COMHALTAS: Foinn Seisiún 2: Traditional Irish Session Tunes

Comhaltas

Foinn Seisiún 2: Traditional Irish Session Tunes

© 2005 Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (5099386249122)

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Straight from Dublin: Irish music at its best - sets of authentic session tunes played with the flair of a living tradition. Double CD set with 104 tunes - almost 2 1/2 hours of music.

tracks

1 Garrett Barry's Jig
2 Michael Hynes'
3 The Boys of the Town
4 Sailor on the Rock
5 The Hare's Paw
6 Sunny Banks
7 The Kerry Jig
8 Lad O'Beirne's Jig
9 The Bush on the Hill
10 Jenny Picking Cockles
11 Jenny's Wedding
12 Jenny's Chickens
13 Tar Road to Sligo
14 The Maid in the Meadow
15 Behind the Haystack
16 Ryan's Slip Jig (The Blackhaired Lass)
17 Drops of Brandy (Key of G)
18 The Foxhunt
19 Old Kilfenora Jig
20 The Hole in the Bridge
21 Flowers of the Burren
22 Memories of Ballymote
23 Gurteen Cross
24 Waves of Tory
25 Cup of Tea
26 The New Copperplate
27 The Old Copperplate
28 The Tongs by the Fire
29 Strike the Gay Harp
30 Willie Coleman's
31 Donegal Reel
32 The Peeler's Jacket
33 Trip to Durrow
34 O'Callaghan's
35 Plains of Boyle
36 Rights of Man
37 Maids of Mount Cisco
38 Sligo Maid
39 Swallow's Tail
40 Bill Collins' Jig
41 The Kilmovee Jig
42 The Cobbler
43 Kitty Gone a'Milking
44 College Groves
45 Green Fields of America
46 Jackson's Morning Breeze
47 Christy Barry's No. 1
48 Christy Barry's No. 2
49 Swinging on the Gate
50 The Tinker's Daughter
51 The Hunter's House
52 The Luck Penny
53 Pipe on the Hob No. 1
54 Pipe on the Hob No. 2
55 Connemara Stockings
56 Jim McCormicks
57 The Clougher Reel
58 Star above the Garter
59 Johnny Mickey's Slide
60 Dingle Regatta
61 Health to the Ladies
62 The Rambler
63 When Sick, is it Tae You Want?
64 Martin Wynne's No. 1
65 Martin Wynne's No. 2
66 Martin Wynne's No. 3
67 Brian Boru's March
68 Stone of Destiny
69 Chicago Reel
70 Castle Kelly
71 Humours of Ballyconnell
72 The Lilting Fisherman
73 Tell Her I Am
74 Going to the Well for Water
75 Terry Teehan's
76 John Egan's
77 John Walsh's
78 Shaskeen Reel
79 My Love is in America
80 Tom Ward's Downfall
81 Paddy's Return
82 Kilfenora Jig No. 2
83 Kilfenora Jig No. 3
84 Traver's Reel
85 Bucks of Oranmore
86 Duke of Leinster
87 The Battering Ram
88 Humours of Drinagh
89 Gillian's Apples
90 New Policeman
91 Lad O'Beirne's
92 Wind That Shakes The Barley
93 Lucy Farr's Barn Dance
94 Stack of Barley
95 Some say the Devil is Dead
96 Cronin's (Speed the Plough)
97 Tommy People's
98 Galtee Rangers
99 Off to California
100 Liverpool
101 Murphy's
102 Tarbolton
103 Longford Collector
104 Sailor's Bonnet

notes

Foinn Seisiún books are a must for musicians who enjoy session playing and would like to build a repertoire of tunes which will be universally known. They will also help to maintain some of the older tunes in circulation so that future generations of musicians will get an opportunity to play these lovely sets.

The two Comhaltas publications, Foinn Seisiún 1 and Foinn Seisiún 2, contain 220 standard traditional tunes arranged in 74 sets as played at the Tuesday and Wednesday night sessions in the Cultúrlann in Monkstown. This CD is a recording of some of Ireland's best musicians playing every tune in Book 2. You may enjoy learning to play these tunes along with the CD and book, or simply listen to the CD for an insight into traditional Irish music.

This CD contains a collection of 104 Irish traditional tunes arranged in 35 standard sets. It complements Foinn Seisiún CD1, a collection of 116 Irish traditional tunes arranged in 39 standard sets which was issued in August 2004.

The Foinn Seisiún concept has proved popular with traditional musicians, and is particularly useful for building up a good repertoire, essential in any session situation.
Passing on of traditional music is primarily an aural process and hopefully the Foinn Seisiún CDs will augment Books 1 & 2 in this regard.

Overall the philosophy behind Foinn Seisiún has been to try and identify the most widely accepted setting of session tunes. However, some tune settings may differ slightly from the Book version but it's important to realise that, with traditional music, there is no definitive "correct" version of any tune that must always be played. Each tune has a basic structure that musicians will normally follow, but a degree of improvisation and variation is also an important ingredient of any performance. It would have been unreasonable to insist that every musician re-learn the original tune settings in order to correct the slight discrepancies between the Book and CD; this would be very time-consuming and would also introduce a degree of artificiality with regard to the session situation. I'll leave it to you, the player, to decide whether you prefer the recorded setting or the written version originally published in Book 2!

Good traditional sessions with their exuberance, camaraderie, sharing of music, respect for fellow performers, absence of generation gaps, etc. are arguably the most enjoyable and significant manifestation of our rich traditional culture. Whether it's a Comhaltas Branch, Fleadh Cheoil, Festival or Summer School, local hotel or pub, there are always opportunities to take part assuming the musician has a reasonable repertoire of tunes. The Foinn Seisiún Books and CDs have been produced to assist in this regard.

Tá súil agam go mbainfidh tú taitneamh as an gceol seo. Bíonn céad míle fáilte romhat i gcónaí i gCultúrlann na hÉireann, go mór mhór ag seisiún ceoil ar aon Mháirt/Chéadaoin.

Finally a special thanks is extended to members of the Cultúrlann session group who gave so generously of their talents and time to make the CD possible. We are deeply indebted to Brendan Knowlton who did the recording and mastering of all tracks on the CD. The support and encouragement from the Craobh Chualann Branch of Comhaltas and in particular Cathaoirleach, Rosaleen O'Brien and Rúnaí, Sean Gaughan was also invaluable.


Brian Prior
May 2005


Musicians:
Accordion: Colin Magill, Marion Moynagh, Janine Redmond, Phillip Denmead
Banjo: Joe Doyle, Paul Cooper
Concertina: Kylie Moynagh, Peter Denmead
Fiddle: Gary Lynch, Brian Prior, Emma Woods, Anne-Marie McGowan
Flute: Joey Doyle, Brendan Knowlton, James Mahon, John Deaton, Christina Dolphin
Harp: Lyndsay Moynagh, Niamh Denmead
Uilleann Pipes: Joey Doyle, James Mahon

Production Staff:
Comhaltas Project Officer: Brian Prior
Recording/Producer: Brendan Knowlton
Project Co-ordinators: Sean Gaughan, Rosaleen O'Brien
Photography: Steven Knowlton, Deirdre O'Connor
Graphic Design: Graftrónaic

Recorded at Cultúrlann na hÉireann, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, January - April, 2005

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  • fionn session2
    author: jim o'shea

    This CD is a must for anyone interested in irish Trad brilliant for beginners learning repertoir and even experienced players who maybe can't get to sessions that often as the recording has a real session feel about it just put the cd on the deck a pour a nice pint of Guiness and play along.

  • Great way to build repertoire
    author: Phil Murphy

    Just when you're beginning to think you know many irish tunes, you buy a CD like this one and realise : "Hey, here are a hundred more tune I've never heard before!" Just like Foinn Seisiun 1, the pace of the music is steady and not too hasty, musicians are in tune well synchronized. Each tune is played twice, with no noticeable variations between each time the tune is played. Good variety of reels, double & slip jigs, hornpipes, polkas & slides, and a few airs and waltzes thrown in for good measure. Very "session" sounding and a lot of fun to play along to. Beginner friendly !!!

  • Good for people learning session music.
    author: Joan

    I did not get the books that are attached with this, as I am working on learning by ear. These CD's really work for it. The first CD and this are very good additions to my library and easy to work with. The accordian and pipes are quite audible...but that's how it is in a session. It's a very good buy for the tunes that you get...in both quantity and quality.

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