The Rocky Road to Dublin

from The Irish Girl by Robin Bullock & Michel Sikiotakis

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slip jig & reels: The Rocky Road to Dublin/The Maid in the Cherry Tree/Boil the Breakfast Early

Michel: tin whistle, wooden flute

Robin: bouzouki

This three-part version of “The Rocky Road to Dublin” comes from piper/folklorist Seamus Ennis. He recorded it on The Pure Dropin 1973 (Tara 1002) and a printed version appears in Ceol Rince na hÉireann Vol. 3, no. 58. I first heard “The Maid in the Cherry Tree” on another old CCE recording, this time of the Castle Ceili Band. This group included among others flute player Michael Tubridy, fiddler Seán Keane (both of Chieftains fame) and Seán Kelly Sr., also on fiddle. This tune is also known as “The Curragh Races.” While writing these notes and going back to this cassette, which I hadn’t heard for a long time, I realized “Boil the Breakfast Early” was actually part of the same set. Sorry boys for stealing your combination of tunes! - MS

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from The Irish Girl, released May 1, 2003

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Robin Bullock has been hailed as one of the 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists by DigitalDreamDoor.com, “one of the best folk instrumentalists in the business” by Sing Out! Magazine, “breathtaking” by Guitar Player Magazine, and a “Celtic guitar god” by Baltimore City Paper. His virtuosity on guitar, cittern and mandolin blends Celtic, Appalachian and Baroque influences into one beautiful whole. ... more

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