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Gramophoney Baloney

Gramophoney Baloney – St. Patrick’s Day Special – Begorrah!!!

Saturday, March 17
3am

Two hours of Irish-themed recordings from 1950 or earlier with D.J. McSchmormac, for the day that’s in it! from 4pm-6pm including plenty of recordings from the golden age of traditional American-Irish 78rpm discs of the 1920s and 1930s, various 1940s ethnographic field recordings from urban and rural Ireland, and other Irish-themed shtuff. Guaranteed to make your day seem brighter, and your potato peeling seem lighter!

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Dancing at the crossroads, County Galway, circa 1891

 PLAYLIST:

  • Follow Me Around the Garden/The Lark In The Meadows (excerpt)” by Doran, Sullivan & Owens from “Oldtime Records Vol. 3 Piping Rarities
  • “Johnny The Daisy –O” by Delia Murphy from “The Legendary Queen of Irish Folk Singers”
  • “My Wild Irish Rose” by O’Leary’s Irish Minstrels with John Riley from “Oldtime Records – Vol. 1 U.S. Recordings”
  • “Reels: The Salamanca / Hand Me Down the Tackle / The Merry Blacksmth / The Beauty Spot” by Séamus Ennis from “The Return From Fingal”
  • The Wearing of the Green” by John McCormack from “The McCormack Edition, Vol. 3: The Acoustic Recordings (1912-1913)
  • “Slides: I’d Rather be Married than Left / Chase Me Charlie / The Kilcummin Slide” by Pádraig O’Keeffe and Dennis Murphy from “The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master”
  • “Jigs: Shandon Bells / Haste to the Wedding” by Leo Rowsome from “Classics of Irish Piping”
  • “Barndance Medley (aka James Gannon’s)” by Louis E. Quinn & His Shamrock Minstrels from “Oldtime Records – Vol. 1 U.S. Recordings”
  • “Barndance Medley (aka James Gannon’s)” by Louis E. Quinn & His Shamrock Minstrels from “Oldtime Records – Vol. 1 U.S. Recordings”
  • “The Frieze Britches/The Cook in the Kitchen/Lannigan’s Ball: Medley of Jigs” by The Flanagan Brothers from “Irish Dance Music”
  • Kevin Barry” by Paul Robeson from “Songs of Struggle”
  • “The Moving Bogs/Miss Thornton’s” by The Flanagan Brothers from “Farewell To Ireland”
  • “The Old Swallow Reel” by Frank Quinn from “Oldtime Records – Vol. 2 – U.S. Recordings”
  • “The Contrary Reel” by The Flanagan Brothers from “Oldtime Records – Vol. 2 – U.S. Recordings”
  • “The Mountains of Mourne” by Peter Dawson from “Classic Dawson”
  • “Hail, Glorious St. Patrick” by John Feeney from “When It’s Moonlight In Mayo”
  • “My Irish Molly-O” by The Flanagan Brothers from “Farewell To Ireland”
  • “The Copperplate Reel” by Séamus Ennis and Stephen Folan from “World Library Of Folk and Primitive Music -Volume II – Ireland”
  • “The Rakes of Kildare/Devlin’s Favorite (jigs)” by John J. Kimmel from “Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music”
  • “The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door” by John McGettigan from “Farewell To Ireland”
  • “The Ace and Deuce of Pipering/The King of the Fairies” by Frank O’Higgins from “Milestone At The Garden – Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era”
  • “Ned of the Hill” by Cáit Ní Mhuimhneachain from “An Joga Mór – Sean Nós Singing from Co. Cork”
  • “An Chúileann” by Johnny Doran from “The Master Pipers – Vol. I”
  • “Limestone Rock” by Tom Ennis, James Morrison & John Muller from “Past Masters of Irish Dance Music”
  • “The Leg of the Duck” by Frank Quinn from “If You Are irish – Pioneer American-Irish recordings 1923-34”
  • “The Scholar/The Bank of Ireland” by Michael Grogan from “Music and Dances of Old Ireland”
  • “Lucy Campbell/The Cup of Tea” by Michael Gallagher from “Oldtime Records Vol. 3 Piping Rarities
  • “The Rose of Drishane/Mike Sullivan’s” by Dennis Murphy & Johnny O’Leary from “Tuning The Radio – Early traditional music recordings from the RTÉ Libraries and Archives
  • “The Blacksmith’s Fancy” by Frank Cassidy & John Doherty from “Níl Gar Ann!”
  • “The Sweep’s Hornpipe/The Friendly Visit” by Leo Rowsome from “Classics of Irish Piping”
  • “The Little Horse Under The Hill” by William Mullaly from “Irish Dances – Music from Ireland”
  • “Caoineadh Iníon uí Mhuiríosa” by Labhrás Ó Cadhla from “Amhráin ó Shliabh gCua – Sean-nós singing from Co Waterford”

The Flanagan Brothers performing in the WNYC studio, December 9, 1926. Mike is on banjo while Joe plays the accordion.

 

 

 

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