Peg McGrath video on "Youtube"

[MarkP]

Peg was a great flute player - It's good to be reminded, which reminds me of Deirdre Havlin, is she still playing these days? Deirde playing here between 1.40 min. and 2.30 min. Landsdowne Lass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-ZkQpyTf7c

Dee plays out sometimes, recently at a fundraiser with the London Lasses in Antrim, but not so much as she has her lovely young son and family to keep her busy.

[colomon]

She's also on some old Comhaltas tour lps, 1974 for one.

This one: http://ceolalainn.blogspot.com/2009/10/ ... -1974.html

On track 2: http://ceolalainn.breqwas.net/download/ ... t%20Behind

Oooo, thank you!

[kkrell]

She's also on some old Comhaltas tour lps, 1974 for one.

This one: http://ceolalainn.blogspot.com/2009/10/ ... -1974.html

On track 2: http://ceolalainn.breqwas.net/download/ ... t%20Behind

Oooo, thank you!

I don't recall if I mentioned there is Peg McGrath playing a rare solo flute recording from 1992 of "Easter Snow" on Wooden Flute Obsession volume 3 (Disc One, Track 14). The track originally appeared on a Gaelic school fundraiser CD "Fonn Ceoil" produced by Padraigin Ni Uallachain, and was used by permission of Peg McGrath's husband Joe Needham, with further hiss removal & audio cleanup courtesy of Harry Bradshaw.

According to Paddy Ryan, there is also a track of her playing a Josie
McDermott composition, the "Trip to Birmingham", on a CD of the Tain
(pronounced Thawn) ceili band from Dundalk, of which Peg was a founder
member. The band won 3 all Ireland Senior ceili band championships in a
row, in 1998-1999 and 2000. The track was recorded by Ciaran Mac
Mathuna in the 1970s for RTE Radio.

Also according to Paddy, if I may quote his email:

"Speaking of Harry Bradshaw, who is a good friend of mine, I am aware of a lovely flute duet consisting of Peg and Josie McDermott, which was recorded by a man called Michael Daly, in Birmingham in 1970 (the weekend which inspired Josie to compose the Trip to Birmingham). Michael Daly had a professional Ferrograph tape recorder, and he knew how to use it. He recorded extensively with it over a number of years. His niece told me recently that Harry Bradshaw has his original tapes."

[colomon]

Just found another recording of Peg on YouTube. I'm not familiar with this tune.

[BrendanB]

Just found another recording of Peg on YouTube. I'm not familiar with this tune.

I know it is as Hughie Travers. She's playing a nice setting.

[kenny]

Hi Brendan - it's not "Hughie Travers'" reel, although it is similar. It's bugging the hell out of me at the moment, as I should know it. I'm 99% certain that Davy Spillane recorded it, and others, but I can't think whom. It'll come to me............
Incidentally, Kevin's post above reminded me that there is a flute duet track by Peg and Josie McDermott on "Flute Players Of Roscommon" Vol.2.
According to the sleeve notes, it was "a recording made by Paddy Ryan in Lawrie's house, Birmingham in June 1970".
Kathleen Lawrie accompanies on piano - the reels are "The Holly Bush" and "Gilbert Clancy's".
Also, on that same recording, the following track, the march "Bonnie Prince Charlie" [ "Cam' Ye By Atholl" is the original Scottish title and song ] is played by Peg's daughter Bronagh. Her mother recorded it on the Belfast "Cherish The Ladies" recording mentioned above.

[kenny]

Apologies to BrendanB, who is 100% correct. It's the second of 2 "Travers'" reels recorded by Matt Molloy on his first solo LP. I was thinking of the first, which I'd say is better-known, and had forgotten the second one, which is indeed the tune played by Peg McGrath in that video clip linked by "colomon".
[ It was even me who posted the tune on "thesession.org", although it was 10 years ago ! ]

[kkrell]

Incidentally, Kevin's post above reminded me that there is a flute duet track by Peg and Josie McDermott on "Flute Players Of Roscommon" Vol.2.
According to the sleeve notes, it was "a recording made by Paddy Ryan in Lawrie's house, Birmingham in June 1970".
Kathleen Lawrie accompanies on piano - the reels are "The Holly Bush" and "Gilbert Clancy's".

I think that's the track Paddy was referring to. Perhaps the actual recordist was the man Paddy references.