John McKenna

Irish Flute
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Can anyone recommend a source for recordings of John McKenna?

Thanks and best wishes.

Steve

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http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/1548
Only ever available on cassette, as far as I know, but you’ll be lucky to find it, and the last of the tapes was sold at Hammy’sfirst flute gathering a few years back. Some tracks are available on compilation CDs such as the “Farewell To Ireland” box set of 4, and also “The Wheels Of The World”. I haven’t checked, but a few of these might be available on iTunes. I think a few tracks may be freely available - and legally - on the internet.
I’ll send a pm tomorrow.

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i’d be interested in those too… :wink:

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The “Wheels” recordings are on iTunes, but there are only 2 tracks, one solo and one duet with James Morrison, but there’s a start for you.

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http://juneberry78s.com/sounds/ListenToIrishDance.htm

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archive.org has a few as well.

look at the Sticky Thread

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I have an album by John McKenna on mp3 with 18 tracks. Does anyone have anything against me posting the whole bunch here? I don’t think it is any copyright on it now…

Sigmund

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That’s the same number of tracks as on “The Original Recordings” cassette that’s been out of print for years. I’d sure love to hear it.

Best wishes.

Steve

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https://rapidshare.com/files/94315466/John_McKenna.zip

I hope they don’t send me to jail for this :stuck_out_tongue:

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requires an account with them.

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not if you can wait 2-3min… there is a clock counting down. when it has finished, you can download..

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Thought so. Thanks. Wasn’t sure. :smiley:

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For those who have Grey Larsen’s “Irish Flute and Tin Whistle” book, there is a detailed transcription there of the tune: “The Corry Boys” from the McKenna album

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Not when I try. Wait for the entire page to load, and then click the greenish ‘download’ button, bottom centre.

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Thanks Sigmund. That’s great of you to post.

Much Appreciated,

Steve

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:thumbsup: Great recording, thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:

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For the benefit of anyone looking for John McKenna recordings who is brought here by search engine. It has been pointed out in this discussion https://forums.chiffandfipple.com/t/looking-for-liner-notes-to-fluters-of-old-erin-compilation/83363/1 that you can listen to all the tracks from the cassette referred to above at the Comhaltais archive (http://comhaltasarchive.ie).

It also has many other 78s. From a (probably imperfect) check through I think they include:

Boyne Hunt / Sailor’s Bonnet : Jim Morrison and John McKenna : Reels
Bridie Morley’s : Eddie Meehan and John McKenna : Reel
Down The Meadow / House On the Hill : John McKenna : Reels
Farewell to Whiskey / May Girl : John McKenna : Polka
Fermoy Lassies / Duke of Leinster : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Reel
Five Mile Chase / Duke of Leinster : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Reel
Gallant Boys Of Tipp / Three Little Drummers : John McKenna : Reel & Jig
Kid on the Mountain : John McKenna : Slip Jig
Knocknagow : John McKenna : Reel
London Lassies : John McKenna and Tom Morrison : Reel
Maids of Galway / Over the Moor to Peggy : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Reel
Monasterevin Fancy : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Reel
Mouse in the Cupboard / Hag with the Money : Jim Morrison and John McKenna : Jig
Munster Gimlet : John McKenna : Jig
Old Maids of Galway / Over the Moor to Maggie : John McKenna : Reels
Rambling Pitchfork : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Jig
Sandlark / Morrison’s : Eddie Meehan and John McKenna : Hornpipe
Touch me if you Dare / Wild Irishman : John McKenna : Reel
Trip to Athlone / Hag With the Money : John McKenna : Jig
Untitled : John McKenna and Jim Morrison : Reels
Untitled : Michael Gaffney and John McKenna : Jig
Untitled : John McKenna : Barn Dance
Untitled : John McKenna : Jig
Untitled : John McKenna : Jig
Untitled : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Barn Dance
Untitled : John McKenna and Michael Gaffney : Polka
Untitled , Back in the Garden _ The Flowers : John McKenna : Reels
Untitled / Bonnie Annie : Michael Gaffney and John McKenna : Barndances

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just found this:

“EMG Gramophone. John McKenna. Irish Flute. 78rpm.”
=> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObyUfUb-p3k

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just wondering if the tracks are still there. Loaded the page and waited for 10 min but nothing seems to be happening.
Thanks.

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at the risk of repetition…they’re on the CCE Archive :confused:
http://comhaltasarchive.ie/search?tab=tracks&q=John+McKenna

If the above doesn’t work, just go to the archive and type John McKenna in the search box…or anything else takes you’re fancy. You can do that as a guest without creating an account.

PS. If you have an account and then forget your password (like me) there appears to be no way to retrieve it from the website :blush: