DENIS MURPHY: MUSIC FROM SLIABH LUACHRA
Denis Murphy: fiddle
Julia Clifford: fiddle
Padraig O'Keeffe: fiddle
Johnny O'Leary: accordion
Andy McGann: fiddle
Seamus Ennis: uilleann pipes
A treasure-trove of recordings by the famous Sliabh Luachra (Kerry- Cork) fiddle player made for RTE (Irish radio) between 1948 and 1969. Also featured on some of the recordings are other Sliabh Luachra luminaries, Murphy's own sister Julia, their teacher Padraig O'Keeffe, and local box hero Johnny O'Leary, as well as famous collector and piper Seamus Ennis, who recorded Murphy during collecting trips, and New York fiddle player Andy McGann, with whom Murphy played while he lived in the US.
Rating: ****
Contents:
1. Jigs: The Humours of Lisheen / The Lark in the Bog
2. Hornpipe: Cronin's
3. Reels: Humours of Galteemore / O'Keeffe's Dream / The New Post Office
4. Slides: The Star Above the Garter / Padraig O'Keeffe's
5. Air: Caoineadh Ui Neill
6. Reel: The Honeymoon
7. Polkas: Tarrant's / The Blue Ribbon
8. Jigs: Breeches Mary / Tenpenny Bit
9. Reels: The Mountain Road / The Dairymaid
10. Slides: Denis Murphy's / The Green Cottage / Quarry Cross
11. Hornpipes: Fitzgerald's / O'Callaghan's Low
12. Reel: The Turkey in the Straw
13. Polkas: The Green Cottage Selection
14. Hornpipes: The Harlequin / The Chancellor
15. Jigs: Apples in Winter / Fanning's
16. Polkas: The Scartaglen / Denis Murphy's
17. Slides: Art O'Keeffe's / Dawley's Delight / Quarry Cross
18. Reel: The Woman of the House
19. Air: Caoineadh Uí Dhómhnaill
20. Jigs: The Mug of Brown Ale / The Rose in the Heather
21. Reels: Pretty Girls of the Village / The Piper's Despair / Jim Kennedy's Favourite
22. Slides: The Humours of Mountcollins / Chase Me Charlie
23. Hornpipe: O'Callaghan's
