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The body of music recorded by Irish emigrants in America during the 1920s and '30s is regarded by many as the lost treasure of the golden age of traditional Irish music. Here are 80 fine examples of these legendary sessions accompanied by a 32 page fully illustrated booklet.
TRACKLIST
DISC 1:
1. I'm Leaving Tippery - Pat White
2. Farewell to Ireland - James Morrison
3. Moving Bogs Miss Thornton, The - Flanagan Brothers
4. Arrah, Come in Out of the Rain, Barney McShane - James J Mullan
5. Banks of Newfoundland, The - Peter James Conlon
6. Dunmore Lassies/Manchester Reel/Castlebar Traveller - Tom Morrison
7. Drink in the Morning, A - Packie Dolan
8. George White's Favourite/The Lass of Carracastle - Paddy Sweeney
9. Job of Journeywork, The - Michael Coleman
10. Steampacket/Morning Star/Miss McLeod's, The - Patsy Touhey
11. Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door, The - John McGettigan
12. Rakes of Clonmel, The - Frank Murphy
13. Miller's Reel/Duffy the Dancer - Neil Nolan
14. Beggarman, The - Flanagan Brothers
15. Boys of Bluehill/The Stack of Wheat - Pat Roche's Harp & Shamrock Orchestra
16. Back in the Garden/The Flowers of the Red Mill - John McKenna
17. Dowd's Favourite - Hugh Gillespie
18. Johnny Will You Marry Me? - Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band
19. Ricketts Hornpipe/The Stack of Barley - Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band
20. Nano's Favorites - Dan Sullivan
DISC 2:
1. Night Pat Murphy Died, The - Flanagan Brothers
2. Bridie Morley's - Eddie Meehan/John McKenna
3. Ginger's Favourite/The Bogs of Allen - Michael J Cashin
4. Let Mister Maguire Sit Down - Dinny "Jimmy" Doyle
5. Tailor's Twist/The Flowers of Spring, The - James Morrison
6. Maggie Pickens/Cameron's Wife - Four Provinces Orchestra
7. College Grove/The Floogin', The - Peter James Conlon
8. Erin's Green Shore - Packie Dolan
9. Mrs. Kenny's - Michael Coleman
10. Blackhaired Lass/The Dublin, The - Michael Coleman/Packie Dolan
11. Molly Durkin - Murty Rabbett
12. Jolly Tinker/The Pretty Girls of Mayo, The - Paddy Killoran
13. Versevanna - Hugh Gillespie
14. Green Groves of Erin/The Ivy Leaf, The - William J. Mullaly
15. Martha, the Flower of Sweet Strabane - John McGettigan
16. Rambling Pitchfork, The - Edward Mullaney/Patrick Stack
17. Paddy in London - Flanagan Brothers
18. Sweet Flower of Milltown/The Boys from Knock - John Reynolds/Tom Morrison
19. Wicklow Mountains High, The - Frank Quinn
20. Kikenny for Me/The Boys of Ireland - Martin & His Irish Blackbirds Beirne
DISC 3:
1. Rare Old Irish Whiskey - John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels
2. Fisher's/The Cliff - John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels
3. Maggie in the Woods/Spanish Ladies/Rose Tree - John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels
4. Lovely Molly - John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels
5. Royal Charley - Packie Dolan
6. Leitrim Thrush/Fermoy Lasses, The - Flanagan Brothers
7. McDermott's/Memories of Sligo - Paddy Killoran
8. Myself and Martin Tracy - John Griffin
9. Real Old Mountain Dew, The - John Griffin
10. Tom Clarke's Fancy/The Boys at the Lough - Ed Reevy
11. Bank of Ireland/Wind That Shakes the Barley - Maurice McSweeney's Stars of Munster
12. Martin Wynne's/Craig's Pipes - Maurice McSweeney's Stars of Munster
13. Black Rogue/Saddle the Pony - James Morrison/Tom Ennis
14. It's the Same Old Shillelagh - Pat White
15. Green/Jackson's/A Drink of Water, The - Patrick J. Touhey
16. Colonel Frazier - John McKenna
17. Humours of Mullingar/Jackson's Wife to the Road - William J. Mullaly
18. Paddy McGinty's Goat - Frank Quinn
19. Cherry Blossom, The - Frank Quinn
20. Twelve Stone Two - Frank Quinn
DISC 4:
1. From Galway to Dublin - Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band
2. Stack of Oats/The Shannon Waves, The - Erin's Pride Orchestra
3. Farrell Gara/The Silver Spire - Paddy Killoran/Paddy Sweeney
4. Rodney's Glory - Michael & Connie Hananfin
5. Tommy Murphy Was a Soldier - Dinny "Jimmy" Doyle
6. Irish Mazurka, The - Hugh Gillespie
7. Chicago Reel, The - Edward Mullaney/Patrick Stack
8. Tan Yard Side, The - Frank Quinn
9. Night Cap/Mysteries of Knock, The - Michael Gaffney
10. Morning Dew/The Traveller's/Shark's Favourite, The - Eleanor Kane
11. Me Husband's Flannel Shirt - John McGettigan & His Irish Minstrels
12. Grove, The - Patrick Dolan
13. Stack of Barley/Bantry Bay, The - Patrick Dolan/Michael Coleman
14. Bonny Kate/Jenny's Chickens - Michael Coleman
15. Tickling Mary Jane - Murty & His Gaelic Band Rabbett
16. Tap Room/The Moving Bogs, The - James Morrison/Peter James Conlon
17. Kildare Fancy/The Stack of Wheat, The - Tom Ennis
18. My Irish Molly-O - Flanagan Brothers
19. Scotch Mary - Joe Flanagan
20. Irish Delight/Tura Lura Lura (That's an Irish Lullaby) - Flanagan Brothers
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