Cover photos: Paddy Moloney, Julia Clifford, Denis Murphy, Des Mulkere (1967); unknown guitar player (1967); Frankie Gavin (1986) Running Time 145 minutes - Suitable for all regions Presented and researched by Nicholas Carolan

Track Listing: 1. Jimmy Sinnott, lilting. Hornpipe: Mullingar Races 2. The Bothy Band. Song: Pretty Peg; Reel: Gregg's Pipes 3. Celine Hession & Donncha O'Muimhneachain, step dancing: Paddy Glackin, fiddle. Slip jigs: Fig for a Kiss, Kid on the Mountain 4. Darach O'Cathain. Song: Oro, 'Se Do Bheatha Abhaile 5. Liam O'Flynn, uilleann pipes. Jig: Frieze Britches 6. Tulla Ceili Band. Reels: Pigeon on the Gate, Foxhunter's 7. Ann Byrne & Jesse Owens. Song: Lily of the West 8. John, John Jnr & James Kelly, fiddles. Reels: Ceathru Cavan, Wild Irishman 9. Clannad. Song: Teir Abhaile Riii 10. Mary MacNamara & Martin Hayes, concertina & fiddle. Reels: John Naughton's, Tommy Coen's 11. Swords Mummers. March, Song: Twenty Men from Dublin Town 12. Ceoltoiri Laighean. Slide: Scattery Island Slide 13. Paul Brady. Song: Shamrock Shore 14. Tulla Ceili Band Set dancers; 15. Sean Keane, fiddle. Air: Gol na mBan san Ar 16. Willie Reynolds, uilleann pipes. Reels: Rakish Paddy, Sligo Maid 17. Knocknagree Set Dancers; Johnny O'Leary, accordion; Michael Duggan, fiddle; Ellen O'Leary, & Kathleen O'Keeffe, whistles. Slides: Rathawaun, Hare in the Com 18. Padraig Aghas. Song: An Baile Ata Laimn Lei Siud 19. De Danann. Jigs: Tom Billy's, Sean Ryan's; Reels: Mick Hand's, Hills of Clogher 20. Colm Walsh. Song: The Bonny Bunch of Roses 21. Tommy Peoples, fiddle. Strathspeys: Laird of Drumblair (two versions) 22. Sean O'Cuilleanain (John Cullinane), step dancing; Sean 6 Cearbhaill, fiddle. Hornpipe: Liverpool 23. Julia Clifford, Denis Murphy, fiddles; Paddy Moloney, whistle; Des Mulkere, flute. Reel: Liffey Banks 24. Nioclas Toibin. Song: Na Pratai Dubha 25. Joe Cooley, accordion; Jack Cooley, bodhran; Des Mulkere, banjo. Reel: The Wise Maid 26. Unknown boy. Song: The Four Green Fields 27. Session group. Reels: Lucy Campbell's, Sligo Maid 28. Pat Kearney; Eric Benson, piano. Song: Sile Ni Ghadhra 29. Wrenboys. Hornpipe: Harvest Home; Reel: Duke of Leinster 30. Planxty. Song: Jolly Beggar; Reel: The Wise Maid 31. Sean 'ac Dhonncha. Song: Bean an Fhir Rua 32. Paddy Moloney, Sean Potts, whistles; Peadar Mercier, bodhran. Reels: Connaught Heifers, Micho Russell's 33. Gerry Cullen, Brian Leahy, Fran McPhail. Song: Bonny Light Horseman 34. Stocktons Wing. Reels: Boys of Malin, Green Fields of Tyrol, Glass of Beer 35. Ludlow Trio. Song: Butcher Boy 36. Sean O'Se & Ceoltoiri Chualann. Song: Ta 'na La 37. The Dubliners. Song: I Must Away Now 38. Donncha O'Briain, whistle. Air: Ni ar Chnoc no ar isleacht; Reel: Finbarr Dwyer's 39. Tommy Makem. Song: Leaving of Liverpool 40. Session group. Reel: Maid behind the Bar 41. Frank Harte. Song: Valentine O'Hara 42. Tullyvin Ceili Band. Reels: Donegal Reel, Sheehan's, Croghan Hill 43. Al O'Donnell. Song: Ramble Away 44. Ceili dancers. Dance: Briseadh na Carraige ('Siege of Camck') 45. Siamsa Tire Folk Theatre. Dramatisation of song 'Casadh an tSugain' 46. Matt Molloy, flute; Donal Lunny, bouzouki. Reel: Bucks of Oranmore 47. Bonus track: MEET THE PEOPLE 1961

We are delighted to announce our release of this historic DVD.

COME WEST ALONG THE ROAD VOL 1,
Various Artists
RTEDVD99

COME WEST ALONG THE ROAD
Songs from singers in Irish and English; jigs, reels, hornpipes and airs from solo musicians and groups; step dances, set dances and ceili dances from exhibition and social dancers — this DVD from the television archives of RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, contains more than two hours of outstanding performances from across the rich spectrum of Irish traditional music.

Come West along the Road is a popular long-running television series of Irish traditional music broadcast since 1994 by RTE, the Irish national broadcaster, and in its Irish-language version Siar an Bothar since 2001 by TG4, the national Irish-language channel. The series takes its title from a well known traditional reel and is an invitation to the West, traditionally the Irish region of the past.
Researched and presented since its inception by Nicholas Carolan, Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive, the series was devised and first produced by Tony Mac Mahon, and it has since been produced by Michael McCarthy, Tony McHugh, Colm O'Callaghan and Michael Kealy for RTE, and by Mary O'Riordan, Treasa Bhreathnach and Deirdre Ni Choistin for TG4, commissioned by Kevin Linehan for RTE One and by Mairead Ni Nuadhain and Maire Ni Chonlain for TG4.
In over 150 programmes to date, the two series have presented and contextualised discoveries from across the varied spectrum of Irish traditional music, bringing older viewers performances often forgotten or never seen and introducing new generations to significant musicians and music of the past, and to the social and technological history inherent in the material. Footage is drawn chiefly from the holdings of RTE's TV Programme Library for the station's first twenty-five years, from 1961 to 1986, but also from the archives of other television stations such as Ulster Television and from film and newsreel archives such as the Irish Film Archive.
Credits

Cover photos: Paddy Moloney, Julia Clifford, Denis Murphy, Des Mulkere (1967); unknown guitar player (1967); Frankie Gavin (1986)

Running Time 145 minutes - Suitable for all regions

Also see
Come West Along The Road Vol 2
Come West Along The Road Vol 3

Press Reviews
www.LiveIreland.com Christmas Recommendations
6.Right in the middle here, we are going to throw you a curve. There is a set of DVD’s, now out, called Come West Along the Road. It seems to feature videos of every great traditional Irish music artist in the history of the universe. This is the ultimate stocking stuffer. Forget the stocking stuffer part. This is the perfect gift. Wrap it up beautifully and give it pride of place. An unbelievable achievement. God bless RTE, and God bless us all. Everyone.