Genres Irish Traditional Associated acts Ceoltóirí Chualann Members Sonny Brogan | Years active 1930s, 1940s Genre Folk music of Ireland | |
Origin Dublin, Republic of Ireland Record labels HMV, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, EMI, Topic Records | ||
The Lough Gill Quartet was an Irish Traditional Music Quartet formed in Dublin, Ireland in the 1930s. The quartet was named after the famous Sligo lake and as a tribute to Michael Coleman who came from Sligo.
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The band featured Sonny Brogan and Bill Harte on accordion, Sarah Hobbs on fiddle and James Cawley on flute.
Discography
The Lough Gill Quartet recorded four 78rpm records for HMV in or around 1941.
HMV IM946
(A) Jigs : Newport Lass, Leitrim Jig (Matrix No OEL 204)
(B) Reels : Lough Gill Favourites (Matrix No OEL 207)
HMV IM947
( ) Hornpipes: The Flowers of May, The Silver Spire
( ) Hawthorn Bush, Castle Kelly
HMV IM948
(A) Jigs : Memories of Ballymote, The Kiltullagh Jig (Matrix No OEL 203)
(B) Reels : Jenny's Wedding, Toss the Feathers (Matrix No OEL 208)
HMV IM949
(A) Reels : Ballinure Rake, The Market Man (Matrix No OEL 209 I)
(B) Jigs : The Mill Pond, Mist on the Meadow (Matrix No OEL 202 I)
Reviews
The sleeve notes of the CD "Irish Dance Music" say that this music is described "as representative of the quality music played by a hard core of active traditional musicians in Dublin at the time. Bill Harte and Sonny are reputed to have been among the pioneers who saw the potential for Irish music making in the button accordion pitched B/C and subsequently devised and disseminated the fingering method".