Album Contents: Traditional Music of Ireland by James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule

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Artist Name	James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule
Album Title	Traditional Music of Ireland
Musicians	James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar)
Source and other information	Shanachie 34014, n.d. Although not identified as such by Shanachie, this is a reissue of two LPs on one CD. Tracks 1-14 are from Is It Yourself? (Shanachie 29015, 1978), and tracks 15-27 are the entire contents of Spring in the Air (see album SA). Recorded in New York. The musician biographies from the original albums are reprinted here, written by Daniel Michael Collins.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	Monaghan Twig	The Monahan Twig
	2	Reel	New Lough Isle Castle	John in the Mist
2	1	JigSl	Humours of Kilkenny	Humors of Kilkenny
	2	JigSl	A Blast of Wind	Drops of Spring Water
3	1	Reel	Foxhunter's Reel	The Foxhunter's Performer: James Kelly
4	1	Song	Lovely Willie	Lovely Willie
5	1	JigD	Rakes of Kildare	The Rakes of Kildare
	2	JigD	Horse's Leotard	The Horse's Leotard
6	1	Hpipe	Rights of Man	The Rights of Man Performer: Paddy O'Brien
	2	Hpipe	McGivney's Fancy	McGibbney's Fancy Performer: Paddy O'Brien
7	1	Reel	Small Hills of Offaly	The Small Hills of Offaly
	2	Reel	Farewell to Old Decency	Farewell to Old Decancy [sic]
8	1	Reel	Jolly Seven	The Jolly Seven
	2	Reel	McGettrick's	McGettrick's
9	1	Reel	Paddy Taylor's	Paddy Taylor's Performer: Paddy O'Brien
	2	Reel	Flowers of Redhill	Anderson's Performer: Paddy O'Brien
10	1	Reel	Molly Bán	Molly Bawn (White-Haired Molly)
	2	Reel	Sandmount	The Sandpiper
11	1	Song	Cul Tiubh na bPearlai	Cul Tiubh na bPearlai
12	1	Reel	Man from Bundoran	Paddy Kelly's
	2	Reel	John Doherty's	John Doherty's
13	1	Hpipe	Stage	The Stage Performer: James Kelly
	2	Hpipe	Western	The Western Performer: James Kelly
14	1	Reel	John Doherty's	John Doherty's
	2	Reel	Antrim Rose	The Antrim Rose
15	1	Reel	Man of the House	Man of the House
	2	Reel	Ryan's Rant	Ryan's Rant
16	1	JigD	Bracken's	Bracken's
	2	JigD	Mrs. Cooty's	Mrs. Cooty's (The Horse that Made a Haymes of His Winders) [sic]
	3	JigD	Kinnegad Slashers	The Kinnegad Slashers
17	1	Reel	Jim Coleman's	Jim Coleman's
	2	Reel	Molly from Longford	Patsy Touhey's
	3	Reel	Border Collie	Rodney Miller's
18	1	Song	Boys of Mullaghbawn	The Boys of Mullaghbawn
19	1	Polka	John Kelly's	John Kelly's
	2	Polka	Green Cottage	The Green Cottage
	3	Polka	Ballyvournie Polka	Cuil Aodha
20	1	Reel	Gravel Walks	The Gravel Path
	2	Reel	Wild Irishman	The Wild Irishman (Donegal setting)
21	1	Reel	Moving Cloud	Moving Cloud
	2	Reel	Paddy Kelly's	Paddy Kelly's
22	1	SetD	Down the Hill	Down the Hill
23	1	JigD	McCarthy's Favorite	McCarthy's Favorite
	2	JigD	Spring in the Air	Spring in the Air
	3	SgJig	Kiss Me Sweetheart	Miss Emily
24	1	Song	Hughie the Graeme	Hughie the Graeme
25	1	Reel	Ladies' Pantalettes	The Duke of Leinster's Wife Performer: James Kelly
	2	Reel	Boys of Ballisodare	Boys of Ballisadare Performer: James Kelly
26	1	JigD	John Doherty's	John Doherty's
	2	JigSl	Kitty Come Down to Limerick	Kitty Come down To Limerick (Donegal setting)
27	1	Reel	Sarah's Delight	Sarah's Delight
	2	Reel	Seán sa Cheo	Sean sa Cheo

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