Audio Archive
Music, stories & interviews ,from & about Seamus, from friends and musicians, who shared his music and his view of life.
Source Notes:
A: In 2003 a Ceili Band was formed with : Seamus(fiddle); Roisin Mc Grory (fiddle); Mick Denieffe (Accordion); Laurence Doherty (Drums); Angela McLaughlin (Piano); The tunes marked Ceili Band are from a recording made at a live event in Culdaff Hall.
B: In 2004 Seamus spent the day with Patsy Toland, recording tunes and stories. Mick Denieffe was there with his son Kieran. This session was in Patsy & Elma Toland’s house – The Spout.
C: In 2004 The Inishowen Traditional Music Project produced the only commercial recording of Seamus, accompanied by Ryan MacNeil (Cape Breton) on piano – a few excerpts are included here.
D. Stevenson Collection . David Stevenson(Canada) took lessons from Seamus during the winters of 90 and 91 , this is a collection of some recordings made at that time.
| NO. | Title | Performer/Narrator | Audio link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirrie Kebbuck Highland | Seamus recorded by Jimmy McBride | |
| 2 | Mrs Kenny's Waltz | Seamus Grant CD - courtesy of ITMP | |
| 3 | My Highland Queen | Seamus Grant CD | |
| 4 | Swallowtail Reel | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 5 | Geese in the Bog and Rakes of Kildare - Double Jigs | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 6 | Yellow Heifer Reel | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 7 | George Owen's Highland and Orange and Blue | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 8 | First Century Reel | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 9 | If there Weren't any Women in the World Barndance | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 10 | Jig with No Name and New Rigged Ship Jig | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 11 | Jig with No Name | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 12 | Spey in Spate Reel and Archie Menzie's Reel | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 13 | Poor Girl Waltz | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 14 | King's Fancy Jig and The Hawk Jig | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 15 | Dean Bridge of Edinburgh | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 16 | Learning Tunes from the Radio and High Level Hornpipe | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 17 | Petronella and Eight Hand Reel Tune 2 and My Love is but a Lassie | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 18 | Boreen Bui | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 19 | Sixteen Hand Reel Tune 1 and 2 and Duke of Perth | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 20 | Harvest Home and Derry Hornpipe | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 21 | Flowers of Spring Hornpipe | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 22 | Soldiers Joy and White Cockade | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 23 | Turf Stack | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 24 | Father O'Flynn and Haste to the Wedding Jigs | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 25 | Polka with No Name | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 26 | Dark Inishowen | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 27 | Skibereen | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 28 | Blind Mary | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 29 | Farewell to Whiskey and White Cockade and Girl I left Behind | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 30 | Newcastle Hornpipe | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 31 | Mari MacLennan's Reel | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 32 | Willie Hunter's Compliments to Dan R MacDonald | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 33 | Scottish Slow Air | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 34 | Mrs Kenny's Waltz | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 35 | Dolphin Waltz | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 36 | Da Guiser's March | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 37 | Talk of Lancer Tunes - Finnegan's Wake and Cock of the North and Devil Among the Tailors | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 38 | Mucking of Geordie's Byre and Jean Ireland and Jackson's Morning Brush Jigs | Seamus at the Spout | |
| 39 | Gates of Derry | Clonmany Ceili Band 2004 at Culdaff | |
| 40 | Humours of Bandon | Clonmany Ceili Band 2004 at Culdaff | |
| 41 | Jean Ireland and Jacksons Morning Brush | Clonmany Ceili Band 2004 at Culdaff | |
| 42 | Petronella Single Reel Set | Clonmany Ceili Band 2004 at Culdaff | |
| 43 | Statten Island Set | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 44 | Chicken Reel | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 45 | Archie Menzies Reel | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 46 | Maggie in the Woods | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 47 | Cavan Maid Reel | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 48 | Connies March | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 49 | Old Geese in the Bog | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 50 | Blackthorn Stick and Biddy the Bold Wife | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 51 | Mulhaire's Reel and The Mountain Road | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 52 | Single Jig, Smash the Windows and Off She Goes | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 53 | Jimmy Cuddihy's Waltzes | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 54 | Connies Waltz | Seamus and Connie Doherty 1988 | |
| 55 | Mulhair's Reel | Seamus Grant tape 1990's | |
| 56 | Hawk's Jig | Seamus Grant tape 1990's | |
| 57 | Arthur's Seat and Eugene Stratton's Hornpipes | Seamus Grant tape 1990's | |
| 58 | New Rigged Ship Set | Seamus Grant tape 1990's | |
| 59 | East Coast and East York Jigs | Seamus Grant tape 1990's | |
| 60 | Kitty's Wedding and The Derry Hornpipe | Seamus Grant tape 1990's | |
| 61 | Saddle the Pony, Rambling Pitchfork and Father O'Flynn | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 62 | Saint Annes Reel, The Wise Maid and Paddy on the Railroad | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 63 | Boys of Bluehill and The Harvest Home | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 64 | Knights of Saint Patrick and Brennan's Favourite | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 65 | Bonnie Kate, the Sally Gardens and The Mooncoin Reel | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 66 | The Three Tunes | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 67 | McDermott's Reel, Tim Maloney and Roaring Mary | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 68 | Mrs Kenny's Waltz | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 69 | Boys of County Westmeath, Road to Lisdoonvarna and Single Reel | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 70 | Killimor Jig, The Wandering Minstrel and Jerry's Beaver Hat | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 71 | Derry Hornpipe (2 part) | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 72 | Derry Hornpipe (4 part) | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 73 | Fairy Reel, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and Tdhe Maid Behind the Bar | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 74 | Jean Ireland Set | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 75 | Kitty's Wedding, Greencastle Hornpipe and Showman's Fancy | Clonmany Ceili Band 1991 David Stevenson Collection | |
| 76 | Message from Seamus to David Stevenson | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 77 | Killimor Jig and The Wandering Minstrel | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 78 | Mulhaire's Reel | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 79 | Poor Girl Waltz | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 80 | Da Guiser's March | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 81 | My Highland Queen | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 82 | The Harvest Home and the Newcastle Hornpipe | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 83 | George Owen's and the Orange and Blue Highlands | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 84 | The Stack of Barley | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 85 | March and O'Brien of Arra | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 86 | Slip Jig | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 87 | Blind Mary | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 88 | Derry Hornpipe | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 89 | Sally Gardens and Saint Anne's Reel | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 90 | Smash the Windows | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 91 | Miss McCloed's Reel | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 92 | King of the Fairies | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 93 | Arthur's Seat and Eugene Stratton's Hornpipes | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 94 | Unknown Waltz | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 95 | Hawk's Jig | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 96 | Archie Menzie's Reel | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 97 | The Dolphin Waltz | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 98 | The High Level Hornpipe | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 99 | The Coolin | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 100 | The Skylark Reel | Seamus Grant recordings to David Stevenson 1992 | |
| 101 | La Ruse Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording. | |
| 102 | Dashing White Sergeant | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 103 | Single Reel | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 104 | Highcauled Cap Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 105 | Corn Reeks Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 106 | Mucking of Geordie's Byre Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 107 | The Three Tunes | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 108 | Hartigan's Fancy Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 109 | Spey in Spate Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 110 | Geese in the Bog Set | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 111 | The Black Swan Hornpipe | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 112 | George Owen's and Orange and Blue Highlands | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 113 | O'Rourkes Reel and The Irish Girl | Seamus Grant 1983 tape recording | |
| 114 | Centenary March Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 115 | Fairy Reel Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 116 | Farewell to Whiskey Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 117 | Fasten the Leggin Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 118 | Geordie's Byre Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 119 | Scotsman over the Border Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 120 | Statten Island Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 121 | Sweets of May | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 122 | The Three Tunes | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 123 | Petronella Set | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 124 | Sweets of May solo | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 | |
| 125 | Tim Maloney's Reel solo | Seamus and Ceili Band. Practice in McGrory's 2004 |