Whelan's Auld Sow Item Info
- Title:
- Whelan's Auld Sow
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
- The leader of the band Cherish the Ladies is Joanie Madden, who plays this tune for us on the flute. I first heard Eddie Moloney play it. Eddie came from Ballinakill in County Galway and may have named the tune. Tommy Whelan was a member of the Ballinakill Traditional Players. However, I do not know if he indeed owned a sow...
- Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- Madden, Joanie Donohue, Gabriel
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk dance music Jigs Flute music Moloney, Eddie
- Playlist:
- Playlist 05
- Collection:
- Jigs
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Madden, Joanie ;Donohue, Gabriel, "Whelan's Auld Sow", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed June 4, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/494.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/494.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This website was created through a partnership with Séamus Connolly and the Boston College Libraries (2016). All materials on this site may be freely shared and adapted according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.