The Cauldron - The Coolin (trad) & The Snowy Path (Mark Kelly)

The air, The Coolin (An Chúilfhionn) is an ancient Irish lament, probably pre- seventeenth century, known to be in the repertoire of harper Thomas Connellan (mid-1600's), and later it was regularly played by Cornelius Lyons who in turn taught it to Dennis O'Hempsey. The Cauldron learned it from the playing of Seamus Tansey. The lively slip-jig, The Snowy Path is a much more recent addition to the Irish music collection; composed by Mark Kelly from the group Altan.