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Tunes
1. Farewell
to Bally (M. Dwyer)
The
O'Connor Dunne (trad.)
2. The Traveller (trad.)
The
Maids of Farranfore (trad.)
3. Na Daoine atá Imithe
(M. Dwyer)
4. Pol Halfpenny (trad.)
5.
Munster Jig (trad.)
Michael
Dwyer's Jig (M. Dwyer)
6.
Bonny Kate (trad.)
Pidgeon
on the Gate (trad.)
7. Sweeney´s Dream
(trad.)
The
Longford Dream (trad.)
8. Michael Dwyer´s
Favourite
(M. Dwyer)
9. Sunset in Beara
(trad.)
The
Rose in the Heather (trad.)
10. Cnocán na Breaca (M. Dwyer)
11. Tralee Fair (trad.)
Sean
Maguire's Favourite (trad.)
12. John Dwyer´s (J. Dwyer)
The
Abbey Reel (trad.)
13.
Una Bhán (trad.)
14.
Michael Dwyer´s Jig (M. Dwyer)
The
Grassy Road (M. Dwyer)
15. A Bunch of Keys (trad.)
Richard
Dwyer´s (R. Dwyer)
16. The Song of the Seaflower
(J. and M. Dwyer)
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Composed
by Michael
1. Farewell to Bally – Ballycrovane Harbour was a very special place for
all the Dwyer family. Michael spent a lot of time there, and loved the
peace and serenity of the place.
3.
Na Daoine atá Imithe, or ‘Those who are gone ’ is the title track of
this CD. ‘It was written as a tribute to our mother an father after
their deaths’ says Margaret ‘and was meant for everyone who has lost
someone – for us now too, now that Michael has gone.'
10. Cnocán na Breaca or
‘The dappled hill’ is a slow air in praise of a lovely field in
Kilcatherine where our mother came from, and where people used to meet and
chat long ago.
13.
Una Bhán – Michael learned this beautiful traditional slow air from his
father, John Dwyer from Cailroe, who used to play it on the fiddle.
14. The Grassy Road –
Michael was a well-known figure on the highways and byways of Beara, ever
walking the roads and composing tunes and airs as he strode along. His
strong sense of place comes across in much of his music.
16.
The Song of the Sea Flower - This is a poem written by Michael's father, John Dwyer, in remembrance of the crew of the Sea Flower who drowned in
Ardgroom Harbour in December 1968. Michael composed the air and set it to
music. This is the only known recording, and was made on a tape recorder
at his kitchen table just a few years before he died.
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