JOHN VESEY: SLIGO FIDDLER

John Vesey: fiddle

Eddie Cahill: flute

Martin Wynne: fiddle

Tom Standeven: piano

This is a treasure of a 2-CD set, compiled from private recordings of the great Ballincurry fiddle player who lived in Philadelphia and made an LP for Shanachie in the 1970s. The sound quality is surprisingly good, and the music is terrific. Other musicians playing with Vesey on some of the tracks include Co. Sligo flute player Eddie Cahill (also featured on a 1970s Shanachie LP) and fiddler Martin Wynne. A few tracks are from a live radio show and the introductions are a lot of fun to listen to. The record was produced by Tom Standeven, a well-known figure in American piping, who made most of the recordings between 1954 and 1975, and who accompanies Vesey on piano on many of them.

Rating: ****

Price: 2-CD  $19.99                   Recommended

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Contents:

CD 1

1. Reels: Bonnie Kate / Killoran's Reel

2. Jigs: Scotsman Over the Border / The Tenpenny Bit

3. Reels: McFadden's / Music in the Glen

4. Reels: The Morning Dew / The Lady of the House

5. Reels: Apples in Winter / The Ashplant

6. Reels: The Sligo Reel / The London Lasses

7. Hornpipes: The Harvest Home / The Derry Hornpipe

8. Reels: The Maid of Mt Kisco / An Sgeach

9. Set Dance: The King of the Fairies

10. Jigs: The Gold Ring / Tobin's Favorite

11. Reels: Apples in Winter / The Templehouse

12. Hornpipes: O'Beirne's / Tommy Hill's

13. Reels: The Pigeon on the Gate / Miss Monaghan

14. Reels: Roaring Mary / The Gatehouse Maid

15. Reels: Finley's Fancy / The London Lassies

16. Jigs: The Miller of Glenmire / The Joy of my Life

17. Reels: The Mountaintop / Tom Ward's Downfall

18. Reel: The Copperplate

19. Reels: An Sgeach (The Bush) / The Fermoy Lasses

20. Reel: Lord Gordon's Reel

21. Slip Jig: The Kid on the Mountain

CD 2

1. Reels: Bunker Hill / Rakish Paddy / The Wheels of the World

2. Reels: The Earl's Chair / The Swallow's Tail

3. Reels: Dinny O'Brien's / Farewell to Connacht

4. Reels: The Humors of Lissadell / Sweeney's Dream

5. Reels: Doctor Gilbert / The Queen of May

6. Reels: The Jolly Tinker / The Pretty Girls of Mayo

7. Jig: The Geese in the Bog

8. Reel: Jennie's Welcome to Charlie

9. Reels: The Concert Reel / The Windy Gap

10. Reels: The Lads of Leith / Martin Wynne's Reel

11. Reels: The Clare Reel / The London Lasses

12. Reels: The Maid of Mt Kisco / An Sgeach (The Bush)

13. Reel: The Dash to Portobello

14. Reels: The Lasses of Carracastle

15. Jigs: Old Man Dillon (The Mug of Brown Ale) / The Butcher's March

16. Reels: The Tailor's Thimble / the Redhaired Lass

17. Set Dance" St. Patrick's Day in the Morning

18. March: O'Sullivan Mor

19. Hornpipe: THe Ballyoran

20. Reels: Tom Ward's Downfall / The Boys of Ballisodare

21. Reels: Down the Broom / The Gatehouse Maid

22. Slow Air: An Rabh Tu ag an gCarraig? (Were You at the Rock?)

See also:

     John Vesey & Eddie Cahill: Two Sligo Masters