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Con Curtin’s Big Balloon

“Con Curtin’s Big Balloon” is a beautiful jig I learned from Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn’s album. It can also be found in O’Neill’s under the name “Hide And Go Seek”. I associate this jig with Paddy Carty as well, who recorded it twice actually!

A fiddle player from Brosna, Co. Kerry, Con Curtin was a fine exponent of the music of Sliabh Luachra. A wonderful festival in memory of Con Curtin takes place in his hometown every year at the end of June : Con Curtin Music Festival

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eBe geg|bge efe|dAd fef|afd def|
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