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Meehan_tune4-Corn_Rigs.mp3
Danny Meehan plays a barndance called the 'Corn Rigs' on fiddle.

DM_family_Peter_Meehan_1930s.jpg
Photographs from Danny Meehan's childhood and of his family members. They depict:
1) Peter Meehan, Danny's grandfather
2) Susan McGroarty, Danny's grandmother
3) Danny (holding fiddle) with his Aunt Jane and family
4) Danny as a baby being held…

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DM_London_cousin_Kilburn_1958.jpg
Two photographs of Danny Meehan from his time in London. The first shows him holding an accordion and sitting with his cousin Johnny Meehan and Johnny's wife Brenda at The Vic in Kilburn in 1958. In the second, Danny is playing fiddle on stage in the…

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DMeehan-Dec2012.jpg
LISTEN to the interviewDanny Meehan (b.1940) reflects on his life from his childhood in Drimalost, Co. Donegal, to his migration to England at age sixteen, and his return fifty years later. He speaks about his musical influences, the musicians he…

Meehan_tune6-Herlihys_Rant.mp3
Danny Meehan plays a jig called Herlihy's Rant that he learned from a musician from Anascaul, Co. Kerry.

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Meehan_tune9-Paddy_in_London.mp3
Danny Meehan plays two slightly different versions of the jig, Paddy in London. His sister, Rosabelle Kerrigan, is also present.

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Meehan_tune5-reel_from_James_Byrne.mp3
Danny Meehan plays a reel he got from Donegal fiddler James Byrne.

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Meehan_tune7-Sapper_Swing.mp3
Danny Meehan plays a tune called the Sapper Swing, which goes with a particular dance. He mentioned it during the interview, at 1:01.

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Meehan_tune8-highland_Blackberry_Blossom.mp3
Danny Meehan plays a highland fling version of the tune The Blackberry Blossom on fiddle.

Meehan_tune2-Tarbolton.mp3
Danny Meehan plays the tune 'The Tarbolton' on fiddle as a jig and then as a reel.

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