel | Hunter's Purse |
An Sgeach (The Bush) Performer: with Ed Cahill (piccolo) |
| 2 | Reel | Fermoy Lasses |
The Fermoy Lasses Performer: with Ed Cahill (piccolo) |
|
| 1.20 | 1 | Reel | Lord Gordon's |
Lord Gordon's Reel |
| 1.21 | 1 | JigSl | Kid on the Mountain |
The Kid on the Mountain |
| 2.1 | 1 | Reel | Bunker Hill |
Bunker Hill |
| 2 | Reel | Rakish Paddy |
Rakish Paddy |
|
| 3 | Reel | Wheels of the World |
The Wheels of the World |
|
| 2.2 | 1 | Reel | Earl's Chair |
The Earl's Chair |
| 2 | Reel | Swallow's Tail |
The Swallow's Tail |
|
| 2.3 | 1 | Reel | Dinny O'Brien's |
Dinny O'Brien's |
| 2 | Reel | Farewell to Connaught |
Farewell to Connacht |
|
| 2.4 | 1 | Reel | Humours of Lissadell |
The Humors of Lissadell |
| 2 | Reel | Sweeney's Dream |
Sweeney's Dream |
|
| 2.5 | 1 | Reel | Doctor Gilbert |
Doctor Gilbert |
| 2 | Reel | Queen of May |
The Queen of May |
|
| 2.6 | 1 | Reel | Jolly Tinker |
The Jolly Tinker Performer: with Tom Standeven (pipes) |
| 2 | Reel | Pretty Girls of Mayo |
The Pretty Girls of Mayo Performer: with Tom Standeven (pipes) |
|
| 2.7 | 1 | JigD | Geese in the Bog |
The Geese in the Bog / The Lark's March |
| 2.8 | 1 | Reel | Jenny's Welcome to Charlie |
Jennie's Welcome to Charlie |
| 2.9 | 1 | Reel | Concert Reel |
The Concert Reel |
| 2 | Reel | Tuttle's Reel |
The Windy Gap / Custom Gap |
|
| 2.10 | 1 | Reel | Lads of Laois |
The Lads of Leith / Na gearrbhodaí Laoise (The Lads of Leix) |
| 2 | Reel | Martin Wynne's |
Martin Wynne's Reel |
|
| 2.11 | 1 | Reel | Sporting Paddy |
The Clare Reel / Sporting Paddy |
| 2 | Reel | London Lasses |
The London Lasses |
|
| 3 | Reel | Mountain Road |
[3rd in a track with only 2 titles given:] "The Clare Reel - The London Lasses" |
|
| 2.12 | 1 | Reel | Maid of Mount Kisco |
The Maid of Mt. Kisco |
| 2 | Reel | Hunter's Purse |
An Sgeach (The Bush) |
|
| 3 | Reel | Jolly Tinker |
[3rd tune in track given only two titles:] "The Maid of Mt. Kisco - An Sgeach (The Bush) |
|
| 4 | Reel | Pretty Girls of Mayo |
[4th tune in track given only two titles:] "The Maid of Mt. Kisco - An Sgeach (The Bush) |
|
| 2.13 | 1 | Reel | Dash to Portobello |
The Dash to Portobello Performer: with Tom Standeven (fiddle) |
| 2.14 | 1 | Reel | George White's Favourite |
The Lasses of Carracastle / George White's Favorite Performer: with Ed Cahill (C# flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Tim Moloney's |
[liner notes:] Tim Maloney's / [title omitted on tray label, where the track title is only:] The Dash to Portobello Performer: with Ed Cahill (C# flute) |
|
| 2.15 | 1 | JigD | Old Man Dillon |
Old Man Dillon (The Mug of Brown Ale) Performer: with Ed Cahill (C# flute) |
| 2 | JigD | Butcher's March |
The Butcher's March Performer: with Ed Cahill (C# flute) |
|
| 2.16 | 1 | Reel | Tailor's Thimble |
The Tailor's Thimble / Méarachán an Táilliúra Performer: with Ed Cahill (C# flute) |
| 2 | Reel | Red-Haired Lass |
The Redhaired Lass Performer: with Ed Cahill (C# flute) |
|
| 2.17 | 1 | SetD | St. Patrick's Day |
St. Patrick's Day in the Morning Performer: The John Vesey Trio: John Vesey (fiddle), Canice Fahy (flute), Tom Standeven (pipes) |
| 2.18 | 1 | March | I Won't Be a Nun |
O'Sullivan Mor / I'll Marry and Won't be a Nun Performer: The John Vesey Trio: John Vesey (fiddle), Canice Fahy (flute), Tom Standeven (pipes) |
| 2.19 | 1 | Hpipe | Ballyoran |
The Ballyoran Performer: The John Vesey Trio: John Vesey (fiddle), Canice Fahy (flute), Tom Standeven (pipes) |
| 2.20 | 1 | Reel | Tom Ward's Downfall |
Tom Ward's Downfall Performer: with Martin Wynne (fiddle) |
| 2 | Reel | Boys of Ballisodare |
The Boys of Ballisodare Performer: with Martin Wynne (fiddle) |
|
| 2.21 | 1 | Reel | Down the Broom |
Down the Broom Performer: The John Vesey Trio: John Vesey (fiddle), Canice Fahy (flute), Tom Standeven (pipes) |
| 2 | Reel | Gatehouse Maid |
The Gatehouse Maid Performer: The John Vesey Trio: John Vesey (fiddle), Canice Fahy (flute), Tom Standeven (pipes) |
|
| 2.22 | 1 | Song | Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig? |
An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig? (Were You at the Rock?) Performer: Tom Standeven (pipes) |
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