Album Contents: Take the Bull by the Horns by Tom Doherty

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Artist Name	Tom Doherty
Album Title	Take the Bull by the Horns
Musicians	Tom Doherty (accordion), with Maureen Glynn Connolly (keyboards), Marc Coogan (guitar, banjo), Felix Dolan (piano), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute, whistle), Mick Moloney (guitar, banjo), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle)
Source and other information	Green Linnet GLCD 1131, 1993. This remastered reissue was released by Compass Records in 2008. Track 20 was recorded in New York on 20 June 1992. All other tracks were recorded "all the tracks (except for Track 20) were recorded "in 1991-1992 at WNYC-FM in NYC" according to correspondence from Becky Miller on 18 March 2025. Liner notes by Becky Miller.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	Money Musk	[1st in set, in liner notes:] The Three Sisters Reels / [set title on tray card and booklet cover:] The Three Sisters Reel Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
	2	Reel	Drowsy Maggie	[2nd in a set titled, in liner notes:] The Three Sisters Reels / [set title on tray card and booklet cover:] The Three Sisters Reel Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
	3	Reel	Untitled	[3rd in set, in liner notes:] The Three Sisters Reels / [set title on tray card and booklet cover:] The Three Sisters Reel Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
2	1	Reel	Donegal Reel	The Donegal Reel Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle)
	2	Reel	Maid that Dare Not Tell	The Maid I Daren't Tell Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle)
3	1	Fling	Orange and Blue	Cathy Jones
	2	Fling	Keel Row	The Keel Row
4	1	Hland	[untitled]	[1st tune in a set titled:] Three Highlands
	2	Hland	[untitled]	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Three Highlands
	3	Reel	Tom Doherty's	[3rd tune in a set titled:] Three Highlands Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle)
5	1	BDnce	Road to the Isles	Road to the Isles Performer: with Mick Moloney (banjo)
	2	Hpipe	Red-Haired Boy	The Auld Rigadoo Performer: with Mick Moloney (banjo)
6	1	Fling	Maggie Pickens	Maggie Pickie / Maggie Pickens
7	1	Polka	I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue	I've a Polkie Trimmed with Blue / I've A Bonnet Trimmed with Blue
	2	Polka	Gallope	The Gallope / An Gallope
8	1	Hpipe	Liverpool Hornpipe	Liverpool Hornpipe
	2	Hpipe	Derry Hornpipe	Derry Hornpipe
9	1	JigD	Rory O'Moore	Rory O'Moore
	2	JigD	Connaughtman's Rambles	The Connachtman's Rambles
10	1	Mzrka	Irish Mazurka	[1st tune in a set titled:] Two Mazurkas
	2	Mzrka	John Doherty's	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Two Mazurkas
11	1	Reel	Sally Gardens	The Sally Gardens Performer: with Mary Coogan (banjo), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
	2	Reel	Cooley's	Cooley's Performer: with Mary Coogan (banjo), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
12	1	JigSl	Humours of Whiskey	The Humors of Whiskey
	2	JigD	Take the Bull by the Horns	Take the Bull by the Horns Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
13	1	Mzrka	[untitled]	Solo Mazurka
	2	Reel	Master McDermott's	McDermott's Performer: Maureen Doherty Macken (whistle)
	3	Reel	Primrose Lass	The Primrose Lass Performer: Maureen Doherty Macken (whistle)
14	1	BDnce	Corn Rigs	Corn Rigs
15	1	Polka	Sweeney's Polka	[liner notes:] Bridge O'Leary's / [tray label:] Bridget O'Leary Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute), Mary Coogan (banjo)
	2	Polka	Babes in the Woods	[untitled] Polka Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute), Mary Coogan (banjo)
16	1	BDnce	Paddy McGinty's Goat	Paddy McGinty's Goat Performer: with Mick Moloney (banjo)
	2	Schot	Green Grow the Rushes O	[liner notes:] Green Grow the Rushes-O / [tray label:] Green Grows The Rushes-O Performer: with Mick Moloney (banjo)
17	1	Reel	Cup of Tea	Sweet Cup of Tea Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
	2	Reel	Drowsy Maggie	Drowsy Maggie Performer: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Maureen Doherty Macken (flute)
18	1	Hland	Miss Drummond of Perth	Miss Drummond of Perth
	2	Hland	Moneymusk	Mollymusk / Moneymusk
19	1	Reel	Silver Spear	Silver Spear Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Mary Coogan (banjo)
	2	Reel	Mountain Road	[liner notes:] Mountain Road / [tray label:] The Mountain Road Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Mary Coogan (banjo)
	3	Reel	Maid behind the Bar	The Maid behind the Bar Performer: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Mary Coogan (banjo)
20	1	JigD	Queen of the Fair	The Queen of the Fair Performer: with Mick Moloney (banjo)
	2	SgJig	Off She Goes	Off She Goes Performer: with Mick Moloney (banjo)

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