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John McGettigan and His Irish Minstrels

John McGettigan and His Irish Minstrels (Topic 12T367)

John McGettigan and His Irish Minstrels
Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America
John McGettigan

Topic Records 12T367 (LP, UK, 1979)

Recorded in 1928-1938;
Remastered, produced and designed by Tony Engle;
Notes by Mick Moloney and John Paddy Browne;
Original recordings from the collections of Tony Engle and Reg Hall;
Recording information by Tony Russell and Reg Hall;
Thanks to John Moulden for the cover photograph

Musicians

John McGettigan, vocals, fiddle;
J. Currey, banjo;
Michael Crowley, piano;
Mac Barret, fiddle;
Joe Maher, saxophone;
… McIntyre, banjo;
John McCormick or John Kennedy, fiddle;
Sam Moore, accordion;
Ed Lee, piano;
F. Meehan, fiddle;
Joseph O'Neill, fiddle;
John Dougherty, banjo;
Al Duffy, piano;
Dan Marquette, accordion;
Jimmy McDade, banjo;
Alfred Baldassarri, fiddle;
George Tracy, piano

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Martha, the Flower of Sweet Strabane (2.58)
  2. The Maid of the Moorlough Shore (Roud 2946; Henry H34b, H27a) (3.09)
  3. Ma McNulty's Favourite / Rolling in the Rye Grass Highland schottische (3.07)
  4. The Turfman from Ardee (2.30)
  5. The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door waltz song (3.10)
  6. My Darling's Asleep / Maids on the Green jigs (3.07)
  7. Erin’s Lovely Lee (2.57)
  8. Shoe the Donkey waltz (2.50)
  9. Rare Old Irish Whiskey (3.40)
  1. Rambling Irishman (3.02)
  2. Maggie in the Wood / Spanish Ladies / The Rose Tree polkas (3.33)
  3. McGettigan’s Jig Medley: The Three Little Drummers / The Geese in the Bog (3.08)
  4. Lovely Molly (3.30)
  5. Mullignar Races / The Sligo Maid reels (2.30)
  6. Me Husband’s Flannel Shirt (3.05)
  7. Cutting the Corn in Creeslough Today (3.19)
  8. Fisher's / The Cliff hornpipes (3.17)
  9. The Star of Donegal (3.06)