Key Features
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Traditional Repertoire: Features 16 tracks (52 minutes) of popular Irish accordion tunes, including standards like "The Mooncoin Reel," "Jackie Coleman's Reel," and "The Kesh Jig."
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Diverse Styles: A comprehensive exploration of Irish dance music, moving seamlessly from high-energy polkas to the soulful, melodic strains of "Danny Boy."
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Star Collaboration: Includes the standout bonus track "Walking on the Waves," featuring the legendary Irish duo Foster & Allen.
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Authentic Production: Recorded at the Pan Records studio in Wick, Scotland, ensuring a high-fidelity, organic sound that highlights the nuances of the button-key accordion.
Track Highlights
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Reels: The Mooncoin Reel / The Sally Gardens / Jackie Coleman's Reel
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Jigs: Out On the Ocean / Irish Washerwoman / The Blackthorn Stick / Off She Goes
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Vocal/Melodic: Danny Boy / The Town I Loved So Well / Mary From Dungloe
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Waltzes: The Marino Waltz
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Bonus: Walking on the Waves (ft. Foster & Allen)
Collector’s Information
Expert Recommendation: "I think it is a must-have addition to any CD collection." — Mick Foster, MBE
All Ireland Accordion Champion
1964,1968 & 1970
- The Mooncoin Reel/The Sally Gardens/Jackie Coleman’s Reel
- Out On The Ocean/Jackie Coleman’s Reel/The Blackthorn Stick/Off She Goes
- The Marino Waltz
- Boys of Bluehill/The Stack of Wheat/Harvest Home
- Maggie in the Woods/The Sword of St Columba/Church Street Polka
- Wild Colonial Boy/Homes of Donegal/Green Glens of Antrim
- Sweeney’s Polka/Egan’s Polka/The Siege of Ennis Original
- Connaughtman's Rambles Jig/The Kesh Jig/The Humours of Glen
- Take this Message to my Mother/Goodbye Johnny Dear/Lovely Leitrim
- Lord of the Dance/Muirsheen Durkin/Tell Me Ma/Say You Love
- Saddle the Pony/Biddy of Sligo/Tenpenny Bit/Roaring Jelly
- The Galway Hornpipe/Sligo Fancy Hornpipe/The Sunshine Hornpipe
- Alpine Slopes
- Never Was Piping So Gay/The Fisherman's Island/The Hunter’s House
- Danny Boy/The Town I Loved So Well/Mary From Dungloe
- Walking On The Waves (ft. Foster & Allen)