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FTX-377 - THE LAKES OF PONTCHARTRAIN

Paddy McCLUSKEY Song & Fiddle

A collection of 18 tunes, reels, jigs and hornpipes, and 17 songs, that were once popular in the Glens of Antrim. Sam Henry noted some of them from Paddy, publishing them in the Coleraine newspaper, "The Northern Constitution", as "The Songs of the People" 1923-1939 including MY TRUELOVE'S GONE A-SAILING, THE APPRENTICE BOY, THE TRIP OVER THE MOUNTAIN and THE LAKES OF PONTCHARTRAIN. Paddy's solo fiddle-style represents the older tradition with strong rhythm and effective string-droning. Other fiddlers are Paddy O Kane, Bellaghy and Terence McShane of Clough Mills, and the other singers are William Coulter of Dunadry, Dennis Cassley of Glenshesk and James Carey, Paddy Gamble and Donald McMullen, from Clough Mills - recorded by & photograph of Paddy McCluskey by Peter Kennedy 1953 377McCluskey,Paddy(PK#121).JPG
   

CAVEHILL SIDE - BELFAST CITY - ANNIE-O - BEES AMONG THE HEATHER - LAKES OF PONTCHARTRAIN - CUCKOO'S NEST - HAPPY TO MEET SORRY TO PART - WILLIE AND MARY - JENNY PAWNED HER BONNET - YOUNG & GROWING - EWIE WI THE CROOKIT HORN - DOLLY VEE or MILKING THE OLD DUNCOW - ALL THE WAY TO GALWAY or JENNY PUT THE KETTLE ON - CLOUGH MILLS HORNPIPE - MAID ON THE SHORE - CLOUGH MILLS HORNPIPE - APPRENTICE BOY - MASON ON HIS CHAIR - MY NAME IS HENRY CONNOR - TRIP OVER THE MOUNTAIN - CRUEL SHIP'S CARPENTER - MY LOVE SHE'S GONE AWAY - WILLIE ARCHER or THE BANKS OF THE BANN - - NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS - THE PURPLE BOY - THE CUCKOO'S NEST - THE MOUNTAIN STREAMS - THE FIRST OF MAY - AMONG THE WHINNY KNOWES - THE EWIE WI THE CROOKIT HORN - GLENSHESK WATERSIDE - MURRAY'S HORNPIPE - THE GREEN VEILS - THE COULIN - COME ALL YE YOUNG BACHELORS - THE ROYAL BELFAST or SWEEPS HORNPIPE - LLAMAS FAIR IN CARGAN - THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES OF LOUGHGUILE - TATTER JACK WALSH - THE FAIRY DANCE & THE KING OF THE FAIRIES

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