Album Contents: Sweeney's Dream. Fiddle Tunes from County Sligo, Ireland by Kevin Burke

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Artist Name	Kevin Burke
Album Title	Sweeney's Dream. Fiddle Tunes from County Sligo, Ireland
Musicians	Kevin Burke (fiddle), with Alan Podber (guitar, mandolin), Alan Balaran (guitar), Henry Sapoznik (banjo, autoharp), Brian Heron (bodhrán)
Source and other information	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings SFW CD 40485, 2001. Reissue of Folkways F 8876, 1977, which in turn was a reissue of a Meadowlands Records production that may never have been released. Recorded approximately February through March 1973 in New York, according to an e-mail to me from Alan Podber 15 January 2011, and see these IRTRAD-L posts from 10 June 2010 and 13 February 2011. Notes to this reissue by Kevin Burke and Don Meade.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	Love at the Endings	Love at the Endings
	2	Reel	John McGrath's	John McGrath's Reel
2	1	Reel	Humours of Lissadell	The Humours of Lissadell
	2	Reel	Sweeney's Dream	Sweeney's Dream
3	1	Hpipe	Murphy's	Murphy's Hornpipe
4	1	Reel	Sligo Maid	The Sligo Maid
	2	Reel	Woman of the House	The Woman of the House
	3	Reel	Sailor's Bonnet	The Sailor's Bonnet
5	1	JigD	Strayaway Child	The Strayaway Child
6	1	Reel	College Groves	The College Groves
7	1	Reel	Toss the Feathers	[1st tune in a set titled:] Toss the Feathers
	2	Reel	Toss the Feathers	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Toss the Feathers
	3	Reel	Toss the Feathers	[3rd tune in a set titled:] Toss the Feathers
8	1	SetD	King of the Fairies	The King of the Fairies
9	1	Reel	Mason's Apron	The Mason's Apron
	2	Reel	Langton's Favorite	Laington's Reel
10	1	Reel	Bunch of Keys	The Bunch of Keys
	2	Reel	Girl that Broke My Heart	The Girl That Broke My Heart
11	1	Reel	Bonnie Kate	Bonnie Kate
	2	Reel	Jenny's Chickens	Jennie's Chickens
12	1	JigSl	Ride a Mile	Rise a Mile / Ride a Mile / Ride a Mule
13	1	Reel	Splendid Isolation	Brendan McGlinchey's Reel / Splendid Isolation
	2	Reel	Sweeney's Buttermilk	Sweeney's Buttermilk
14	1	Reel	Tuttle's Reel	Tuttle's Reel / Custom Gap
	2	Reel	Maids of Mitchelstown	The Chicken in the Saucepan / The Maids of Mitchelstown
15	1	JigSl	Kid on the Mountain	The Kid on the Mountain
16	1	Schot	Macroom Lasses	[1st tune in a set titled:] The Killarney Wonder Schottisches / [title given for this particular tune:] Gurren Castle
	2	Schot	Finnea Lassies	[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Killarney Wonder Schottisches / [title given for this particular tune:] The Finnea Lasses
	3	Reel	Long Note	The Long Note
17	1	Reel	George White's Favourite	George White's Favourite
	2	Reel	Happy Days of Youth	The Happy Days of Youth
	3	Reel	Coleman's Cross	Coleman's Cross

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