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

Lough Gill

Lough Gill is a freshwater lough mainly situated in County Sligo, but partly in County Leitrim, in Ireland. It is about 8 km or 5 miles long and 2 km or 1 mile wide, and drains into the River Garavogue near Sligo Town. The picturesque lake is surrounded by wooded hills and is popular with...

 and as a tribute to Michael Coleman

Michael Coleman (musician)

-Early years:Michael Coleman was born in Knockgrania, in the rural Killavil district, near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland. His father, James Coleman, was from Banada in County Roscommon, and a respected flute player...

 who came from Sligo

Sligo

Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...

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Discography

The Lough Gill Quartet recorded four 78rpm records for HMV

HMV

His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...

 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

Sonny Brogan

Sonny Brogan was an Irish accordion player from the 1930s to the 1960s, and was one of Ireland's most popular traditional musicians. He was one of the earliest advocates of the two-row B/C button accordion in traditional music, and popularised it the 1950s and 60s...

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".