Irish Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes

Influential duo Michael Gorman, a Sligo fiddler, and Willie Clancy, a Clare Uilleann piper, joined forces for this 1956 exhibition of Irish dance tunes.

At the time, Michael Gorman was already a popular traditional fiddler, performing on television and radio, and this recording features his now-standard reel, "The Mountain Road." This is Willie Clancy’s debut recording, however, marking his emergence as one of Ireland’s best pipers. Although it’s not among Clancy’s better known albums, Irish Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes clearly demonstrates his virtuosic pipering. Liner notes by frequent Folkways producer Henry Cowell and Ester Brown include biographies and a guide to Irish dance including step diagrams.

Track Listing

101	Slip Jig: Promenade Step	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	03:03
102	Slip Jig: Side Step	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	01:47
103	Single Jigs: Ask Me Father / Carry Me Down to Carlow (medley)	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	02:11
104	Double Jig: The Mug of Brown Ale	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	01:42
105	Double Jig: The Fair-Haired Boy	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	01:40
106	Sligo Reel: The Mountain Road	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	01:38
107	County Cork Reel: Fermony Lasses	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	02:28
108	Reel: The Flogging Reel	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	01:48
109	Reels: Humours of Lissadel / Doctor Gilbert (medley)	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	03:04
110	Hornpipe	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	02:09
111	Hornpipe: Chief O'Neill's Favourite	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	02:23
112	Irish Set Dance: Rodney's Glory	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	02:06
113	Traditional Air: Little Red Lark	Michael Gorman and Willy Clancy	02:15