PADRAIG O'KEEFFE: THE SLIABH LUACHRA FIDDLE MASTER
Padraig O'Keeffe: fiddle
Denis Murphy: fiddle
A great collection of 1940s RTE field recordings of Sliabh Luachra (Kerry-Cork) fiddle master Padraig O'Keeffe (1887-1963), who taught many of the players in his native area.
Rating: ****
Contents:
1. Reels: Quinn's / O'Callaghan's / The Woman of the House
2. Jig: Gallagher's
3. Air: The Banks of the Danube
4. Polkas: O'Sullivan's / O'Callaghan's
5. Hornpipe: Johnny Cope
6. Slides: I'd Rather be Married than Left / Chase Me Charlie / The Kilcummin Slide
7. Air: The Old Man Rocking the Cradle
8. Reels: George White's Favourite / Kennedy's Reel / The Road to Newbridge
9. Slides: The Gleanntan Frolics / The Hare in the Corn
10. Air: O'Rahilly's Grave
11. Jigs: Humours of Ennistymon / I Will if I Can
12. Hornpipes: John Quinn's
13. Reel: The Donaghmore
14. Air: The Lament for O'Donnell
15. Slides: The Kilcummin / If I Had a Wife / The Worn Torn Petticoat
16. Polkas: As I Went Out Upon the Ice / Campdown Races / Tom Billy's Polkas / Jimmy Doyle's Polka
