Friday, 8 July 2011

Paddy Cronin - Kerry's Own (1977)

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Paddy Cronin - Kerry's Own (Outlet - OAS 3002 - 1977)

Paddy Cronin: Fiddle
Shea Walker: Guitar
Gogey McCullough: Bodhrán

A classic recording from the Outlet Records stable, featuring Gneevegullia native and Boston immigrant Paddy Cronin, brother of Johnny Cronin. The bodhrán accompaniment is a little wild and obtrusive but, thankfully, it was recorded on a separate channel, so it has been possible to remove it from the mix. Therefore both the original recording, and a version without the bodhrán accompaniment, are available for download. The latter is a few cents lower in pitch than the original recording.

Many thanks to BS for providing the manipulated version of the recording.

1. The Girl Who Broke My Heart/Tom Steele [Reels]
2. The Frieze Breeches [Jig]
3. Biddy Mickey's/The Drunken Sailor [Hornpipes]
4. Apples in Winter/The Trip to Galway [Jigs]
5. Jenny's Welcome to Charlie [Reel]
6. This is My Love, Do You Like Her? [Single Jig]/The Pipe on the Hob [Jig]
7. Tom Billy's (The Ballydesmond)/Din Tarrant's [Polkas]
8. The Boys of Cunnamore/Billy McCormick's [Jigs]
9. The Bashful Batchelor/Reavy's [Hornpipes]
10. Dowd's 9/Kennaw's [Reels]
11. Farewell to Ballinahulla/The Kilkenny [Jigs]
12. The Mullingar Races/The Humours of Newcastle [Reels]
13. The Maids of Mount Cisco [Reel]
14. The Kid on the Mountain [Slip Jig]
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8 comments:

  1. Sara14 July 2011 at 20:13

    Thank you thank you thank you for posting this! I've been wanting to hear it for ages. Such a pity Paddy Cronin's old recordings haven't been officially reissued. Any chance you have his album Rakish Paddy (1975) as well?

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  2. Dragut Reis14 July 2011 at 23:12

    I don't, but I have dubs of some of the old Copley 78s that were issued in the 1950s. I'll see about posting them at some point.

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  3. Paul Mc17 July 2011 at 14:32

    I'd really like to hear those 78s! I heard they are amazing.

    Thanks!

    Paul

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  4. ranger_hotsauce20 July 2011 at 20:08

    Are they the same recordings as these?
    http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator:%22Paddy%20Cronin%22

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  5. Dragut Reis20 July 2011 at 23:48

    Yes, they are. I didn't even know where they'd come from, so thanks for that.

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  6. trucklyhow28 September 2011 at 18:15

    Thanks for all the great Sliabh Luachra music you've posted. I had the fortune of seeing Paddy Cronin play at the Catskills a short time before he passed away. Like all of the greats, he struck a balance between adherence to tradition and a highly personal uniqueness of voice.
    I don't suppose you take requests, but Brendan Begley's album "Seana Choirce" is impossible to find and out of print, so . . .

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  7. trucklyhow28 September 2011 at 18:23

    Hmm, why did I think Paddy Cronin was dead? Must've been thinking of Johnny Cronin. Seems Paddy's still kicking!

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  8. Dragut Reis6 October 2011 at 10:16

    I don't have a copy of this album, but Brendan's my favourite box player, so I'll be keeping an eye out for it. Gael-Linn are supposed to be in the process of re-releasing their entire back catalogue on iTunes, but it doesn't seem to be moving forward very much.

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