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ITM - Harmonica CDs, suggestions?

Realizing there are a lot of varied types of Traditional Irish Music for the Harmonica, and the short supply of clear songs on Youtube,

was wondering if some folks could make suggestions for "available" CDs for Harmonica Music.

I'm not looking for ones that only feature one or two harmonica songs, or used only as accompaniment.

I'm looking for traditional irish music on the harmonica, a fiddle as background/accompaniment is fine.

Think Beginner looking to get familiar with some great harmonica playing tunes, and maybe use to play along with later.

Thanks mates.

ps- i think what im starting to appreciate more are the slower "jigs" and "set-dances" ?

Listened to a clip by Steve Shaw, called The Butterfly (slip jig), and Out On The Ocean & Blarney Pilgrim (jig)

Also, on youtube Rick Epping doing the BlackBird (at ironlung 2004)

Amazing !

Thanks

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by jimbo77

Re: ITM - Harmonica CDs, suggestions?

Have a look at my slightly out-of-date harmonica discography at http://www.irishmusicreview.com. That should get you started.

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by Floss the Tethers

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Andy Irvine does a lot of work with harmonica & bouzouki/mandola. Perhaps not what you are ultimately looking for, but could give you an idea of how it sounds. There are a few vids of Andy and his harmonica on Hans Speek's Irish Bouzouki site.

//irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by Rhychawr Catsmeat

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CD : Iron Lung : Triple harp by-pass

=Mick Kinsella, Rick Epping & Breandan Power.

Also look at other CDs etc from each of them

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by <>-_-_-<>

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Thanks guys, i'll have a lok,

and yeah, i forgot, looking for Diatonic players.

thanks again !

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by jimbo77

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And Eddie Clarke ofcourse.

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by <>-_-_-<>

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Not forgetting the umpteen-times all ireland champion himself...

Noel Battle - "music from the reeds"

100% Harmonica...just as ye were looking for

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by andy69

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And of course, don't forget Wexfords finest, Jonn and Pip Murphy.

The Trip to Cullenstown is the CD title and they made it with their father Phil who sadly passed away some years ago.

There is a festival every year in Carrig on Bannow, Wexford, for the last 17 years to commemorate Phil and although it had some lean years is still one of the best tradfests around. Usually the last weekend of july......

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by banjoburger

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Brendan Power per kilfarboy, try the 'New Irish Harmonica' link on the left of his site, a few sample clips there:

http://www.brendan-power.com/

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by SWFL Fiddler

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Irish hamonica:
New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/857
Mouth Box by James Conway
Blowing Through the Reeds by Steve Shaw (session.org member)

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by Lurcherjohn

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Lurch- yeah, I found some clips of Shaw's CD... I LOVE his jigs. I can clearly here the differences between jigs and reels in this clips.

Love it.

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by jimbo77

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Google "Don Kavanagh Harmonica" for a great CD "A Dubliner and His Harmonica". Nothing more to be said.

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by ian clark

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Two of my fave albums irregardless of harp content:

"Pigtown Fling" - Randal Bays & Joel Bernstein

"Open House" - Kevin Burke with Mark Graham (harmonica)

Also seek out "Jean Sabot & Laors Dacquay" - Breton, Scottish & Irish tunes...

and for a pretty wild Canadian album seek out Mike Stevens "The World is Only Air" where he plays, among other things, Big John MacNeil in four keys with a single diatonic harp.

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by octogreg

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i cant find Pigtown ... ?

looking for Mike Stevens now,
thanks

# Posted on January 13th 2009 by jimbo77

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Aye, Jean Sabot is a genius. He tears harps to pieces and butchers the insides and then rebuilds them to be the perfect instruments for ITM, and he's brilliant in sessions. Fearless he is! He seems to know thousands of tunes, the bugger!! He's a lovely bloke to boot. That's a great CD of his you mentioned. You can probably get it via his website. It's reviewed at Geoff''s site here:
http://www.irishmusicreview.com

# Posted on January 14th 2009 by Steve Shaw

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Pigtown Fling can be had from Celtic Grooves, Ossian USA, or CD Baby. Outstanding album by Eddie Clarke's American protege on harmonica, Joel Bernstein, and Randal Bays on fiddle. Clarke's stuff is harder to come by, since "Crossroads" with Joe Ryan has never been re-issued on CD.

# Posted on January 14th 2009 by alec b

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Rick Epping also did a fun CD with Frankie Gavin, called "Jiggin' the Blues"

# Posted on January 14th 2009 by Reverend