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She hasn't the thing<br />

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This Single Jig was recorded in August, I96B, by Gene Kelly, an accordion player<br />

who was born in Co. Kilkenny in 1909, and emigrated to the U.s. and settled in<br />

New York where he became a well known figure among the Irish traditional music<br />

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These two polkas were recorded in New York in 1934, by the renowned flute player,<br />

John McKenna (I BBO - 1947), from Tarmon in Co. Leitrim, and banjo player Michael<br />

Gaffney (I B96 - 1964) from Mullaun, Arigna, Co. Roscommon. This type of polka is<br />

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