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Irish Dance Music

Various Artists
Irish Dance Music

Reg Hall brings together a comprehensive collection of traditional Irish dance music spanning from 1928-1963. Hall explains that much of the music collected on this album was made "largely as popular music for restricted sale to Irish country working-class people at home and in the ghettos in England and America". The album thus provides a privileged insight into music that was previously unheard by the larger public. Jolly jigs, melodic reels and hornpipes exemplify the genres of Irish dance music through the years. Liner notes include an introduction by Reg Hall, as well as information on the performers and songs themselves.

Track Listing

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101
John McKenna, Michael Gaffney
03:09
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102
Paddy O'Brien
03:04
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103
Bellhavel Trio
03:04
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104
Packie Dolan's Melody Boys
03:16
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105
The Lough Gill Quartet
03:13
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106
The Ballinakill Traditional Dance Players
03:03
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107
Tom Morrison and John Reynolds
03:06
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201
The Ballinakill Traditional Dance Players
03:13
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202
Peter Guinan
03:10
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203
Pat Roche's Harp and Shamrock Orchestra
03:22
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204
Michael Grogan and Patrick Carberry
03:01
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205
Jimmy Power and Reg Hall
04:02
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206
Michael J. Cashin
02:53
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207
The Bellhavel Trio
03:20