Traditional Irish Music in America: Chicago [Original recording remastered]

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Chicago has been a major, if not the major, center of traditional Irish music in America since at least the 1890s. Those were the days when Francis O'Neill, the superintendent of the Chicago police force and compiler of the famous tune books that bear his name, found a place in the department for promising fiddlers and pipers. In the mid-'70s, Mick Moloney and folklorist Miles Krassen received a grant from the NEA to record the music of Irish immigrants in America, and the quality and breadth of music they found in Chicago can be seen as a testament to Chief O'Neill and his efforts to preserve and disseminate the music of Ireland. The performers include some of the finest traditional performers of the 20th century, including uilleann piper Joe Shannon, fiddler Liz Carroll, singer Maida Sugrue, and James Keane Sr. and his son James Keane Jr. Even though these recordings were made in living rooms and around kitchen tables, the sound quality is excellent and the playing is inspiring. Many of the players here have gone on to have careers as professional musicians, but they would have to work very hard to equal the spontaneity and charm they exhibit on these field recordings. --Michael Simmons

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Traditional Irish Music in America: Chicago Various Artists Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000059T0Q Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. New Steampacket/The Bucks of Oranmore/The Milliner's Daughter Reels - Johnny McGreevy, Joe Shannon
2. Scatter the Mud/Fasten the Leggin [Jigs] - Johnny McGreevy, Joe Shannon
3. Merry Harriers [Reel] - Joe Shannon
4. O'Keeffe's Plough/The Merry Blacksmith Reels - Joe Shannon
5. Battering Ram [Jig] - Joe Shannon
6. Jim Kennedy's Favorite [Reel] - Johnny McGreevy,
7. Around the World for Sport [Reel] - Johnny McGreevy,
8. Caisideach B(Fair Cassidy) [Song] - James Keane
9. Tom Ash's March-Irish Freedom March [Marches]
10. Barrell Organ [Slide][Mix]
11. Queen's Polka
12. Man from Glountane [Hornpipe]
13. Katie Scollard's Slide-Regan's Slide [Slides]
14. Tse Im Chodladh (I Am Asleep) [Song]
15. Green Fields of Kerry-Paddy O'Brien's #2 [Jigs] - Jim Thorton
16. Land of Sunshine [Reel]
17. Brendon McGlinchey's Reel #1/The New Ivy Leaf Reels
18. Catherine McEvoy's/Arkle Mountain Reels - Liz Carroll,
19. Green Mountain/Eddie Kelly's/Love at the Endings Reels - Liz Carroll

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Chicago has been a major, if not the major, center of traditional Irish music in America since at least the 1890s. Those were the days when Francis O'Neill, the superintendent of the Chicago police force and compiler of the famous tune books that bear his name, found a place in the department for promising fiddlers and pipers. In the mid-'70s, Mick Moloney and folklorist Miles Krassen received a grant from the NEA to record the music of Irish immigrants in America, and the quality and breadth of music they found in Chicago can be seen as a testament to Chief O'Neill and his efforts to preserve and disseminate the music of Ireland. The performers include some of the finest traditional performers of the 20th century, including uilleann piper Joe Shannon, fiddler Liz Carroll, singer Maida Sugrue, and James Keane Sr. and his son James Keane Jr. Even though these recordings were made in living rooms and around kitchen tables, the sound quality is excellent and the playing is inspiring. Many of the players here have gone on to have careers as professional musicians, but they would have to work very hard to equal the spontaneity and charm they exhibit on these field recordings. --Michael Simmons

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5. Wie Im Schlaf [Import]
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7. World Psychedelic Classics 3: Love's a Real Thing [Import]
8. Zu Nah Am Feur: Seine Grossten Hits [Import]
9. 50 Anos De Chao [Box set] [Import]
10. A L'amour Comme a La Guerre [Import]

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