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Boston
Fiddle: A Dudley Street Tradition
Released:
1996
Rounder CD 7018
A
rich blend of Irish, Scottish, and French-Canadian fiddle tunes
performed in the tradition of Boston's old Dudley Street dance
halls in the heart of Boston's historic "Crossroads of
Celtic Culture". Accompanied by Hilda Chiasson-Cormier on
piano and John Paul Cormier on guitar. The selections on this
recording represent music learned from old house party tapes,
early commercial recordings, and manuscripts collected over the
years.
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Listing and MP3 Sound Clips
1.
Mrs. Hogan's Birthday/Grape Juice/Miss Hamilton's/The Wind-Up
2.
Highland Jig/The Position Jig
3.
Money In Advance/Milburn Hornpipe/Alexander
Thom's
4.
Belgrave Square/The Mill of Kylemore/Kilcoon
5.
The King
6.
Tarbolton Lodge/Humors of Lisdale/Landsdown Lass
7.
Close To The Floor/Little House Round The
Corner/Over Land & Sea
8.
Holly Geraghty's/Down North
9.
The Scotty Jig/Doucet's G-minor Jig
10. The Soldier's Cloak/The Muckin' O Gordy's Byre/Chorus
Jig
11.
Connemara Stockings/Sheila Coyle's/McCalum's
12.
Clear The Track/Napoleon/Randall's
13.
Ann MacFarlane's Favorite/Tipperty's Jean/Two Pauls
14. Lady Bartlett's Whim
15. The Wink Of Her Eye/Katy Is Waiting/Little Brown Jug
16. The Haywood Schottische/Opera Reel
17.
The Greenville Tap/The Down East Dancers
18.
1950's Johnny Archie MacDonald segment at the
Grenville Cafe
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Yankee
Dreams:
Wicked Good Fiddling from New England
Released:
1991
Flying Fish CD0000
A
collection of classic melodies and new compositions played in
the traditional New England style. Accompanied by Peter Barnes
on piano, with John McGann on guitar and mandolin. The Library
of Congress chose this recording as one of their select list of
American Folk Music on Record, and was Grammy nominated for best
instrumental folk album of the year.
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1.
The Southwest Bridge/Paddy on the Turnpike/Give the Fiddler a
Dram
2.
Hare's Ear/Grey Ghost/Quill Gordon
3.
Dave MacNeil/Maid Behind the Bar/Robert Stubbert
4.
The Eagle's Whistle/The Full Rigged Ship/The New Rigged Ship
5.
Southern Melodies/The Polo March/Polka from Angus Chisholm
6.
To an Old Rose
7.
Done Gone/The Old Cuckoo
8.
Arthur's Seat/Eugene Straton/The Banks/Madame Neruda
9.
Erin Reel/The Saint Lawrence River/Oliver Trembalay's Reel
10.
Mathematician's/City of Savannah/The American Rifle Team
11.
John McGann/Peter Barnes/Compliments to the Boys of the Lough
12.
Stacks of Barley/Bantry Bay/Princess Royal/Angus Chisholm's
Irish Hornpipe
13.
Arthur Finley/Two-in-One Reel
14.
Maple Leaf Two-Step/Point au Pic
15.
Compliments to the Browns of Dingwall/Winston Tune/Mackenzie and
MacPhee
16.
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"Moxie"
Fiddling From New England
Ethnodisc
CD0001
Original
tunes composed and performed by Frank Ferrel. This recording was
produced by Johnny Cunningham, and features accompanists Peter
Barnes on piano, John Mcgann on guitar and mandolin, with
special guests Janine Randall on piano, and Joe Derrane on
button accordion.
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1.
Dancing on Deck/The fiddler's Chair
2.
Fuzzy Dice/The Raised Skirt
3.
The Little fiddler/St. Nicholas Eve/Howling Willie
4.
The Taxi Driver/Johnny's Parties/Dudley Street
5.
Hardys of Allnwich/Three Legged Dog/Loch Stennes
6.
The Otter's Waltz/Vas Elise
7.
Moxie, Terrence O'Laughlin/Yankee Dancers
8.
March to the Martimes/Flying Home/The Rose Croix
9.
Music in the House/The River Master
10.
Floating on the Tide/Old Cobblestone/The Trampoliine
11.
Visitation/Merry Pubs of Boston/Meeting Joe Derrane
12.
Broken Butterfly/Friday the 13th/Lopez Island
13.
Apologetic Hornpipe/Boudreau's/Maple Syrup
14.
Snow on the Pickets/Spin-N-G0/The New Stove
15.
Gacie's Birthday March/Mary Muise
16.
Celtic Shores/Kitchen Ceilidhs/The Barbour Cap
17.
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The
Dactyls, Live on the Radio
Says You Records
When
not playing for dances or performing at festivals, Frank
provides music for the National Public Radio game show,
"Says You," heard weekly on over 100 affiliate
stations throughout the United States. The band is the Dactyls,
and includes Peter Barnes, John McGann, and occasionally,
cellist Rushad Eggelston. This is a collection of live
performances taken from live shows, with live audiences, no
second takes. Everything from fiddle tunes, to foxtrots, rags,
and waltzes.
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1.
Sally Goodin'
2. St.Lawrence
River
3. Fishers'
Hornpipe
4. Ile De
Madaline
5. Halloween
6. Black
Mountain Rag
7. Little
Liza Jane
8. Sunday
Afternoon
9. Hale's Rag
10. Hot Canary
11. Curley
12. Forked Deer
13. Too Busy
14. Beaumont Rag #1
15. Beaumont Rag #2
16. Indian Killed A
Woodstock
17. Panhandle Swing
18. Orientale Fox Trot
19. Too Much Mustard
20. Miller's Reel
21. Mr. Abner Hemingway |
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