Willie Week Item Info

Title:
Willie Week
Sound Cloud:
Description:
The memory of legendary piper Willie Clancy from County Clare continues to be immortalised with this fine hornpipe. A composition of County Tyrone's All-Ireland champion fiddle player Jimmy McHugh, the tune is played here for us by Jimmy's son Benny. Benny kindly recorded a number of his father's compositions for me in Donegal in 2009. The Willie Clancy Summer School, affectionately known as 'Willie Week', has special memories for me and for thousands of musicians and music lovers from around the world.
Publisher:
Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
Creator:
McHugh, Benny McHugh, Jimmy
Type:
Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
Subjects:
Folk dance music Hornpipes Fiddle tunes Clancy, Willie
Playlist:
Playlist 08
Collection:
Hornpipes
Source
Preferred Citation:
McHugh, Benny ;McHugh, Jimmy, "Willie Week", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed July 10, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/447.html.
Reference Link:
https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/447.html
Rights
Rights:
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