Handed Down Sliabh Luachra Audio Archive
Kindly Funded by Kerry Co. Library Cultural Archive Award 2018 Creative Ireland
Rare Audio Files recorded in Knocknagree 1974 to 1976 featuring Johnny and Ellen O Leary giving tunes and titles / sources to Patrick Slattery from the UK.
Kindly donated to the Handed Down Sliabh Luachra Archive by Patrick Slattery, Glasgow.
On a typical night in Dan O Connell’s Bar Johnny O Leary would play in session before the dancers would arrive , in this period 1974 to 1976 Mikey Duggan and Francie Davey O Connor from Scartaglin would often sit in with him along with his daughter Ellen. Sonny McSweeney was from Leam and is featured in the famous photo outside the Listowel Arms with Denis Murphy ,Willie Clancy ,Pàdraig O Keeffe .
He was a pupil of Pàdraig O Keeffe we are told but had a lot of Tom Billy tunes so maybe taught by Tom Billy also. He died in 1977, a year after these recordings.
Decades ago I was to be seen cycling around the Sliabh Luacra area with
fiddle and tape recorder “Hello, I was wondering if you would be
interested in having some recorded music I made back in the 1970s of a
number of musicians in the Sliabh Luachra area, or put me in touch with
someone who would.”
Back then I was learning the fiddle, was living in England, and having found
‘The Star Above the Garter’ LP, decided that THAT was the style of music
and tunes to wanted to learn. Spending my annual leave from 1974 to 1977
cycling round the area with my Sony tape recorder and fiddle on my back,
and camping gear on my bike calling in on the ordinary folk hoping to get
another tune or two. I relied on Dan Connell ( need I say more?!) to act as
guide – he let me camp in his pub garden once or twice! – and would
sometimes drive me to some far spot to listen to another musician. Johnny
O’ Leary became a good pal of mine (what a generous, kind man he was!)
and we’d meet up at Dan’s of an early evening to pass on tunes to me
before enough folk had come in to form a Kerry Set at which point Dan
would push the tables back and off we’d go. I felt so honoured to be
accepted to play along.
Anyway the point of this rambling email is to see if you would like the digital
copies of the tapes I’ve made – there are several hours worth – not only of
the quiet sessions in Dan’s but also some (louder!) pub sessions with
Johnny, Julia and others at various Fleadhs – Scartaglen, Listowel, I think it
would be a shame if this snapshot of Sliabh Luachra music of decades ago
should be lost – hence this email in the hopes someone might find the
recordings of interest.
If you are interested I would be happy to take this further. I owe a lot to the
folk of Sliabh Luachra. I would like to repay their friendship and
encouragement they gave me all those years ago.
I hope you find the above of interest and I look forward to possibly hearing
something from you.
Regards,
Patrick Slattery
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Johnny And Unnamed Fiddle Player, Knocknagree
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Johnny and Ellen O Leary giving tunes to Pat Slattery
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Johnny O Leary Playing In Dan O Connells, 1976
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Sonny McSweeney and his son on guitar giving tunes to Patrick Slattery in Knocknagree
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Sonny McSweeney and Johnny O Leary Knocknagree
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Billy Clifford Playing Hetty O Grady – Donated By Bryan O Leary
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Sisters Bridgie Kelliher and Julia Clifford – Donated by Billy Clifford
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Dave Buckley Singing The Scartaglin Fleadh Cheoil 2013 – Donated By PJ Teahan
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Denis McMahon McCarthys Bar Castleisland 1962 – Donated by John Reidy
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Emma O Leary – Polkas Scartaglin 2014 – Donated By PJ Teahan
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Cuz Teahan / Cronin Hornpipes recorded in Sheila Prendeville’s – Donated by Sean Abeyta
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Johnny Cronin Reaboy 1977 – O Donoghue’s Bar Dublin
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Aidan Connolly and Andrea Palandri – Morrison’s – Donated by PJ Teahan
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Ballydesmond 1983 Connie O Connell / Denis McMahon – Donated by Patrick Casey
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Eileen Sheehan Poet – Donated by Joe McGill
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Johnny Cronin Fiddle Dublin 1977 Slides
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Maurice O Connor Castlehill Cordal Jigs – Donated by Martin O Connor
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Jerry McCarthy, Maurice O Connor , Paddy O Connell Home Recording at Breahig
Cordal – Donated By Denis O Connor
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Fleming’s Bar – Ned, Paudie and Dan Jeremiah O Connor – Donated by M Culloty
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Paddy Cronin Listowel Arms 1973 – Donated By Patrick Casey
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Pàdraig O Keeffe McCarthys Bar Castleisland 1962 – Donated By John Reidy
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Sonny Riordan and Julia Clifford Jigs Home Recording – Donated by Billy Clifford
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Sonny Riordan Slide with Julia Clifford — Donated by Billy Clifford
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Terry Cuz Teahan – The Man From Glountane Hornpipe recorded at Fàilte Bar Abbeyfeale 1986 – Donated by PJ Teahan
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Bryan O Leary, Colm Guilfoyle, Emma O Leary Hornpipe — Donated by Emma O Leary
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Paddy Moynihan, Lackagh Cross Polka — Donated by Aidan Connolly
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Chase Me Charlie , Johnny O Leary , Julia Clifford , Ellen O Leary and dancers at
Dan O Connells Bar Knocknagree – Donated by Bryan O Leary
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Sonny Riordan Home Recording – Donated by Billy Clifford
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Julia Clifford Slow Air 1987 Crowley’s Bar Kenmare – Donated by Joe Thoma
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Connie O Connell, Sean O Loinsigh – Hornpipe At Fàilte Bar Kenmare 1988
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Tureengarrive Glen Polkas Johnny and Ellen O Leary – Donated by Bryan O Leary
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1949 interview with Thady Willie
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Denis Murphy 1948 Dublin Recording for radio
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Reels from Denis Murphy Radio Recording Session
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