Ed Reavy talks about the titles...
Mick Moloney "In Memory of Coleman"...
Ed Reavy : Yeah...well, Michael coelamn died in 1945.
Mick Moloney  And you wrote it in G minor...
Ed Reavy : Yeah, because that's a sort of a solemn key and
there's lots of accidentals in it, you know that makes it nice.

Paddy Cronin
Notes on Paddy Cronin will be added soon....

The Recording

This recording presents the music of Ed Reavy, one of the most important composers of Irish music in this century. Since he started composing in Philadelphia in the 1930's, his music has spread far and wide, both to other parts of America and to Ireland, where many of his tunes have become part of the staple repertoire of most traditional musicians. from the liner notes..

From the recording : The Music of Ed Reavy
available from ROUNDER RECORDS
Rounder Records CD 6008

This recording is made available here with permission of Rounder Records

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