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Digital versions ITMA’s albums ‘The Old Reels of the World’ and ‘The Westmeath Hunt’ are now available for purchase on Bandcamp.
The Old Reels of the World features 21 tracks from the donated private collections of Tom Davis, Tony MacMahon and Larry Redican. It was compiled by Dr Pádraic Mac Mathúna.
William Mullaly was the first and one of the best Irish concertina players to issue commercial records. His discs, made in the United States in the 1920s, have been immensely influential and have contributed greatly to popularising the concertina in Irish traditional music.
The entire collection of Mullaly’s recordings has been newly remastered for this reissue CD by Harry Bradshaw.
Physical versions of The Old Reels of the World can be purchased here. Be sure to visit itma.ie/shop to see all of the music, song and dance products that ITMA has available for purchase.
