Milestone at the Garden

1. Miss Langford's/The Milestone at the Garden Reels

2. Toss the Feathers; Callan Lassies - John Howard

3. Over the Lakes

4. Rocks of Bawn - Frank Quinn

5. Doon Reel/Quinn's Reel - Paddy Cronin

6. Mullingar Lee/Star of Munster - Hugh Gillespie

7. Cra Croi an Phiobaire (The Piper's Despair) /Ril an Chinneidigh (Kenne - Denis Murphy

8. Ace and Deuce of Pipering/King of Fairies - Frank O'Higgins

9. Old Dudeen/On the Road to Lurgan - Paddy Killoran

10. Bonnie Kate/Swallow's Tail/Molly Brannigan

11. Thistle and Shamrock

12. Mountain Lark/Wheels of the World

13. Port Gael-Linn - Sean Ryan

14. High Level

15. High Level/New Castle

16. Banks

17. Jackson's Reel

18. Haste to the Wedding/Over the Hills

19. McDermott's Reel/The Mason's Apron - Sean Maguire

20. Poppy Leaf/Snowman's Fancy

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Miss Langford's Reel; The Milestone At The Garden - James Morrison
Toss The Feathers; Callan Lassies - John Howard
Over The Lakes - Fireman Barney Conlon
The Rocks Of Bawn - Frank Quinnn
The Doon Reel; Quinn's Reel - Paddy Cronin
The Mullinger Lee; The Star Of Munster - Hugh Gillespie
Cra Croi An Phiobaire (The Piper's Despair); Ril An Chinneidigh (Kennedy's Reel) - Denis Murphy
The Ace And Deuce Of Pipering; The King Of Fairies - Frank O'Higgins
The Old Dudeen; On The Road To Lurgan - Paddy Killoran
Bonnie Kate; Swallow's Tail; Molly Brannigan - K. Scanlon
Thistle And Shamrock - Danny O'Donnell
Mountain Lark; Wheels Of The World - Francis Cashin
Port Gael-Linn - Sean Ryan
High Level - Louis E. Quinn
High Level; The Newcastle - Louis E. Quinn
The Banks - Louis E. Quinn
Jackson's Reel - Michael Coleman
Haste To The Wedding; Over The Hills - Neil O'Boyle
McDermott's Reel; The Mason's Apron - Sean Maguire
The Poppy Leaf; The Showman's Fancy - Kathleen Harrington
Miss McLeod's Reel; Greenfields Of Rossbeigh - Michael Hanafin
The Boys At The Lough; Tom Clark's Fancy - Edward V. Reavy
Rogha Ghearoid De Barra (Garrett Barry's); Bruacha Loch Gabhna (The Banks Of Lough Gowna) - Paddy Canny
The Lady Of The House - Packie Dolan
Farrell Gara; The Silver Spire - Patrick Killoran

Customer Reviews:

the best irish fiddling album I've found.......2002-04-14

I am so happy I found this album. I've always wanted this cd, before I knew it existed. I love traditional Irish dance music, especially the fiddling. I generally don't like vocals in it though. And although the reels and jigs and hornpipes are all so well known, finding a good cd of them is just so hard (at least for me). [Does every Irish collection really need to have Danny Boy and Whiskey in the Jar?]
There isn't a bad song on this release. Thank you to Rounder records for saving these classic songs by some excellent musicians... performances that may have otherwise been forgotten. I hope that more of these older recordings will be made available in the future.
If you like Irish music, I'd have to imagine you'll love this cd.

'it's old but it's good'.......2001-10-04

Ah yes, this is the real stuff - a collection of traditional irish music recordings dating back to the 1920's and 30's, with some later recordings up to the fifties. With the current popularity of 'celtic' music many traditional musicians are exploring the limits of traditional music, adding unusual instruments and styles. Its not unusual to find a recording of a yiddish wedding song or a appalachian tune in the middle of an album of jigs and reels, or the occasional jazzy or bluesy riff ornamenting a hornpipe these days. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, after all folk music is alive and constantly changing, and traditional musicians are people to with wide interests and the curiosity to explore different genres. However the range of influences available to today's musicians is much greater than that which was available to an older generation, and the music is now in danger of losing its roots becoming a world music stew.
This collection features many of the great old musicians who were influenced only by their neighbours and relatives and thus their music is rooted in time and place much more than the music of today. These musicians - Coleman, Gillespie, Murphy, Reavy and the others featured on this cd - were hugely influential themselves. The 78's they recorded in America were sent back to Ireland and influenced a new generation of musicians. Many of the combinations of tunes that are played today are lifted straight from the old recordings.'Bonnie Kate' is always combined with 'Jenny's Chickens' because that's how they appeared in Michael Coleman's recording. But this cd is no mere academic exercise in folklore. It is sparkling, bright, lively, full of energy, earthy, fun. And the recordings are mostly excellent, although one or two show their age with scratches and hiss - they were re-mastered from 78s after all!
This is the cd to get if you want to here where all this irish traditional music comes from, if you want to hear it in its original form and if you want to hear it as it really should be.

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