| Title. | year. | Label. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Dance Music | 1995 | Topic | TSCD602 |
Irish Dance Music - Edited by Reg Hall. Running time 73 minutes 13 seconds. Recordings dated 1922 to 1948. Issued 1995. The recordings are transfers from 78's on the following labels: Victor, Columbia, Vocalion, Parlophone, Diva, Regal, Regal Zonophone, Decca, Shamrock, Zonophone and HMV. Some tracks have additional sounds of dancers and diddling. All tracks are instrumentals.
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musicians. | Author |
| 1. The Westport Chorus | Frank Quinn (fiddle, lilting and shouting), P Crowley (button accordeon). Recorded in New York, 21st October 1926. | Traditional |
| 2. Jigs: Ginger's Favourite/ Bogs of Allen | Michael J Cashlin (fiddle), Tom Doyle (flute), unknown pianist. Recorded in Chicago 13 July 1928. | Traditional |
| 3. Sweet Flowers of Milltown/ The Boys of Knock - Schottisch | Tom Morrison (flute) Jack Reynolds (tambourine). Recorded in New York c July 1927 | Traditional |
| 4. O'Dowd's Favourite (reel)/ The Star of Munster | Michael Coleman (fiddle), John Muller (piano). Recorded in New York c April 1922. | John O'Dowd/ Traditional |
| 5. Jigs: Ah! Surely/ The Maid on the Green | Batt Henry's Traditional Quartet Orchestra [Batt Henry (fiddle), unidentified fiddler,Jakes Cawley (flute), possibly Willie Mulligan (flute) unidentified piano]. Recorded in Jury's Hotel, Dublin, c 9th July 1930 | Traditional |
| 6. Reels: Maids of Galway/ Over the Moor to Peggy | John McKenna (flute), Michael Gaffney (tenor banjo), unidentified pianist. Recorded in New York, November 1925. | Traditional |
| 7. Medley of old time fiddling reels: Bonnie Kate/ Swallow's Tail/ Molly Branigan | K Scanlon (fiddle), Mel Bernard (piano). Recorded in New York, 25th March 1929. | Traditional |
| 8.Hornpipes: Off to California/ Dunphy's Hornpipe | Michael Grogan (button accordeon). Recorded in Dublin 18th June 1931 | Traditional |
| 9. Reels: Drunken Tailor/ Teetotaler | John Howard (fiddle), Michael Grogan (button accordeon). Recorded in Dublin 25th March 1946 | Traditional |
| 10. The Maid of Ballinatra (reel) | George Halpin (fiddle), two unidentified women lilting, unidentified pianist. Recorded in New York, June or July 1927. | Traditional |
| 11. Jigs: Frieze Breeches/ The Cook in the Kitchen/ Lannigan's Ball | Joe Flanagan (button accordeon), Mike Flannagan (tenor banjo), Louis Flanagan (harp-guitar). Recorded in New York, 10th February 1923. | Traditional |
| 12. Reels: Scotch Mary/ The Ivy Leaf | Joe Flanagan (button accordeon), unidentified fiddler, unidentified pianist, unidentified lilting. Recorded in New York c 1st October 1925. | Traditional |
| 13. Polkas: Babes in the Wood/ Moore's Favourite (The Rose Tree) | McConnell's Four Leaf Shamrocks. Adam McConnell (fiddle), unidentified fiddler, cornet, piccolo, piano and drums. Recorded in New York, 25th October 1924 | Traditional |
| 14. The Pride of Ulster: Maggie Pickens/ Cameron's Wife | John McGettigan (fiddle), John McCormach (or John Kennedy) fiddle, Thomas Jacob (piccolo), Sam Moore (button accordeon), Jimmy McDade (banjo), Ed Lee (piano). Recorded in New York, March 1928. | Traditional |
| 15. Hornpipes: Boys of Blue Hill/ Stack o' Wheat | Pat Roche's Harp and Shamrock Orchestra. [Jim Donnelly (fiddle), Jimmy McGreevy (fiddle), Pat McGovern (flute), Packey Walsh (button accordeon), Eleanor Kane (piano), Pat Richardson (drums), Pat Roche (stepdance).] Recorded in Chicago 25th October 1934. The first recording to be made by Decca. | Traditional |
| 16. Barn Dances: Stack of Oats/ Shannon Waves | Erin's Pride Orchestra. [Tommy Cauldfield (fiddle), Ed Reavy (fiddle), Al Payne (tenor saxophone), Tony Pelzar (piano accordion), Jimmy McDade (banjo), Jimmy O'Brien (drums)]. Recorded in Philadelphia, 1948. | Traditional |
| 17. Jigs: Kitty's Rambles/ The Merry Old Woman/ The Humours of Ballinafad | Frank Lee's Tara Ceilidh Band. [Frank Lee (piano), possibly Richie Tarrant (fiddle), possibly Paddy Tarrant (fiddle), probably Joe Hann (piccolo), possibly Bill Smith (drums). Recorded in Hayes, Middlesex, September 1932. | Traditional |
| 18. Reels: The High Road to Galway/ The Groves Reel/ The Salamanca Reel | Siamsa Gaedheal Ceilidhe Band [Tom Page (fiddle), Dave Page (uilleann pipes), unidentified fiddles, piccolo, piano and drums] Recorded in Dublin on 19th June 1931. | Traditional |
| 19. Carraroe Jig/ Lambert's Jig | Ballinakill Traditional Dance Players [Jerry Moloney (fiddle), Tommy Whyte (fiddle), Stephen Moloney (flute), Tommy Whelan (flute), Anna Rafferty (piano). Recorded in St John;s Wood, London on 17th November 1931 | Traditional |
| 20. The Old Bush Reel | Jerry Moloney (fiddle), Tommy Whyte (fiddle), Anna Rafferty (piano). Recorded at Jury's Hotel, Dublin, c 4th July 1930 | Traditional |
| 21. The First House in Connaught/ The Green Gate | Moate Ceilidhe Band [Pepper Adamson (fiddle), Willie Jordan (fiddle), Mick Kincaid (fiddle), John Joe Gannon (button accordeon), Billy Donnelly (piano). Recorded in Dublin on 27th May 1945. | Traditional |
| 22. Jigs: Mill Pond/ Mist on the Meadow | Lough Gill Quartet [Sarah Hobbs (fiddle), Jakes Cawley (flute), Bill Harte (accordeon), Sonny Brogan (accordeon). Recorded in Dublin c February 1941. | Traditional |
| 23. Reels: Ash Plant/ The Merry Harriers/ The Hut in the Bog | Belhaven Trio [Joe Liddy (fiddle), Ned O'Gorman (uilleann pipes chanter), Tommy Liddy (button accordeon)] Recorded at Jury's Hotel, Dublin on 14th May 1938 | Traditional |
| 24. Reels: Lasses of Carracastle/ Maid of Mount Kisco/ St Ruth's Bush | Kincora Ceilidhe Band [Kathleen Harrington (fiddle), Pat O'Brien (fiddle), Mick Loughman (fiddle), John Brennan (flute), John Egan (flute), Kathleen O'Connor (piano). Recorded in Dublin on 28thMay 1945. | Trad/ Paddy Killoran/ Trad |
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