SEAN McALOON from Co. Fermanagh and JOHN REA from Co. Antrim, were traditional musicians of choice quality. McAloon was a master of the fiddle and uilleann pipes, Rea the hammer dulcimer, and their duets on the latter two instruments are rare delights. These magnificent performances were recorded by Robin Morton (of the Boys of the Lough).
Sean McAloon Uillean Pipes & Fiddle
John Rea Dulcimer
1 Jigs: The Maid in the Meadow (dulcimer) / The Castlebar Races / Trip to the Cottage (dulcimer and concert pipes)
2 Reels: The Mountain Lark / Crooked Road to Dublin (concert pipes)
3 Jigs: Jackson’s Drum / Jackson’s Mistake / Jackson’s Coagy (dulcimer)
4 Air: Blind Mary (flat pipes)
5 Hornpipes: Madame Bonaparte / O’Dwyer’s Hornpipe (dulcimer)
6 Reels: Crowley’s No. 1 / Crowley’s No. 2 (fiddle)
7 Jigs: Moloney’s / Paddy O’Brien’s (concert pipes)
8 Reels: First House in Connaught (concert pipes ) / The Copperplate (dulcimer and concert pipes)
9 Air: An Buachaill Caol Dubh (The Dark Slender Boy) /Â Slip Jig: Drops of Brandy (flat pipes)
10 Reels: Coil the Hawser / Lord McDonald’s (dulcimer)
11 Hornpipes: Alexandria’s / Higgin’s (flat pipes)
12 Reels: The Sligo Maid (fiddle) / Sheehan’s (fiddle and dulcimer)
13 Jigs: Wandering Minstrel / Katy is Waiting / The Basket of Shamrocks (dulcimer)
14 Hornpipes: Tim the Turncoat / The Quarrelsome Piper (concert pipes and dulcimer)
15 Jigs: The Old Siege of Valencia (dulcimer) / The Lark in the Morning (dulcimer, fiddle and bodhran)
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