The Cat that Ate the Candle/Petticoat Loop/The Corry Boys – Song Download

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Three unusual “crooked” reels, with extra beats added to the normal structure. The first comes from Dublin piper Tommy Reck, the second from Co. Donegal fiddler Johnny Doherty, and the third from Co. Leitrim flute player John McKenna, who was an active recording artist in the New York City Irish-American music scene of the 1920s. “The Corry Boys” is also known as “The Hare’s Paw.”

Grey: Irish flute; Paddy: guitar and bodhrán