| 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 |
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