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7 5 11 20111214 THE BONNY MEN THE BONNY MEN (Bonny Bon 1) Available from NPU at €15.00 (Members: €13.00) 11 I T IS A GOOD SIGN when a traditional music group includes a piper in their lineup, but it is very rare for a group to have two pipers. Such is the case with The Bonny Men, who are for- tunate in having pipers Moss Landman and Maitiú Ó Casaide included in their forces. This is the group’s first album. It consists of a varied selection of dance tunes and airs, along with four songs. 1 Jigs: The Boys of Tandragee / The First Slip / Máire Rua / The Yellow Wattle 2 Reels: Larry’s Favourite / Within a Mile of Dublin / The Ballagha- dereen Fair / The Jolly Tinker 3 Song: Dig A Well 4 Slip Jig / Jig: Elizabeth Kelly’s De- light / Elizabeth Kelly's 5 Slides: The Worn Torn Petticoat / The Whole Chicken in the Soup / The Cat Jumped into the Mouse’s Hole and didn’t come out till morning / The Outlaw 6 Song: Morecambe Bay 7 Reels: Caher Rua / The Kilcloon / The Reel of Mullinavat 8 Medley: Planxty Charles O’Connor / The King of the Pipers / Cnoc an Teampaill 9 Song: Caoineadh na dTrí Mhuire 10 Reels: The Happy Days of Easter / Rising Sun / Pretty Girls of Mayo / Harvest Moon 11 Hop jigs: Comb your Hair and Curl It / Shaving Baby with a Spoon / Cu- canandy 12 Song: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down ECHOES OF ERIN 2011 COMHALTAS CONCERT TOUR OF NORTH AMERICA (Comhaltas CL73) Available from www.comhaltas.ie T HE ANNUAL release from Comhaltas Ceol- tóirí Éireann includes 19 tracks – mostly solo and duet performances, with a few ensem- ble pieces. There is one solo piping track, of Pádraig Don- lon playing “Easter Snow”, “George White’s Favourite” and “The Colliers”.

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