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Gussie Russell – Corney Is Coming

024 Gussie Russell - Corney Is Coming

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This is a recording of Gussie Russell playing one of his favourite tunes, Corney Is Coming (Reel). This recording was made by Matthew Cosgrove in 1985 in O’Conor’s Pub. Matthew spent a year in Doolin between 1984 and 1985 and struck a friendship with Gussie, who recorded a few tunes for Matt to learn.

The transcription of Gussie’s playing is available here: Transcription

Many thanks to Matthew Cosgrove for sharing his recordings of Gussie Russell.

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Matthew Cosgrove

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Matthew Cosgrove

Year

1985

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