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Tommy Potts, heir to over a century of family music, was one of the most innovative and inventive Irish fiddlers. He constantly re-interpreted his music, extending its horizons until the tunes were created anew. His lifelong fascination with melody and its structure continued until his death in 1988, and attracted serious academic study. However, its true worth is in its beauty of approach and execution and its appeal to the ear.
1. Reel: The Liffey Banks
2. Air: The Blackbird
3. Reel: O'Dowd's
4. Air: Billy Byrne of Ballymanus
5. Reel: Rakish Paddy
6. Slip Jig: The Butterfly
7. Crowley's Reel
8. Hornpipe: The Drunken Sailor
9. Reel: The Star of Munster
10. Air: An Buachaill Caol Dubh
11. Hornpipe: The Fisherman's Lilt
12. Reel: My Love is in America
13. Air: An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig?
14. Reel: The Long Hills of Mourne
15. Slip Jig: Top it Off
16. Reel: Patsy Touhey's
17. Lullaby: The Ship Comes Home
18. Reel: Ryan's Rant
19. Air: The Dear Irish Boy
20. The Falcarragh Reel
21. Jigs: Garrett Barry's Favourite / The Gander at the Prattie Hole / The Rambling Pitchfork
22. Air & Reel: The Parting Glass / Bunch of Keys
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