Sean McAloon: Piping from the Archives 1

SEAN McALOON: PIPING FROM THE ARCHIVES 1

Sean McAloon: uilleann pipes

The playing of Co. Fermanagh piper Sean McAloon (1923-1998) is celebrated with these rare recordings, made on cassette in the 1970s by Belfast school teacher Joe Corrigan. 26 tracks.

Rating: ****

Price: $27.99

Contents:

1. Reel: The Morning Dew

2. Jig: Sixpenny Money

3. Reels: Rakish Paddy / The Green Mountain / Shaskeen

4. Hornpipes: Alexander's / The Cliff

5. Reels: The Maid behind the Bar / Touch Me if You Dare

6. Jigs: The Newport Lass / The Hag with the Money

7. Reels: Within a Mile of Dublin / The Crooked Road to Dublin (The Smiles and Tears of Erin)

8. Reel: The Cup of Tea

9. Hornpipes: The Fairies' Hornpipe / The Quarrelsome Piper

10. Reel: The Stone in the Field

11. Jigs: Molloy's Advice / Maloney's

12. Reels: The Black-haired Lass / The Dublin Reel (Jackson's)

13. Air / Reels: An Buachaill Caol Dubh / The Green Groves of Erin / The Ivy Leaf

14. Reels: The Merry Blacksmith / The Boyne Hunt

15. Jigs: The Bogs of Clones (The Butcher's March)

16. Reel: The Sailor's Bonnet

17. Jigs: The Lark in the Morning / Fasten the Legging / The Rambling Pitchfork

18. Reels: Colonel Frazer / The Bird in the Tree

19. Jigs: The Boys of the Town / The Leitrim Jig

20. Reels: The Fermoy Lasses / The First House in Connaught

21. Jig: Gillan's Apples

22. Reels: The Concert Reel / The Bag of Potatoes

23. Slip Jig: Hardiman the Fiddler

24. Reel: Trim the Velvet

25. Hornpipes: Rick's Rambles (The Rambler) / O'Neill's / The Greencastle

26. Reels: The Skylark / Roaring Mary