Johnny Doran

Johnny Doran (c.1907 – 19 January 1950) was an Irish uilleann piper. Only one recording of Johnny Doran's playing was ever made. In 1947 the fiddle player John Kelly, a friend of Doran's, was concerned about the piper's health. He contacted Kevin Danaher of the Irish Folklore Commission, who arranged for a recording to be made on acetate disks, of the following tunes: 1. Coppers and Brass/The Rambling Pitchfork/The Steampacket (Jigs/Reel) 2. The Bunch of Keys/Rakish Paddy/The Bunch of Keys (Reels) 3. Tarbolton/The Fermoy Lasses (Reels) (With John Kelly) 4. An Chúileann (Air) 5. Sliabh na mBan (Air) 6. Colonel Fraser/My Love Is In America/Rakish Paddy (Reels) 7. The Sweep's/The Harvest Home/The High Level/The Harvest Home (Hornpipes) 8. The Job of Journeywork (Set Dance) 9. The Blackbird (Set Dance) 10. The Sweep's/The Harvest Home/The High Level/The Harvest Home (Hornpipes) Doran was reportedly pleased with the session, and a further one was planned but, because of the accident that paralysed him, it was never carried out.