Click here to download a free mp3 of The Moving Cloud/The Dawn (reels) from this CD For many years, Paddy Noonan has ranked as America's best known and best loved player of Irish dance music. From his early days in the great ballrooms and dance halls of New York through to his grand national tours of today, Paddy has made countless numbers of dancers take to floor, and provided a musical soundtrack to Irish American life in the second half of the 20th century.
Paddy's Best:Volume I collects some of the best instrumental tracks that Paddy has ever recorded. Whether it's familiar Irish dance music, blazing reels or aching Irish airs, Paddy's piano accordion magic speaks to every Irish music lover out there. This collection is a must for every Irish American CD collection.
Personnel includes: Paddy Noonan (accordian); Tommy Molvhill (acoustic guitar); Johnny Hanley (drums).
Engineers include: Bill Sommerville, Fred Guarino, Jim Cremmins.
Includes liner notes by Tom Horan, Mike McCormack, Paddy Noonan.
- Track 01. The Moving Cloud/The Dawn 2:12
- Track 02. Marino Waltz 3:06
- Track 03. Harvest Home/The Boys of Blue Hill 2:33
- Track 04. The Coulin 2:52
- Track 05. George Whites/Sally Gardens 2:12
- Track 06. Cuckoo Waltz 3:30
- Track 07. Blue Bell Polka 2:00
- Track 08. Buttermilk Mary/Little Maggie Ann/Miss Doherty's Fancy 2:31
- Track 09. Down By The Glenside/The Foggy Dew 3:12
- Track 10. Jacqueline Waltz 3:02
- Track 11. With My Shillelagh Under My Arm/Garden Where The Praities Grow/Eileen “g/The Garryowen/The Kerry Dances 2:59
- Track 12. Slieve Geal-an Brae 2:22
- Track 13. Alpine Irishman 1:59
- Track 14. The Minstrel Boy/O?Donnell Abu/Boys of Wexford/A Nation Once Again 3:42