picture of John J Kimmel

John J Kimmel

b. 1866    d. 1942

Said to be of Irish and German lineage, this American melodeon player is seen as he first to record Irish traditional music commercially. However his output included a whole range of contemporary popular music including music of Scottish origin associated with the immigrant population.


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Moneymusk (sword dance)
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