Traditional Music of Ireland, Vol. 2: Songs and Dances from Down, Kerry, and Clare

Music historian and Folkways music producer Samuel B. Charters recorded this collection of traditional Irish music in 1960. He captured two singers at a typical pub in County Down; however, as he points out in the informative liner notes, the music is very different than what “usually passes for barroom singing in other countries.” Eight selections, recorded in the County Kerry coastal village of Ballyheigue, are instrumental dances (reels and jigs) and airs performed on violin, tin whistle, and Uilleann pipes. The album also includes a snippet of an Irish-language conversation.

Track Listing

101	A Ceili in County Kerry: Conversation in the Irish Language Residents of Dingle, County Kerry	00:56
102	Dun An Oir Seán de Hóra	03:33
103	The Rambling Kerry Lad Bridget Granbhil	02:28
104	Preab San Ol Seán de Hóra	01:52
105	Lullabies Bridget Granbhil	01:50
106	Harvest Home Seán de Hóra	01:17
107	The Turfman from Ardee David Harper	02:41
108	The Rose of Aranmore Sam Allen	01:58
201	Rakes of Kildair Willie Clancy	01:09
202	Rakish Paddy Willie Clancy	01:55
203	The Sweeps Willie Clancy	02:08
204	O'Reilly's Grave Denis Murphy	02:00
205	The Dear Irish Boy Willie Clancy	03:35
206	Black Is the Color of My Loved One's Hair Willie Clancy	01:20
207	The Shakescone / Name Forgotten Willie Clancy	02:32
208	The Mountain Road Denis Murphy	01:08