Just can’t keep it a secret any more.
Here’s the tunes.
Album information for “Shady Woods”
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The Dublin Lads/The Flags of Dublin/The Four Knocks (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin)
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The First Slip/Hardy Man the Fiddler/The Yellow Wattle Slip Jigs. (Uilleann pipes - Tommy Martin, Patsy O’Brien - Guitar and Kevin Buckley - Fiddle)
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The Cloone Hornpipe (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin)
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Molly from Longford/The Wise Maid (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin, Bernie McDonald - Guitar and Eileen Gannon - Harp)
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The Shady Woods of Truagh/Jack Wade’s Reel Slow Air/ Reel (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin)
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Wallop The Spot/The Leg of the Duck/Temple Hill Jigs (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin)
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The Maple Leaf/The Man of Aran Reels (Low Whistle - Tommy Martin, with Bernie McDonald - Guitar and Eileen Gannon - Harp)
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Richard Dwyers/Late in the Night/Jack in the Box/Seamus Thompson’s Reel Reels (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin)
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Humors of Ballykeal/Sgt. Earlys Jig/The Shady Woods of Old Limerick Jigs (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin and Patsy O’Brien on Guitar)
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Terry Heigh Ho the Grinder/The Rakes of Drumlish Slip Jigs (Tommy Martin - Flute, Bernie McDonald - Guitar and Eileen Gannon - Harp)
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Eleanor Kane’s/The Gooseberry Bush/The Spinners Delight Reels (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin and Kevin Buckley - Fiddle)
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The Fox Chase (Uilleann Pipes - Tommy Martin)
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Green Grow the Rushes O/The Jolly Banger Barndances
(I play pipes, flute, fiddles and banjo, Kevin Buckley drove the drums
And here’s who else is on it.
Bernie McDonald - Guitar
Bernie had been singing Irish and American folk songs for years until he was asked to take Daithi Sproule’s place in Bowhand, a group that also had James Kelly and Paddy O’Brien. Since then Bernie has been in demand to accompany tunes in mid-western America and has done with the likes of Martin Hayes, Mick O’Brien, Paddy O’Brien and loads more.
Eileen Gannon - Harp
In 2000, Eileen won the All-Ireland Senior Harp competition at the Fleadh. She was only the third American to win this title.
Eileen is now, and was, in demand to back a tune while studying for her degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of Limerick. Eileen was a member of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra and has performed with the University City Symphony Orchestra but nowadays finds herself busy teaching Harp and playing with pipers, fiddlers and such.
Kevin Buckley - Fiddle
Kevin is a great fiddle player in the Irish tradition. There is no shortage of great fiddle players in Ireland and Kevin Buckley can certainly hold his own with the best of the Irish players. This is certainly helped by the fine tunes and tips he learned from fiddle players like James Kelly, Martin Hayes and Andy McGann as they all spent some time in St. Louis.
Patsy O’Brien - Guitar
Providing accompaniment to Irish tunes is one of many feathers in Patsy’s hat. His career started as a bass player in “Mulcahy Magic”, a Mitchelstown based showband. Then on to a punk band called ‘Snatch’. These days he can be found performing his own finely written songs and when not doing that you’ll see him with Paddy Keenan or Eileen Ivers or even me.
You’ll find out more at www.tompipes.com
Happy New Year to you all.
Tommy
Throw 'im in the river. If he floats, burn him. 
I’m with djm. It isn’t so much a matter of purism–is that a word?—but I just plain cannot hear the darn melody sometimes when there is this horrible loud whanging going on. Okay, I have to say I see no need for back up at all, but I’m willing to live and let live if it isn’t too loud. I guess.