If There Weren't Any Women in the World

Recordings of Irish Traditional Music by Women 1923 - 1942

Twenty-four tracks from 1923 to 1942 and a thirty-six page booklet featuring the pioneering women who recorded traditional Irish music in the Golden Age of 78rpm recordings: Margaret and Mary McNiff-Locke, Sarah Hobbs, Selena O'Neill, Redie Johnston, Nan Fitzpatrick, Edith Cross Moore, Ann McNulty, Stella Seaver, Aggie Whyte and many more...

Sample Tracks

TRACK LISTINGS:

Mrs. and Miss McNiff-Locke - "The Frost Is All Over"
The Commerford Trio - "The Sea Captains"
Mary Ellen Conlon - "Rory O'More"
Lough Gill Quartet - "Lough Gill Favourites"
Pat Roche's Harp and Shamrock Orchestra - "The Humours Of Bandon"
Ballinakill (Co.Galway) Traditional Band - "Chorus Jig; Queen Of The Rushes"
Austin Stack Ceilidhe Band - "The Shaskeen; Bonnie Kate; Teetotaller"
Frank Quinn and Nan Fitzpatrick - "My Bonnie Boy In Blue"
The McNulty Family - "Rolling Rocks of Glan; River Meadow Reel"
Leo Molloy's Siamsa Gaedheal Band - "Humours of Cappa; Paddy From Portlaw"
Treasa Ní Ailpin (Of Limerick) - "Mo Buchail Gael-Dubh"
Lough Gill Quartet - "Memories Of Ballymote; The Kiltullagh Jig"
Mrs. and Miss McNiff-Locke - "Terry's Ramble"
The Ballinakill Ceilidhe Band - "Old Sets"
Mrs. Redie Johnston - "Scotchman Over The Border; Ward's Jig"
Lough Gill Quartet - "The Hawthorne Bush; Castle Kelly"
Halpin and Stanford - "The Thrush On The Hedge"
Colmcille Ceilidhe Band - "Wellington's Advance; Willy Walsh's"
Katie McLaughlin - "The Five Pound Note Hornpipe"
Selena O'Neill - "Set Dances; Job of Journeywork; The Blackbird"
Stella Seaver - "The Joker; Mooncoin; The Blackbird"
The Ballinakill Ceilidhe Band - "Lady Gordon; Lord Gordon"
The McNulty Family - "Chasing The Chicken; Maid On The Green"
Frank Lee's Tara Ceilidhe Band - "She Lives Beside The Anner"

Oldtime Records are primarily dedicated to presenting traditional Irish music from the 1920's and 1930's. We hope you enjoy our background notes and our faithful transfers from historic 78 rpm recordings onto compact disks.