The Road to Sallins (Jig)
Composition no.34 in my Lockdown compositions. My tunes were named after lots of local places.
Seán McElwain playing “The Road to Sallins” by Sandie Purcell on the flute, March 2024.
About Seán McElwain
From Co. Monaghan, Seán McElwain is a multi-instrumentalist performing regularly on banjo, bouzouki and guitar. A member of the traditional group Téada – with whom he original played banjo – he has also undertaken considerable research into the musical traditions of the Sliabh Beagh region.
This research has informed the TG4 Gradam Ceoil winning album ‘Our Dear Dark Mountain with the Sky Over It’, as well as the recent publication focusing on the life and music collection of Monaghan collector James Whiteside.
Title: The Road to Sallins
Composer: Sandie Purcell
Performer: Sandie Purcell
