Packie Dolan was almost forgotten. Luckily his 78 RPM recordings survived. An amazing Irish fiddler in New York during the lead-up to the great depression. In 1928 he got a job as a chauffeur and started his own band, “Packie Dolan and the Melody Boys” for the Ballroom circuit. The Victor label recorded them in May 1928. Here is his nostalgic tune of women from Donnybrook.
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Paddy Killoran, one of the best known figures associated with Sligo music, was born near Ballymote in 1904. Most of his life was spent in America where he made numerous 78-Disc recordings. This MP3 must be about some poor Sligo maid who must have had a reason to lament! Enjoy!
Another Mp3 from Packie Dolan ‘ere. An almost forgotten era of fiddle playing that inspired most of the country music you hear today. And who was this Irish girl that inspired Mr. Dolan to pluck this tune from out of thin air?
She must have had hair like the night and eyes like the sea. Lips made of roses and fine dancing feet.
Finger pickers delight. Clarence Ashley was always surrounded by old time music. His family migrated to the states from Ireland during the end of the 1800’s and introduced him to music early on. His first musical instrument was a “peanut banjo” which his grandfather gave him when Ashley was about eight years old; and at the age of twelve, he learned to play the guitar. I’m proud to share this with you from Americas historic music archives! Enjoy.
