CEFCD115
Omos Do Joe Cooley
Renowned accordionist Paul Brock and
fiddler Frankie Gavin combine their talents in paying this fine tribute to the
legendary traditional accordion player Joe Cooley without submerging their own
technique or musical personality.
1. Reels: Cooley's -
The Wise Maid.
2. Reels: Over the Moor to
Maggie - Dowd's Number Nine.
3. Hornpipes: The
Stack of Wheat - Miss Galvin's.
4. Reels: Mike
Flanagan's - The Milliner's Daughter.
5. Jigs: Clancy's -
The Scotsman Over the Border.
6. Reels: Lafferty's
- My Love is in America.
7. Reels: The Sailor
on the Rock - Temple House - The Lilies in the Field.
8. Reels: The Fermoy
Lassies - Hand Me Down the Tackle.
9. Jigs: My Darling's
Asleep - The Queen of the Fair.
10. Reels: The Mullingar
Races - The Humours of Westport.
11. Hornpipes: The
Derry - The Fisher.
12. Reels: The Sally
Gardens - The Ships are Sailing - The Wild Irishman - The Coalminer -
The Skylark.
CICD 089 Free Spirit
Accordion-player Martin Donohoe hails from Cavan town, and was inspired at a
young age by the playing of Hennie Quinn and Brendan Carmichael. He has
travelled extensively throughout Europe and America, and won many prizes for his
highly creative playing.
1. Harlings
2. Soft Horse
3. Robert The Minnow
4. Inisheer
5. Francis John's
6. Westland
7. The Guns Of The Magnificent Seven
8. Come Over The Mountains
9. Maura O'Keefe's
10. Patsy Maloney's
11. Porthole Of The Kelp
12. Kate O'Brien's
13. Daithi
14. Kinnegard Slashers
15. John D. McGurk's
16. Tamlin
17. Nollaig's
18. Feet Of A Dancer
19. I Know My Love
CICD 136 Ó
Chicago go Carrachán
This long-awaited first album from Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé contains a selection of
music, song and verse. Accompaniment is provided by his son Caoimhín, as well as
Fergus Flaherty, John Brown and Eugene Kelly, and also includes guest musicians
Johnny Connolly on melodeon, accomplished fiddler Nóirín Ní Ghrádaigh and
Aisling Ní Neachtain on harp.
1. Sleamhnáin / Slides icon
2. Amhrán na Mianach
3. Polcaí / Polkas
4. Ríleanna / Reels
5. Polcaí / Polkas
6. Eochaill
7. Ríl / Reel
8. Dán / Poem
9. Na Bearta Crua
10. Polcaí / Polkas icon
11. Sleamhnáin / Slides
12. Cornphíopaí / Hornpipes
13. Oileán Dhún an Óir
14. Port / Jig
CICD 156 The Music of Kevin
Keegan
Kevin Keegan was a legendary box player and this is the first recording of his
music to be released. The album was compiled by his friend and fellow box player
Joe Burke, and by his brother Vincent Keegan, mainly from recordings donated by
friends. It attempts to capture the spirit of the music and of the man for all
time.
1. Talk: Kevin Keegan
2. ]igs: Contentment is Wealth/The Cat in the Corner
3. Hornpipe: Dunphy's Hornpipe
4. Reel: Dinny O'Brien's
5. Song: The Little Thatched Cabin
6. Hornpipe: The High Level
7. Talk: Padraicin McGillicuddy, Radio KPFA
8. Waltz: Kevin Keegan's Waltz
9. Jigs: The Rambles of Kitty/The Pipe on the Hob, version 2
10. Reels: Maid among the Roses/Rolling in the Rye Grass
11. Song: Adeste Fideles (introduced by Eoin O'Kelly)
12. Hornpipe: An Comhra Donn
13. ]igs: Moloney's Wife/The Blackthorn Stick
14. Talk: Voice of Joe Cooley
15. Reels: The High Reel/The Bunch of Keys
16. Jigs: The Trip to Athlone/The Pipe on the Hob
17. Reel: George Whyte's Favourite
18. Hornpipes: Off to California/The Harvest Home
19. Clan March/: The Battle of Aughrim
20. Talk: Richard Lundy; Ellen Patterson
21. Reels: I Wish I Never Saw You/The Pullet
22. Long Dance: The Blackbird
23. Waltz: The Cuckoo
CICD 155
The Kitchen Recordings
The title of the album says it all
this recording of Irish music on banjo or bouzouki and button accordion was
recorded in the O'Driscoll kitchen on a Sony four-track recorder. That is not, I
hasten to add, a comment on the technical quality of the production, rather, it
reflects what we have: the old tunes, admirably played out by two great players
who know their way up and down and over the back of their instruments.
1. Reels: The Trip to Birmingham / Down the Broom / The Ivy Leaf
2. Hornpipes: Sliabh na mBan / The City of Savannah
3. Reels: Eddie Kelly's / The Culfadda / Eddie Kelly's
4. Slow Reels: Johnny Henry's / The Lilies in the Field
5. Jigs: Tom Billy Murphy's / The Cooraclare / The Cuil Aodha
6. Reels: The Palm Tree / Kilty Town
7. Flings: The Cuil Aodha / Nettles in the Soup
8. Reels: The Ballydesmond / Cnoc na gClaracht
9. Air & Jigs: An Goban aor / The Muskerry Tram / Garrett Barry's
10. Reels: Bill Maley's / The Berehaven / The Stone in the Field
11. Jigs & Slip Jig: The Nightingale / The Return to Burton Road / Na
Ceannabhain Bhana
12. Reels: Father Kelly's / The Whistling Postman / The West Clare
13. Reels: The Blackthorn Stick / The Sailor on the Rock
OSS CD 112
Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey
They are among the elite of modern day box /fiddle duos and have performed
together all over the country. This album captures all the energy and
spontaneity of a mighty fireside session. The majority of the tracks are first
takes and feature the superb bouzouki accompaniment of
Seán Ó Loinsigh.
1. Reels: The Trip to Cullenstown / The Blacksmith
2. Jigs: Hughie Travers / The Cat in the Corner
3. Polkas: Johnny O'Leary's 1 & 2
4. Waltzes: Muistoja Karpaateilta
5. Reels: The Providence / The Humours of Westport
6. Slides: The Ceanngulla / The Gleanntán Frolics
7. Hornpipe: The Derry
8. Jigs: The Gold Ring 1 & 2
9. Jigs: The Humours of Driinagh / Johnny O'Leary's / Seanduine Dóite
10. Hornpipes: The Old Blackguard / The Glenbeigh
11. Reels: Johnny Allen's / The Cúil na nGabhar
12. Polkas: Matt Teehan's 1 & 2
13. Slow Air: 'Sé Fáth mo Bhuartha
14. Jigs: Paddy Taylor's / John Mahinney's No. 1
15. Reels: Mulqueen's / The Moving Cloud
OSS CD 70 A Small Island
Traditional music from Cork on box, fiddle and keyboards. Pat
Sullivan is a box-player with a lively, energetic style which has endeared him
to set-dancers in particular. Vince Milne is an imaginative and flamboyant
fiddle-player from the Clonakilty area of West Cork. Bríd Cranitch is widely
respected as a keyboard player who is never content to limit herself to the
monotonous vamping we sometimes hear from céilí band pianists.
1. Jigs: Both Meat and Drink / Tobin's Favourite / Michael Coleman's Jig
2. Tune: Thomas Burke
3. Tunes: The Three Tunes
4. Reel: Lord Gordon
5. Tunes: Carolan's Dowry / Sean McGovern's (Polka) / Knocknagree Polka (Polka)
6. Jigs: Paddy O'Brien's Jig / The New House / Sean Maguire's Jig
7. Reels: The Maid Behind the Bar / George White's Favourite
8. Hornpipes: West the Hill / Paddy O'Brien's Hornpipe
9. Slides: Cúil Aodha Slides
10. Tune: Captain O'Kane
11. Slip Jigs: Barney Brannigan's / The Sport of the Chase icon
12. Reels: Rattigan's / Dublin Porter / The Woman of the House
CICD 175 Up and Coming -
Ó Ghlúin go Glúin
Brothers Oisín and Conal Hernon are two young musicians from the Aran Islands
who, although just sixteen and thirteen years of age respectively, display the
musical ability and skills of musicians twice their age. They began playing
music when they were very young, both starting out on tin whistle, with Oisín
moving to button-accordion at the tender age of six and Conal taking up banjo at
the age of nine. It wasn't long before they began playing in competitions and
they have amassed a long list of prizes over the years, including All-Ireland
titles on button-accordion and banjo.
1. Reels: Richard Dwyer's / The Flax in Bloom
2. Jigs: Mick Quinn's / The Stormy Night
3. Hornpipe and Reel: The Kildare Fancy / Trim the Velvet
4. Reels: Lucy Campbell's / Sheila Coyle's / McFadden's Favourite
5. Jigs: The Luck-Penny / Dinny O'Brien's
6. Sean-Phádraic
7. Hornpipes: The Plains of Boyle / The Friendly Visit
8. Reels: O'Dowds No. 9 / The Collier's Reel
9. Slow Air: An Goirtín Eornan
10. Jigs: The Queen of the Fair / The Rambling Pitchfork
11. Reels: The Drunken Tinker / The Donegal Traveller icon
12. Jigs: The Renmore Jig / Philomena's Fancy icon
13. Hornpipes: The North Shore / Paddy Fahy's
14. Slow Air: Úrchnoc Chéin Mhic Cáinte
15. Reels: The Moving Cloud / The Mason's Apron icon
16. Bonus Tune: The Way I Are
Johnny comes from Scartaglin
in the heart of Sliabh Luachra.He was born into a family steeped in
traditional music. At an early age his love of music was encouraged by his
Uncle Willie, himself a well-known musician. Willie taught Johnny the
accordion and in a very short time Johnny was well known on the Feis ceol
and Fleadh Ceol circuit winning seventy-four First Prizes in seventy-four
Competitions. Johnny is an accomplished musician and plays many
instruments but his first love has always been the accordion. Johnny
enjoys playing all types of traditional music but he is best known for his
lovely rendition of Polka Set music and the crowd’s knock sparks off the
floor at every Dance.
Sliabh Luachra Set
1.
Polkas: Jerome Burke's /Pádraig O'Keeffe's /Munster
Bank
2.
Polkas: Untitled
/Kenmare Polka /Johnnie Mickey's
3. Jigs: Untitled /Tripping Up the Stairs /Mist on the Meadow
4. Polkas: Ballydesmond Polka /Jimmy Doyle's
5. Slides: Behind the Bush in the Garden /Untitled /Weavers
6. Hornpipes: Greencastle Hornpipe /Golden Eagle
Caledonian Set
7.
Reels: Lad O'Beirne's /Newtown Bridge
8. Reel:
Boys of Ballisodare
9. Reels: Jackie Dalys /Master McDermott's /Mountain
Road
10. Jigs:
Kitty's Wedding /Willie Coleman's Jig /Lark in the Morning
11. Reels: Maid of Mount Kisco /George White's Favourite /Foxhunter's Reel
12. Hornpipes: Home Ruler /Cronin's Hornpipe /Rickett's
Hornpipe
The West Kerry Set
13. Polkas: Padraig O'Keeffe's /Knocknaboul Polka
14. Polkas: Johnny Box /Ballydesmond Polka /John Ryan's Polka
15. Jigs:
Out on the Ocean /Darby the Driver /Kesh Jig
16. Polkas: Peg Ryan's /Terry 'Cuz' Teahan's Polka /Maid of Ardagh
17. Slides: Dingle Regatta /Forget Your Troubles /Pete Bradley's
18. Hornpipes: Kitty's Wedding /Fort of Kincora
Connemara Set
19. Reels: Trip to Durrow /Maid behind the Bar
20. Reels:
Sally Gardens /Old Concertina Reel /Christmas Eve
21. Reels:
Silver Spear /Humours of Tulla /Gravel Walks
22. Polka: Maggie in the Wood
TRADCD004 Buail Cois Air
A straightforward album by the famous Connemara and Sligo accordion
player P.J. Hernon. There are 24 tracks in all, arranged to provide the
music for five popular sets, the Connemara, the South Galway, the Aran,
the Mazurka, and the Plain. Given Hernon’s long experience with playing
for dancers, this is almost like an expose on how it should be done, but
one that is quite enjoyable to listen to as well. Nice tunes, great
lift, eminently danceable with
Micheal O'hEidhin:
piano
The Connemara Set
1. Reels: Miss McLeod's / The Swallow's Tail
2. Reels: The Heather Breeze / Joe Mhaire / Hand Me Down the Tacklings
3. Reels: The Colliers / My Love is in America
4. Polka: The Maggie (melodeon style)
The South Galway Set
5. Reel: First House in Connaught
6. Reel: Sailor on the Rock
7. Reel: Tear the Calico
8. Jig: Castletown Connors
9. Reel: The Bucks of Oranmore
The Aran Set:
10. Reels: The Silver Spear / Miss McLeod's
11. Reels: Joe Derrane's / Maid of Mount Cisco / Come West Along the Road
12. Polka: Maggie in the Wood
The Mazurka Set
13. Reels: The Bird in the Bush / George White's
14. Reels: The Teetotaller / St. Anne's
15. Reels: St. Patrick's Night / Iniscealtra
16. Reels: Josephine Keegan's / Brosnan's Reel
17. Reels: Lady Ann Montgomery / Maude Miller
18. Reels: The Foxhunter / Drowsy Maggie / Captain Rock
The Plain Set
19. Reels: The Plough and the Stars / The Swallow's Tail
20. Reels: Tim Moloney's / Christmas Eve
21. Reels: The Green Gates / The Green Groves / The Galway Rambler
22. Reels: The Sally Gardens / The Sligo Maid / Molloy's / The Boys of
Ballisodare
23. Jigs: Ships in Full Sail / The Blackthorn Stick
24. Reels: The Jolly Tinker / Cregg's Pipes
NCMCD100 The Morning Mist
A new album from
legendary and master accordion player Joe Burke with piano accompaniment
from Charlie Lennon. A legend in his own lifetime, this new album affirms
his status as one of Ireland's greatest living musicians. His sheer
musical brilliance, his knowledge and love of the land, its music and
culture have earned him an immortal place in the hearts of Irish music
lovers all over the world.
1. The Dawn & the Morning Mist (Reels)
2. My Darling Asleep & Cailleach An Airgid (Jigs)
3. Mcmahons & Tha Ballyoran (Hornpipes)
4. The Lament for Aughrim (Alr)
5. The Scholar & Pretty Peggy (Reels)
6. Currants for Cakes and Raisins for Everything & the Frog in The Well
7. Le Petiti Accordion (Musette)
8. The Heathery Breeze & Rigneys Reel (Reels)
9. The Green Fields of Canada (Air)
10. Bonnie Kate & Jenny\'s Chickens (Reels)
11. The Laird of Drumblair & Colonel Rodney (Strathspey & Reels)
12. Eochaill (Air)
13. Paddy Kelly\'s Four Part & the Pidgeon On the Gate (Reels)
14. The Banks (Hornpipe)
15. Follow Me Down to Carlow & the Wheels of the World (Reels)
16. O\'carolans\'s Concerto
17. Last Night\'s Fun & the Traveller (Reels)
18. The Wounded Huzzar (Air)
19. A Rainy Day & the Humours of Monstreaden (Reels)
20. Fly By Night & Shaskeen (Hornpipes)
21. Spike Island Lassies & Farewell to Leitrim (Reels)
CICD 168 A Tribute to Andy McGann
Andy McGann was born and raised in New York to Sligo parents and became one of
the key figures in traditional Irish music in the US. He would eventually become
the standard-bearer of the Sligo-American style made famous by Coleman and,
indeed, pass the tradition on to other players including his protégé Brian
Conway. On
1 April 2006 in the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, Joe Burke, Felix
Dolan and Brian Conway performed together in a concert titled ‘A Tribute to Andy
McGann', honouring a great musician and friend who had passed away in 2004. The
CD booklet includes extensive notes on Andy McGann and on the three musicians on
the album.
1. Jigs: Molloy's Jig / The Humours of Castlelyons
2. Reels: Crowley's Reels
3. Hornpipes: The Cliff Hornpipe / The Sunshine Hornpipe (Joe Burke solo)
4. Jigs: The House in the Glen / Coleman's Maid on the Green
5. Reels: The Flogging Reel / The Boys of the Lough (Brian Conway solo)
6. Air & Hornpipe: Bantry Bay / The Bantry Hornpipe
7. Reels: Miss Lyon's Fancy / The New-Mown Meadow
8. Air: The Blackbird (Joe Burke solo)
9. Carolan Piece (tune): Carolan's Draught
10. Jigs: The Old Grey Goose / Rosewood (Brian Conway solo)
11. Reels: The Bunch of Currants / The Gossoon that Beat his Father
12. Slip Jigs: Kitty, Come Down to Limerick / The Kid on the Mountain
13. Air & Reel: The Coolin / The Fisherman's Island (Brian Conway solo) icon
14. Jigs: The Luckpenny / The Pipe on the Hob icon
15. Reels: Bonnie Kate / Jenny's Chickens (Joe Burke solo)
16. Jigs: The Queen of the Fair / The Maid in the Meadow
17. Reels: The Bucks of Oranmore / Reidy Johnson's / The Bucks of Oranmore
GLCD1069 Happy to Meet
& Sorry to Part
A trio album with Michael Cooney and Terry Corcoran features pipes, accordion,
guitar, and singing, recorded at Sounds Unreal, Memphis, Tennessee. Includes
liner notes by Dennis Batson.
1 Reels: Dowd's No. 9 / The Galway Rambler
2 Jigs: Daleystown Hunt / The Carraroe Jig
3 Bonaparte's Retreat
4 Reels: Captain Kelly's / Jennie's Wedding
5 Maid on the Mountain
6 Reels: The Bells Of Tipperary / Miss Galvin's
7 Jigs: Father O'Flynn / Haste To The Wedding
8 Reels: Kitty Gone A'Milking / Lucky In Love / Corney Is Coming
9 Jigs: Rogaire Dubh / Split The Whisker
10 Reels: The Boyne Hunt / Come West Along The Road
11 Brian Boru's March / Sporting Paddy / The Traveler
12 Jigs: I Buried My Wife And Danced On Top Of Her / Will You Come Home With Me?
13 Reels: The High Reel / Geoghegan's
14 Cherish the Ladies
15 Dunlavin Green
16 Reels: The Star Of Munster / The Blackberry Blossom
17 Jigs: Happy To Meet And Sorry To Part / Paddy In London
18 Reels: Aggie Whyte's / Miss Thornton
Paudie is an excellent young B/C accordion player from Ballyhar, Co.
Kerry, and his wonderful debut CD is very much in line with the best that
Sliabh Luachra music has to offer. While the material played here,
dominated by polkas, slides and other Sliabh Luachra tunes sourced from
Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Johnny O'Leary, and others, is well chosen
and keeps the listener interested, it is O'Connor's remarkable style of
playing, full of invention and subtle touches, which grabs centre stage.
With
Aoife Ni
Chaoimh:
fiddle,
Noeleen O'Connor: fiddle,
Joe Sullivan:
flute and Paul
De Grae:
guitar.
1. Polkas: The Hermit from Killarney / Tom Barrett's / Denis O'Keeffe's
2. Slides: Denis O'Keeffe's / Can Anyone Tell Me Where Nancy's Gone? / My
Love in the Morning
3. Barn Dances: Thadelo Sullivan's / An Spailpin Fanach
4. Jigs: Eddie Kelly's / The Housekeeper
5. Polkas: Din Tarrant's / Bridgie Con Mattie's / Ger Collins'
6. Air: Aisling Gheal
7. Reels: The Rising Sun / The Mountain Top / Captain Byng
8. Polka: The Pigs Eating Nuts in the Wood
9. Hornpipes: The Boys of Scart / O'Connor's Favourite
10. Jigs: Peig sa Susa / Jimmy O'Brien's
11. Polkas: Ned Connor's / Gan Ainm / Denis O'Keeffe's
12. Reels: Jackson's / The Scolding Wife / Kitty in the Lane
13. Air: Casamar Araon na Geanna Romhainn
14. Slides: Padraig O'Keeffe's / The Old Torn Petticoat / Dan Jeremiah's
CICD142 The New Road
Accordion player Charlie Piggott, originally from Cork, was one of the founding
members of Dé Danann and more recently The Lonely Stranded Band. He toured
extensively with both bands and as a solo artist. Charlie teams up with esteemed
Kerry fiddler Gerry Harrington. Well known in Kerry/Cork music circles and to
the Irish-American music fraternity, Gerry's music was brought to a wider
audience during the nineties through the release of two exquisite albums.
1. James McMahon's Jig, Paddy Mullins Jig
2. The Limerick Lassies, The Dogs Among The Bushes
3. The Battle Of Aughrim, Napolean Crossing The Alps
4. Paidin O Raifeartaigh, Darby The Driver
5. The Glen Cottage Slide, Danny Albs, The Star Above The Garter
6. The Rakish Highlander, Toss The Feathers
7. Lament For Lugh Darcy
8. The Harlequin, Father Dollard's, Behind The Ditch In Pairc Anna
9. The One That Was Lost, Anach Cuain
10. Kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel, The Doon Reel
11. Jenny And The Weaver
12. Walsh's Jig, Winnie Hayes
13. The New Road, The Old Man's Blackthorn Stick
14. Sean O Quibhir An Ghleanna
15. The Woods At Old Limerick, The Walls Of Liscarroll
16. The Rover Through The Bog, The Blackbird
CICD133 Dreaming Up The Tunes
The son of the famous Connemara melodeon and accordion player Johnny Connolly,
Johnny Jr. is an accomplished box player himself who won his first All-Ireland
title at age 12. Brian McGrath was a co-founder of Four Men and a Dog and now
performs with De Dannan and Frankie Gavin. On this 1998 release, Connolly and
McGrath play some mighty music, with a combination of traditional tunes and
recent compositions, including two jigs by the great Charlie Lennon. Johnny Og
Connolly: accordion, Brian McGrath:
banjo, Eugene Kelly: guitar, Peter O'Hanlon: guitar, rhythm banjo, James Blennerhasset: cello, double bass.
1. Jigs: Gan Ainm / Doberman's Wallet
2. Reels: Paddy Ryan's Dream / Jimmy Batty's
3. Reels: Mick O'Connor's
4. Hornpipes: The Happy Hornpipe / The Souvenir
5. Jigs: The Inis Bearachain
6. Reels: Ril Johnny Phadraig Pheter / Ril Joe Mhaire Mhicilin
7. Jigs: Christmas in Spiddal / Tweve to the Bar
8. Jig & Reel: The Carraroe Jig / Homage to Rooney
9. Reels: Mountain Dew / Loughrea Reel
10. Reels: Dillon's / Marion Egan's
11. Jigs: Bean Phaidin / Seanamhach Tube Station
12. Barndances: Michael Coleman's / Flanagan Meets O'Hanlon
GLCD1026
Roll Away The Reel World
With the rich musical traditions of the Irish counties of Longford and Clare all
around him and a family as engrossed with music as any in this country, James
Keane was learning button accordion at an age when most children are learning to
simply do up their buttons. Six years old is early to start playing music, even
among various legends of players who started out as mere sprites. But by the age
of ten, Keane was already something of a fixture on the Dublin music scene,
following in the footsteps of many great players and sometimes even suffering
them stepping on his feet because he was too little for them to see him. Players
such as Seamus Ennis, Leo Rowome, Sonny Brogan, and Tommy Reck helped him get
started on the course that would lead to an outstanding career in this genre.
Here with his brother, of Cheftains fame, on fiddle.
1. Reels: Crossing the Shannon/Lad O'Beirne's/The Rough Road
2. Jigs: Blooming Meadows/Paudeen O'Rafferty
3. Reels: Maud Miller/The /Sailor's Return/Paddy Murphy's Wife
4. Reels: Master Crowley's/Crowley's #2
5. Jigs: The Bride's Favourite/Tony Rowe's/Walsh's/Nora Crionna
6. Reels: Reel of Mullinavat/The Connaught Heifer/Boys of Ballinahinch
7. Reels: Father Kelly's/Green Fields of America
8. Hornpipes: The Four Courts/The Cuckoo
9. Reels: The Tempest/Sean Frank
10. Jigs: The Kesh/Morrison's/Donnybrook Fair
11. Reels: Gorman's/Jennie's Wedding/The Dark Haired Lass
12. Hornpipe: The Echo
13. Reels: Father Ahearn's/O'Mahoney's
GLCD1163 Return to Inis Mor
Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents. His
father, Patrick, was from Inis Oirr in the Aran islands and his mother was from
Roscommon. His early teacher was Jerry O'Brien, a highly regarded player
originally from Kinsale, Co. Cork. The musician who probably most influenced
player Joe was the famous Brooklyn (of German extraction) melodeon player John
J. Kimmel who's 78's Joe studied intensely.
With: Patricia Gleeson (violin, viola); John O'Kane (cello); Carl Hession
(piano).
1 Humours of Lissadell/Music in the Glen/Johnson's
2 House in the Glen/O'Connell's Welcome to Dubin/Kitty from Coleraine
3 Hawk/Bridge of Athlone
4 Farrell O'Gara/The Flogging Reel
5 Tar Road to Sligo/Humours of Ennistymon
6 Tailor's Twist/Biddleston Hornpipe: The Tailor's Twist
7 Irish Widow's Lament (On the Death of Her Only Son)
8 Jenny's Wedding/Lads of Laois
9 Roseland Barndance
10 King Jig/Return to Inis Mor
11 Bonnie Kate/Doctor Gilbert: Bonnie Kate
12 Glen/Bee's Wing
13 Pastiche for Galway
14 Papa's Joy/Gallowglass
15 Jerry Picking Cookies/All Hands Around
GLCD1217 Bridgetown
At the age of 26, Johnny B Connolly has already generated a reputation as an
accomplished button accordionist. His talents have brought him across
continents, performing and recording with internationally renowned artists
Kevin Burke and The Chieftains. Named for his adopted home, Bridgetown is a
sparkling collection of Irish and French tunes and includes guest appearances
by Kevin Burke, Skip Parente, Jim Chapman and Aidan Brennan.
1. When Sick Is It Tea You
Want?/Eddie Kelly's/The Reverend Brothers Jig (Jigs),
2. Showman's Fancy/Off to
California (Hornpipes),
3. Marcelle and Marcel (Musette),
4. Splendid Isolation/ Brefni
O'Reillys/Ormond Sound (Reels),
5. Down the Hill/The Boys of
Ballisodare/Maids of Mount Cisco (Set Dance/Reels),
6. Seanamhac Tube Station/The Robin's
Nest (Jigs),
7. Ton Doubl Fishel (Traditional),
8. The Heathery Glen (Air),
9. The Bush On The Hill/Bobby
Casey's/Paddy Fahy's (Jigs),
10.Wheels of The World/Trip To Durrow
(Reels).
GLCD 1091 Stranger
at the Gate
O'Brien's button
accordion is backed by Daithi Sproule's sensitive guitar.
1. The Mountain Meadow/The Highlander Who Kissed His Granny (Reels)
2. Double Jigs: The Trip To Sligo/Daithi Sproule's
3. The Coachman's Whip/The Foxhunters' Chorus (Reels)
4. Strathspey: Lady Lyle/Liz Carroll's
5. Stranger At The Gate/Miss Ratray (Reels)
6. The Wounded Hussar (Song)
7. Strathspey: Miss Hutton/Reel: Miss Johnson Of Pitworth
8. Jimmy Powers' Favorite/The Luck Of The Toss (Slip Jigs)
9. Paddy Fahy's/Miss Patterson's Slippers (Reels)
10. The Traveler's Reel/The Bird's Nest (Reels)
11. Double Jigs: John Brady's/Garrett Barry's
12. Colonel Rodney/The Reel Of Bogie (Reels)
13. The Golden Eagle/Reel: Ed Reavy's Reel (Hornpipe)
14. The Lament From Eoin Rhua/Clan March: The March Of The Gaelic Order
(Slow Air)
15. Dr. Gilbert's Wife/Gus Dolan's Reel (Reels)
16. Tiny The Trooper/Single Jig: The Girls Of Knocknagow (Slip Jig)
17. The Miller Of Draughin/The Humours Of Castlefin (Reels)
DLCD 28 The Galway
Girl:
Sharon Shannon's Triple Platinum Best of.
This 15-track album includes a
selection of classic Sharon Shannon favourites along with both versions of the
hit single, The Galway Girl – the original featuring Steve Earle and the newly
recorded studio version with Mundy. A whole host of special guests are also
featured on the album including Damien Dempsey, Dessie O’Halloran, Kirsty
MacColl, Michael McGoldrick, Mike Scott, Jackson Browne and more
1.The Galway Girl (with Steve
Earle)
2.Blackbird
3.What You Make It da, da, da, da (with Marvel & Lady K)
4.Gaffo's Ball
5.Courtin' In The Kitchen (with Dessie O'Halloran, Damien Dempsey & Munday)
6.I've No Alibi (with Damien Dempsey - Live)
7.Tune For A Found Harmonium
8.A Man of Constant Sorrow (with Jackson Browne)
9.Neckbelly
10.A Song of The Rosy Cross (with Mike Scott)
11.Libertango (with Kirsty MacColl)
12.Bag of Cats
13.The Galway Girl (with Munday)
DLCD 36
Saints & Scoundrels
After the major quadruple-platinum selling success of The
Galway Girl Album and her two Meteor awards, Sharon's new studio album
includes several newly penned tracks by Sharon and boasts many special
guests including Shane MacGowan, Imelda May, Jerry Fish, Carol Keogh
(Automata), Justin Adams (Robert Plant Band), Jack O Grady and introducing
the mighty Cartoon Thieves
1 Mama Lou
2 Howya Horse
3 Go Tell the Devil
4 Wild West Wagon Train
5 Saints & Angels
6 Whitewash Station Blues
7 Hillbilly Lilly & Buffalo Benji
8 Let's Drink for Once Dead
9 Summer Sands
10 Cape Clear
11 Lady Luck
12 Rake at the Gates of Hell
DLCD 9
Libertango
Sharon Shannon’s top ten album featuring vocalists
Sinead O’Connor, the late Kirsty MacColl, Roisin Elsafty and Pauline Scanlon
along with the radio hit of last summer, ‘What You Make It (da da da da da)’
to be released in limited edition format with a bonus CD, ‘The Acoustic
Tour’. Never commercially released, this bonus CD was recorded live in Nova
Scotia in ’03 and features the Acoustic Band - Sharon Shannon on accordion
and whistle, Mary Shannon on Banjo and Mandolin and Jim Murray on guitar
with Pauline Scanlon on vocals. Pauline, who is receiving widespread acclaim
for her debut album ‘Red Colour Sun’, sings a fantastic version of the Joni
Mitchell classic ‘A Case of You’. Sharon and the band perform 11 tracks,
great live versions of tracks from her previous albums, ‘Out The Gap’, ‘Each
Little Thing’, The Diamond Mountain Sessions and Libertango. Also two
previously unreleased tracks, ‘Jims Jigs and Aires de Pontevedra
1 The Whitestrand Sling Browne
2 Libertango Piazzolla, Renolds, Wilkey
3 Duncan's MacDonald, MacDonald, McComiskey
4 An Phailistín Cheannabháin, Lunny
5 Albatross Green
6 Hogs and Heifers Murray, Shannon
7 The Seven Rejoices of Mary Traditional
8 All the Ways You Wander Spillane
9 The Burst Mattress MacDonald, Newman, Traditional
10 Space Party Murray, Shannon, Shannon
11 Anachie Gordon Traditional
12 The Wishing Well Peoples
13 What You Make It (Da da da Da) Browne, Christie, Marvel
DLCD 11
Tunes
A
n
album from Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, fiddler and leader of seminal trad
band, De Dannan, Mike McGoldrick, flautist and member of Capercaillie and Flook
and who fronts his own band Fused, and one-man rhythm section guitarist, Jim
Murray. The material on this new album is exactly as the title suggests – a
collection of tunes ranging from traditional Irish to traditional Asturian tunes
with some newly composed Scottish tunes and newly composed tunes by each of this
talented quartet thrown in for good measure. “Tunes” was recorded during
December 04 and January 05 in Galway and not only reflects the individual style
and virtuosity of each of the musicians, but also introduces us to the
powerhouse of energy and creativity generated by them collectively....
1 Cappataggle
Shuffle: Jim Donoghues/ The Cappataggle Shuffle/ The ...
2 Rookery: Paidin O'Rafferty's Jig/ The Rookery
3 Jewels of the Ocean: The Jewels of the Ocean/ Lizzie in the Low Ground
4 Road to Corrandulla: The Lochaber Badger/ The Road to Corrandulla
5 Billy in the Low Ground: Billy in the Low Ground/ Lost Giri
6 Summer's Coming: Summer's Coming/ Pasucais of Coana
7 Calum's Road
8 Mickey Joe Mikes: Mikey Joe Mikes/ The Diddeley-I-Pod
9 Bass Rock: The Bass Rock/ The Road to Errogie
10 Cat's Miaow: The Cat's Miaow/ Tickle Her Leg/ Drag Her Around the Road
11 Clare Reel: The Clare Reel/ An Coilleach
12 Bucks of Oranmore: King of the Pipers/ The Bucks of Oranmore
TARACD 4008
Josephine Marsh
Accordion player
Josephine Marsh's new CD is full of strange and quirky tunes from slow airs
to waltzes, marches, reels, jigs, hornpipes and polkas."A player of
outstanding ability" - Irish Times"Loose, free, spiritual, simple, joyous,
flowing" - Folk Roots.
1. The Boogie Reel/The
Cocktail
2. Cape Breton/The Dancing Master
3. Tony Dalton's/Tay In A Bucket
4. Paddy's Polkas
5. Matthew's Waltz
6. John Nauthon's/Return To Camden Town
7. Bold Doherty/Northern Jig
8. Bainis/Michael Joe Kennedy's
9. The Shephard
10. Tommy Mulhare's/East Of Glendart
11. Lad O Beirne's/Phyllis' Birthday
12. O Carolan's Receipt
13. Wallop The Cat From Under The Table/Onions And Bunions/The Split-Second Jig
14. Raitlin Island/Michael Joe Kennedy's
LUNCD 27 The Connachtman's
Rambles
The first solo album from the legendary Galway accordion
player Mairtin O’Connor
highlights his innovative musical approach and incredible technique. Joining
O’Connor to create an album that set new standards for accordion playing are
the talents of Donal Lunny, Gerry O’Beirne, and Colm Murphy.
Mairtin O’Connor went on to
perform and record with De Dannan for several years, and has made a number
of solo recordings since, with mostly his own compositions. His intense and
exuberant playing, influenced in part by the playing of the famous Galway
piper Patsy Touhey, are enabled by his technical mastery of the instrument.
1. The Jolly
Tinker (Reel)
2. Munster
Buttermilk / Port An Bhrather (Jigs)
3. Polkas
4. Hornpipe
5. A Stoir Mo
Chroi (Slow Air)
6. Mother's
Delight / The College Groves / Jennie's Chickens (Reels)
7. Ril Gan Anim /
Jenny Picking Cockles (Reels)
8. Larry O'Gaff /
The Castletown Connors (Jigs)
9. Lord Gordon's /
The Chicago Reel (Reels) 10.The Connachtman's Rambles / My Darling Asleep
(Jigs)
11. Mo Giolla Mear
(Air)
12. Happy To Meet,
Sorry To Part / Delaney's Drummers (Jigs).
MO C3
The Road West
Mairtin O'Connor - Accordion. Seamus O'Dowd - Guitars, Tiple &
Bass. Nollaig Casey - Fiddle & Viola. Garry O'Briain - Keyboards & Mandocello.
Brendan O'Regan - Bouzouki. Cathal Hayden - Fiddle. Gerry O'Connor - Banjo &
Mandolin James Blennerhassett - Bass' Ken Edge - Saxes & Clarinet' Maire
Breathnach - Fiddle, Viola & Vocals' Bill Shanley - Organ' Liam Bradley -
Percussion. Jimmy Higgins Snr. - Flugelhorn. Jimmy Higgins Jnr. - Percusssion.
Kevin Hough, Aine Ni Shioradain, Maeve Canavan & Martin Smith - Vocals.
1 The Cuckoo
2 Sunshine and Showers
3 The Goat Jig
4 The Road West
5 Rockin' the Boat
6 The Venusian Waltz
7 Shop Street
8 Inagh Valley
9 Into the New
10 Celebration Reel
11 A Half-Hour of Hours
12 Out to Sea
13 The Carna Czardas
MOC 1
Perpetual Motion
O'Connor explores many styles of music, from Basque fandangoes
to rock & roll. But he maintains a characteristically Irish lift to his
playing
1 Fandango
2 Rags to Rock N' Roll
3 Happy Hours
4 Carnival of Venice
5 Perpetual Motion
6 Ebra Polka
7 Emerald Blues
8 Cajun Medley
9 Beau St. Waltzes
10 Bulgarian Jig
11 Sophie from Sofia
12 Midnight on the Water
13 Hound Dog
MOC 4
Rain of Light
Mairtin O'Connor began playing the accordion at the age of nine
and has had a remarkable career stretching back to the late 70s. As well as
performing as a leading member of many traditional groups, he has also recorded
and toured with The Chieftains, Mark Knopfler, Elvis Costello, Rod Stewart and
on the highly popular Riverdance show. His new album "The Road West" is a
collection of more recent tunes, mostly rooted in the Irish tradition. Musicians
include Nollaig Casey, Cathal Hayden, Gerry O'Connor, Marie Breathnach amongst
others.
1 The Big Smoke
2 The Emigrant
3 The Corribean
4 The Snake
5 The Shape of Things to Come
6 Reels; Trip to Bright City/Farewell to the Land
7 St. Patrick's Dream
8 Emcee Squared Dance
9 Montserrat
10 Rain of Light Reel (Finale)