George Shepherd's Page

I came across these tunes on another site - all had originally been recorded on 78RPM and are part of the collection at 78RPMs and Cylinder Recordings, and I thought they might be of some interest to members here:

Michael Coleman - Kid on the Mountain (October 3, 1936)



Michael Coleman - Harvest Home (October 1921)
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I came across this interesting web site and just had to share it!

http://andymackiemusic.org/about.html

Be sure to check out the video featuring Andy Mackie on CBS Assugnment America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTZ1VUO5_xM

I have been trying to track down a song that my grandmother used to sing. I don't know the title but the first line goes like this: "I saw her kneeling there in silent prayer by candle light". The next line is possibly: "the shadows cast a halo round her silver hair". Other words might include, "I could hear the mighty organ play", "rosary", and "mother's love."
I suspect that it is a late 19th century Irish song and that my grandmother learned the song from her father who came from Donegal, Ire… Continue

Henry Playford's Collection of Original Scotch-Tunes (1700) is the earliest printed collection of Scottish fiddle music, consisting of 39 dances, airs and variation sets in unaccompanied arrangements. Although it was soon reprinted in a 2nd edition (1701), both are now incredibly rare books. Nonetheless, it is with Playford's Scotch-Tunes that modern knowledge of Scottish fiddle music emerges from the obscurities of the seventeenth century aural and manuscript traditions. Today, it is a key text… Continue

I came across this article in The Irish Emigrant and thought it might be of interest to anyone living in the vicinity of Boston.

Pure Magic from the Boston Music Scene
Tuesday, 01 July 2003
Boston has an unbeatable traditional music scene, with Irish musicians gathering nearly every night of the week. The Magic Square CD combines the virtuosity of well grounded musicians w… Continue