Paddy Killoran's Irish American Serenaders: The River Shannon/Tumble Down Shack in Athlone (fox trots)

This 78rpm disc features another of Paddy Killoran's ensembles that recorded for the Decca label in the 1930s, the Irish American Serenaders. Although several recordings by this band featured vocals from Jack Healy, this one is an instrumental arrangement of two popular Irish American songs that Killoran and company increase the tempo into fox trot territory. As mentioned before, this band often played for both Irish and American popular dances in the halls of New York, so this could be an example of the material they played for the latter.

Recorded in 1937 on the Decca label (12113). From the Ted McGraw Collection, McGraw 78 01-162.