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I'd like to expand my cd collection ,does anyone know of any good cd's With just fiddle and guiter(K.Burke and G Foley kind of thing),good powerful stuff.Any Ideas would be very much appreciated

# Posted on October 23rd 2006 by Effie

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Kiz and Yvonne Kane, The well tempered bow

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/252

# Posted on October 23rd 2006 by Backer

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Tommy Peoples and Daithi Sproule on Iron Man as well as
Peoples and Paul Brady on The High Part of the Road. Very powerful playing.

# Posted on October 23rd 2006 by Splendid Isolation

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Ditto on The Iron Man--mighty stuff.

Also Overland by Randal Bays and Daithi Sproule.

# Posted on October 23rd 2006 by mickray

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I think Backer means LIZ and Yvonne Kane- they are great! Also, The Lonesome Touch (Martin Hayes) is just fiddle and guitar and freakin fabulaus!

# Posted on October 23rd 2006 by BE

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In Play with Liz Carroll and John Doyle.
Ceol Cill Na Martra by Connie O'Connell is mostly just him and Guitar.

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by Unseen122

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Liz Carroll , Lost in the loop might do the trick...and if you can trade in the guitar for a bouzouki Frankie Gavin & Alec Finn CD from about 1979 is hard to beat!

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by beginagainer

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Desert Island disc:

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/522

Still in steady rotation. Not enough superlatives to describe this album.

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by octogreg

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James Kelly and Zan McLeod's The Ring Sessions. Brilliant stuff!

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by Crysania

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The late Andy McGann did a nice one with Paul Brady some years ago, Shannachie I Think

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by feadoger

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I was just listening to Alasdair Fraser's "Return to Kintail" this morning---just lovely stuff, not very upbeat, but beautiful playing. I think Tony McManus might be my favorite guitar player for accompaniment.

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by kennedy

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Promenade is my favourite.
Kevin Burke and Michael O Domhnaill.

Cathal Hayden and Arty McGlynn - Handed Down

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by eurbanjo

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A few that I enjoy, beyond the fine suggestions already offered:

Frankie Gavin & Alec Finn -- this one: http://thesession.org/recordings/display/432

Kevin Burke -- Sweeney's Dream -- http://thesession.org/recordings/display/258

Kevin Burke -- If the Cap Fits -- http://thesession.org/recordings/display/210 (get it at http://www.kevinburke.com)

Oisin Mac Diarmada -- Ar An Bhfidil (On The Fiddle) -- http://thesession.org/recordings/display/285

Sean Keane -- Gusty's Frolics -- http://thesession.org/recordings/display/929

# Posted on October 24th 2006 by crazy_fingerz

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So Many styles of fiddling to choose from.
Gerry O'Connor' Journeyman CD is highly reccommended

# Posted on October 25th 2006 by murcu

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Did you know, paul brady recorded that andy mcgann one, the high part of the road with peoples and backed another beaut of an album in one week? isnt he just great?

Ive heard He's interested in getting back into backing trad too....if you like his rock n roll backing then id recommend them. I love those albums, for the time they came out, and the general feel off them......

If you like nice guitar backing for traditional Irish fiddle music (that doesnt contain 50% obscure paddy fahey tunes), then look up Jesse smith and john blake jigs n reels, kevin mooneys album (music of the glen) ,and also brain rooneys stuff. The backing and fiddle playing is sublime...
good luck

# Posted on October 25th 2006 by Hugo Chavez

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Ciaran money.

# Posted on October 26th 2006 by Hugo Chavez