The Coen brothers, Galwaymen by birth, were both resident in New York when this fine location recording was taped. Jack played the flute and Charlie the concertina, both were distinguished members of the New York Irish community when the folklorist Mick Moloney encouraged them to make this album.
1 Scatter the Mud / Larry Redican’s Jig
2 The Sailor’s Cravat / Repeal of the Union
3 John Conroy’s Jig / Jim Conroy’s Jig
4 The Peach Blossom / The Fiddler’s Contest
5 Jim Conroy’s Reel / The Pullet
6 Redican’s Mother / The Humours of Kilkenny
7 Mike Coen’s Polka / The Branch Line
8 Have a Drink with Me / The Blarney Pilgrim
9 Two Woodford Flings
10 The Waddling Gander / O’Connell’s Jig on Top of Mount Everest
11 Lads of Laois / Green Groves of Erin
12 The Tongs by the Fire / The Spinning Wheel
13 Whelan’s Reel / Jenny Dang the Weaver
14 Jack Coen’s Jig / Paddy O’Brien’s Jig
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