Kathleen Collins

About the artist

Kathleen Collins, of New York, was the first American-born fiddle player to win an All-Ireland Fleadh championship, in 1966. In 1976, she released a seminal album of fiddle tunes in the Galway style entitled Traditional Music of Ireland on the Shanachie label, accompanied by James Mahon on piano. For the next several decades, she focused on teaching Irish set dancing In 2008 she released My Book of Songs, accompanied by Galway-born pianist and guitarist Gabe Donohue.

Top songs

  1. Dowd's; Star Of Munster
  2. Morning Dew; Woman Of The House
  3. Humours Of Ballyloughlin
  4. Rosemary Lane; The Orphan
  5. Monsignor's Blessing; Limerick Lasses
  6. Jug Of Punch; Eddie Kelly's
  7. Sean Ryan's; Father Kelly's
  8. Sergeant Early's Dream; Fahy's
  9. Paddy Ryan's Dream; Coleman's Cross
  10. New Century; Sean Ryan's
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  1. Private Ass And Cart; Jackson's
  2. Connelly's; Mullingar Races
  3. Slow Air: The Dear Irish Boy
  4. Reavys; Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
  5. Set Dance: St. Patrick's Day
  6. Reel: The Four-Mile Stone
  7. Morning Dew / Woman of the House
  8. Single Jigs: Barrack Hill/Go The Devil and Shake Yourself/Allan Munnelly's
  9. Song Air and Jigs: The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls/Jackie Roche's Favorite/An Rogaire Dubh (The Black Rogue)/Bill Collins'
  10. Reels: Mick Collins'/Midsummer's Night
  11. New Century / Sean Ryan's
  12. Dowd's / Star of Munster
  13. Hornpipes: Eleanor Neary's/The Harp and Shamrock
  14. Polkas: Darragh Bracken's/The Peeler and the Goat/John Clifford's No. 1
  15. Scots March and Strathspeys: The 91st at Modder River/Strathspey/Lime Hill
  16. Reels: Mullins' Fancy/The Antrim Rose/George White's Favorite
  17. Reels: Dave Collins' Reel/The Holly Bush/A Night in Derrycorrib
  18. Set Dance and Reels: Down The Hill/Tommy Coen's Memories/Eileen O'Brien's
  19. Jigs: Dave Collins' Jig/Tell Her I Am/Mountcollins
  20. Poem, Slow Air and Reels: The Fiddler of Dooney/The Wind Among The Reeds/Tybee Island/Paddy Fahey's
  21. monsignors blessing
  22. Spread Wide
  23. Song Air And Jigs: The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls, Jackie Roche's Favorite, An Rogaire Dubh (The Black Rogue), Bill Collins'
  24. Quick Mix
  25. Bangz Kirko
  26. Your Move
  27. Jug of Punch/Eddie Kelly's
  28. Backpack
  29. Poem, Slow Air And Reels: The Fiddler Of Dooney, The Wind Among The Reeds, Tybee Island, Paddy Fahey's
  30. Morning Dew/Woman of the House (reels)
  31. Monsignor's Blessing/Limerick Lasses
  32. Sean Ryan's/Father Kelly's
  33. Builder Bob
  34. Free The Real
  35. Tme Kids
  36. Jug of Punch / Eddie Kelly's
  37. Zero Regrets
  38. Reeavy's / Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
  39. Reels: Mullins' Fancy, The Antrim Rose, George White's Favorite
  40. Reels: Dave Collins' Reel, The Holly Bush, A Night In Derrycorrib
  41. Dowd's/Star of Munster
  42. Logging Off
  43. Late Night
  44. Private Ass and Cart/Jackson's
  45. Sean Ryan's / Father Kelly's
  46. Humours Of Ballyloughlin (jig)
  47. Paddy Ryan's Dream / Coleman's Cross
  48. Zero Lift
  49. Reeavy's/Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
  50. Reels: Mick Collins', Midsummer's Night
  51. Jigs: Dave Collins' Jig, Tell Her I Am, Mountcollins
  52. Polkas: Darragh Bracken's, The Peeler And The Goat, John Clifford's No. 1
  53. Scots March And Strathspeys: The 91st At Modder River, Strathspey, Lime Hill
  54. Sergeant Early's Dream/Fahy's
  55. Paddy Ryan's Dream/Coleman's Cross
  56. Jug Of Punch/Eddie Kelly's (reels)
  57. Release Crew
  58. New Century/Sean Ryan's
  59. Paddy Ryan's Dream/Coleman's Cross (reels)
  60. Rosemary Lane/The Orphan (jigs)
  61. Private Ass and Cart / Jackson's
  62. Morning Dew / Woman of the House (reels)
  63. Rosemary Lane / The Orphan
  64. Big Stack
  65. Single Jigs: Barrack Hill, Go The Devil And Shake Yourself, Allan Munnelly's
  66. Set Dance And Reels: Down The Hill, Tommy Coen's Memories, Eileen O'brien's
  67. Rosemary Lane/the Orphan
  68. Dowd's/Star of Munster (reels)
  69. Twirl
  70. Connelly's/Mullingar Races (reels)
  71. New Century/Sean Ryan's (hornpipes)
  72. Monsignor's Blessing/Limerick Lasses (reels)
  73. Private A*s and Cart; Jackson's
  74. Song Air and Jigs: The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls/J
  75. Polkas: Darragh Bracken's/The Peeler and the Goat/John Cliff
  76. Single Jigs: Barrack Hill/Go The Devil and Shake Yourself/Al
  77. Monsignor's Blessing / Limerick Lasses
  78. Reels: Mullins' Fancy/The Antrim Rose/George White's Favorit
  79. Reels: Dave Collins' Reel/The Holly Bush/A Night in Derrycor
  80. Scots March and Strathspeys: The 91st at Modder River/Strath
  81. Set Dance and Reels: Down The Hill/Tommy Coen's Memories/Eil
  82. Morning Dew, Woman of the House (reels)
  83. Top Target
  84. Renowned Flow
  85. Connelly's Mulligan Races
  86. Sergeant Early's Dream / Fahy's
  87. Dowd's Reel, Star of Munster (reels)
  88. Poem, Slow Air and Reels: The Fiddler of Dooney/The Wind Amo
  89. Reavy's / Jenny's Welcome To Charlie
  90. Connelly's Reel, Mullingar Races (reels)

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