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Thread #43785   Message #641635
Posted By: Alice
03-Feb-02 - 09:01 PM
Thread Name: Paddy O'Brien's Sets - Tunebook online
Subject: RE: Paddy O'Brien's Sets - Tunebook online
The URL Guest provides goes to the bio page of Paddy O'Brien (Offaly/Minneapolis). To get the tapes, the order page provides this information: "The Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection is a historic compilation of 500 double jigs and reels from the repertoire of Paddy O'Brien of County Offaly, an All-Ireland accordion champion and one of the world's outstanding performers of Irish traditional music.* In more than four decades as a musician, Paddy O'Brien has gained a reputation as a walking encyclopedia of Irish music; it's estimated that he carries in his head the melodies of nearly 3,000 Irish tunes.

Created especially for serious students of Irish music, this unique collection can help today's players learn Irish music the way it was traditionally handed down—by ear. Each set contains twelve 60-minute audio cassettes in a handy vinyl album, and a 104-page booklet bursting with stories and background information.
For only $100, plus shipping and handling, students of Irish traditional music can have an entire library of tunes at their fingertips.

(*Not to be confused with the late great accordionist Paddy O'Brien of Newtown, County Tipperary.)
For more information on the Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection, write, call, or e-mail:

Paddy O'Brien Tune Collection
3441 23rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
USA
612.721.7452
hartobrien@qwest.net