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The monthly report and review from Claddagh records in Dublin.... Ayelet
CLADDAGH RECORDS
Dame House
Dame Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Telephone: 353 1 6778943
Fax: 353 1 6793664
e-mail: mailorder@crl.ie
www.claddaghrecords.com
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2002
LONESOME BLUES AND DANCING SHOES. The Boys of the Lough. LOUGH 008CD. This
is the first album from The Boys since the departure of Aly Bain, and they
prove that while he was an integral part of their sound, they can still make
great music. The personnel at the moment consist of Cathal McConnell,
Brendan Begley, Dave Richardson and Malcolm Stitt. McConnell and Begley
provide vocals as well as music on flute and accordion, while Richardson
plays concertina, mandolin and accordion and Stitt accompanies on guitar and
bouzouki. The songs are interesting, some of them new to these ears, and
some in interesting versions, while the tunes are impeccably played.
CEOL MORE. Tony McManus. CDTRAX 226. Tony McManus is a Scot who's as well
known in Ireland as he is in Scotland. His reputation is based on his
beautiful guitar playing. He plays as many Irish tunes as Scottish ones, and
has a particular understanding of Irish slow airs. On this album he plays
guitar and mandolin, with a minimum of accompaniment on bass and tablas by
Ewen Vernal and Guy Nicolson (the tablas only appear on two tracks). There
are tunes from other traditions too, from French Canada, from Brittany, even
one by Charles Mingus. However, the overall feel is of a player who is
comfortable with traditional material, who understands it and can treat it
with sympathy.
TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC FOR SETS & LISTENING. Heather Breeze. HBCD 0001.
This is a cיilם band album arranged for sets, with the figures announced by
a caller. The sets are The Newport Set, The Connemara Set, The Castle Set,
The Williamstown Set, The Ballycastle Set and The Derrada Set. There are
also a couple of waltzes. The music is robust and well played - it's
functional music as the utter lack of sleeve notes indicates. The lineup is
Pat Friel (accordion), Liam Grealish (fiddle), Pבdraig Morell, (banjo),
Maria Lynn-McHugh (piano), and Seבn Bourke (drums), but that's all they are
prepared to tell us. Very good dance music.
THE WINDING ROAD. Martina Bree. No number. Martina is a tin whistle player
from Sligo. She now lives in Albany, NY, where she teaches Physics and
Chemistry. (It's interesting, since the advent of achievable Third Level
education, how many leading players have chosen the sciences in their
professional lives. The number of traditional players to qualify in the
Chemistry school in DCU alone is remarkable). Martina has won all the usual
competitions, and shows here that she is a fine musician. The menu is a
selection of jigs, reels and hornpipes with a couple of slow airs. She is
accompanied by Shamie O'Dowd of Dervish, himself a fine fiddler, although
here he confines himself to backing on guitar, bouzouki and bodhran.
SUANTRAֽ. John Canny, Kevin Carey and Terence O'Reilly. SUANCD 001. Canny
plays accordion, Carey plays fiddle and O'Reilly plays guitar and sings. The
trio play regularly in Henchy's pub in East Clare. It's largely music from
the repertoire of that part of Clare, and from its hinterland in South
Galway. Their inspiration has come from players such as Paddy Canny, PJoe
Hayes and Martin Rochford, and the tunes are a selection of jigs and
hornpipes, waltzes, hornpipes and a newly composed slow air. There are also
some songs sung in the stýle of most of the modern groups who have singers.
BOTH SIDES OF THE COYNE. Mick Coyne. CMCD 080. Son of the fiddler ֹamonn
Coyne of The Liverpool Cיilם Band, Mick has played music since he was a
child. Here he plays his chosen instrument, the uilleann pipes. He's joined
by an array of fine musicians and demonstrates his immense skill on the
pipes. He is an exponent of tight, intricate piping, and his music shows the
influence of his mentor, Andy Conroy, a very loveable man who brought the
art of musical decoration practically to the point of eccentricity. As well
as instrumental music, the album contains three songs sung in a boisterous
rousing stýle.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Danu. SHCD 78049. This album, Danu's third one, is
the last one to feature Jesse
Smith, their fiddler. It also includes some tracks from their new fiddler,
Oisin McAuley. At this stage we expect the
band to make records of well-arranged, well-played music, and they do not
disappoint. There are also several songs
- 'Bridget Donoghue', 'The Wee Lass on the Brae', 'Easy and Free', 'An
Dיirc', 'Uncle Rat' and 'Idir Ard Mhףr is Eochaill'. These are sung by
Ciarבn ׃ Gealbhבin from An Rinn, County Waterford. There is a guest
appearance by Liam Clancy.
THE HUMOURS OF PIPING. Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick
Davey. CDLDL 1299. The art of uilleann piping was in a state of decline by
the 1960s, although there were enough dedicated and competent musicians to
ensure its transmission to another generation. Then, influenced by groups
such as Planxty, The Chieftains and the Bothy Band, there was an upsurge of
interest and a flourishing of the art. The pipers who play on this album
were probably not born when the resurgence began, but they certainly know
how to play. All four are from the Northern part of the country, and they
provide us with 16 tracks of expert and enjoyable piping.
BETWEEN THE MOUNTAIN AND THE MOON. Luka Bloom. COGCD 218. Here we have
eleven new songs from Luka. His most recent album consisted of cover
versions of other peoples' songs; on this one all the songs were written by
himself, including 'I'm a Bogman', previously available only on a rare
single which he recorded with his brother Christy Moore.
2002. Anתna. DAN 014. Anתna are now very well known as a choir. Their first
album was recorded in 1993. In view of the many personnel changes that have
taken place since then, the group decided to re-record the album in such a
way as to reflect its current vocal shadings. They have also added five
songs. The songs cover the same territory as their old albums - there are
early Irish texts set to music, one or two nods to contemporary traditional
music and a lot of Latin.
SEANSONGS. Seבn Keane. CR001CD. Seבn is a member of the well-known musical
family from Caherlistrane in County Galway, although nowadays his taste
seems to have shifted from traditional songs to Country and 'folk' material.
His latest release is a double CD and contains an unreleased album from some
time ago on which he does sing a few traditional or semi-traditional songs
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