Since this is year end and not wanting to do the "what are you listening to" thread; what are your favorite CDs this year??
Mine are in no particular order:
Ronan Browne/Pedar O'Laughlin, South West Wind/Touch Me if You Dare
David Power-My Love is in America
Seamus /HeaneyLiam O'Flynn-The Poet and the Piper
Denis Murphy-Star Above the Garter
2 Compilation CDs-Farewell To Lissycasey and The Mountain Road (Cork & Kerry)
"At First Light" by Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry. Don't know if it came out this year, but I bought it this year. Far superior to either 'Wired' or 'Fused' by McGoldrick.
Jaysus! Didn't realise there were this many CD's out. Ha! I thought there were only a few but this McGoldrick guy sounds like he's worth listening too. Has he done a Sharon Shannon thing and gone a bit Jazzy or is he pure Irish?
He dosent really play jazzy but a lot of the backing on his last 2 CD's is jazzy or funky as he likes to say himself.I myself think its absolutely class!!! Some people might disagree but everyone has there own opinion.
The ''Tunes'' CD with Gavin and Shannon is fairly tradiotional.Deffinetely worth a listen.
I have not got any trad c.d's for a few years however I got a flogging molly psychoceilie c.d. from someone this year, take away the trad instruments and they are a punk band. If you take away the overdriven guitar and drums they are a folk band a bit like brush shields meets stocktons wing what a load of s**t however I am told they are massive in the states along with bands like dropkick murphys and the tossers it is a very strained version of irish music if there ever was one
I have to admit to being a purist. I don't like Coolfin or anything like that and I did hear some stuff from Sharon Shannon that I found to modern. Avoid Dropkick Murphys lads. Its Woeful!!!
Think I might go out and buy something from Alton or a Gerry O'Conner CD.
This is a tough one. I will limit to one per band. I bought all of these this year.
Lunasa- "Redwood"
Danu- "When all is Said and Done"
Dervish- "Playing With Fire"
Teada- "Teada" (I haven't had the second album long enough for it to be considered)
Flook- "Rubai" (I still haven't gotten Haven)
From what I've been told, a purist is a person who is strictly traditional and doesn't rock music or dance music (rave) etc mixing with tunes. Dropkick Murphys and Coolfin would preety much be out of the question for a purist.
Theres nothing wrong with being a purist at all but I have this personal thing were purist are looked upon as being picky. Sort of like classing tunes as "this is the way we're doing it!!". But its not true, just something going on in my funny little mind.
Your favorite CDs this year
Your favorite CDs this year
Since this is year end and not wanting to do the "what are you listening to" thread; what are your favorite CDs this year??
Mine are in no particular order:
Ronan Browne/Pedar O'Laughlin, South West Wind/Touch Me if You Dare
David Power-My Love is in America
Seamus /HeaneyLiam O'Flynn-The Poet and the Piper
Denis Murphy-Star Above the Garter
2 Compilation CDs-Farewell To Lissycasey and The Mountain Road (Cork & Kerry)
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by I_Fel
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
"At First Light" by Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry. Don't know if it came out this year, but I bought it this year. Far superior to either 'Wired' or 'Fused' by McGoldrick.
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by sergeant fox
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
''At first light'' was released in 2001,it is a mighty cd.
The top CD's for me this year were:
Michael McGoldrick~ wired
McGoldrick,Shannon,Murray,Gavin.~Tunes
Ceide~Out of their shell
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by S.Doherty
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
Jaysus! Didn't realise there were this many CD's out. Ha! I thought there were only a few but this McGoldrick guy sounds like he's worth listening too. Has he done a Sharon Shannon thing and gone a bit Jazzy or is he pure Irish?
# Posted on December 27th 2005 by 52Paddy
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
He dosent really play jazzy but a lot of the backing on his last 2 CD's is jazzy or funky as he likes to say himself.I myself think its absolutely class!!! Some people might disagree but everyone has there own opinion.
The ''Tunes'' CD with Gavin and Shannon is fairly tradiotional.Deffinetely worth a listen.
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by S.Doherty
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
"Tunes" and "Wired" aren't traditional at all. You should avoid them if you're a purist.
My favourtie recordings bought this year:
Angelina Carberry "An Traidisiún Beo" (banjo with box, guitar, piano)
Marcas O'Murchu "O Bheal go Beal" (flute with bodhran, guitar)
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by slainte
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
I have not got any trad c.d's for a few years however I got a flogging molly psychoceilie c.d. from someone this year, take away the trad instruments and they are a punk band. If you take away the overdriven guitar and drums they are a folk band a bit like brush shields meets stocktons wing what a load of s**t however I am told they are massive in the states along with bands like dropkick murphys and the tossers it is a very strained version of irish music if there ever was one
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by Ripthecalico
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
I have to admit to being a purist. I don't like Coolfin or anything like that and I did hear some stuff from Sharon Shannon that I found to modern. Avoid Dropkick Murphys lads. Its Woeful!!!
Think I might go out and buy something from Alton or a Gerry O'Conner CD.
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by 52Paddy
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
What is a purist? How do you define it? I'm worried I might be one. Is there a test? Should I be ashamed if I am one?
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by Feargal French
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
I believe there's a 12-step programme for that kind of thing...
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by Just a person
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
Flook - Haven
# Posted on December 28th 2005 by JPcares
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
This is a tough one. I will limit to one per band. I bought all of these this year.
Lunasa- "Redwood"
Danu- "When all is Said and Done"
Dervish- "Playing With Fire"
Teada- "Teada" (I haven't had the second album long enough for it to be considered)
Flook- "Rubai" (I still haven't gotten Haven)
# Posted on December 30th 2005 by Why Bother?
Re: Your favorite CDs this year
"What is a purist?"
From what I've been told, a purist is a person who is strictly traditional and doesn't rock music or dance music (rave) etc mixing with tunes. Dropkick Murphys and Coolfin would preety much be out of the question for a purist.
Theres nothing wrong with being a purist at all but I have this personal thing were purist are looked upon as being picky. Sort of like classing tunes as "this is the way we're doing it!!". But its not true, just something going on in my funny little mind.
# Posted on December 30th 2005 by 52Paddy