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    Tony MacMahon sitting beside a cabinet with an accordion.
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    Pádraic Mac Mathúna’s Monthly Picks | October 2023

    Tony MacMahon (1939-2021) was a central figure in Traditional Irish music from the 1960s until his passing in 2021. Tony kindly donated his private collection of audio and video recordings to ITMA, and they reveal a rich variety of material ranging from instrumental music, sean-nós and interviews from both live concerts and private home recordings. Our previous MacMahon playlist in August was well received and this second playlist further illustrates MacMahon’s breath of interest and includes Tony with James Kelly and Daithí Sproule in the US, sean-nós singer Joe Heaney, the legendary Tommie Potts (two tracks) as well as a treat for flute players with Séamus Tansey, Packie Duignan and Patsy Hanly. Hope you enjoy this selection. -Pádraic

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    The ashplant, reel ; The merry harriers, reel ; The Limerick lasses, reel / Tony MacMahon, accordion ; James Kelly, fiddle ; Daithí Sproule, guitar

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    • The ashplant, reel ; The merry harriers, reel ; The Limerick lasses, reel / Tony MacMahon, accordion ; James Kelly, fiddle ; Daithí Sproule, guitar

    • The London lasses, reel / Packie Duignan, flute ; Patsy Hanly, flute

    • Banish misfortune, jig / Tommie Potts, fiddle

    • The Galway ramber, reel / Tommie Potts, fiddle

    • The wind that shakes the barley, reel / Séamus Tansey, flute

    • Captain Wedderburn’s courtship

    With thanks to the Heritage Council who have funded the clearance of Rights in these recordings.

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