Newly released, seems to be a bit like the "older" offerings. It's lovely, lively and offers some great tunes. 3 new compositions: "Richie's Reel" penned by C. Tourish, "Nia's Dance" penned by M. Ni Mhaoaigh and The Roseville from D. Sproule.
I really enjoyed the Song "The Wind and Rain" a sprightly song of a murderous sister.
The Silver Slipper, a set of a Slip Jig and Jig is a lovely tribute to John Dougherty. It is clear with their playing of this set, their deep regard of an extraordinary fiddler.
Track 2; Tommy People's; liner notes indicate that this tune was the Tommy People's recorded on the "Ceol Aduaidh album of Mairéd and Frankie Kennedy. "It is related to a reel entitled :Green Pease Straw and now appears under that name in a number of 19th century publications."
i'ven't heard it.and i don't feel interested anymore...as once again we can see the names of Dolly Parton and Paul Brady on the sleeve..so i guess they 're following the country patern they began with the awfull Another sky...
I've heard it also, and it is typical, quality Altan. I was concerned about yet another group going in the direction of Bluegrass and Dylan, such as Solas. Or, like Solas, return to ITM without John Doyle with less energy. This is definitely NOT the case with Altan. They have a full contingent of players here, their regulars and their irregulars, including Jim Higgins on Bodhran and Daithe Sproule on guitar.
Of course they're good, but I'm not as taken with this album as I was with their first one - and suspect this is partly because we've all got a lot older. The initial tunes on that first one, followed by the song Ta Mo Chleamhnas A Dheanamh, had (IMO) a matchless edge and poignancy: comparing that first one to "Local Ground" is a bit like comparing Bothy Band I to recent Patrick Street. But one can't turn the clock back.
Lovely New Recording From One of the Best
Newly released, seems to be a bit like the "older" offerings. It's lovely, lively and offers some great tunes. 3 new compositions: "Richie's Reel" penned by C. Tourish, "Nia's Dance" penned by M. Ni Mhaoaigh and The Roseville from D. Sproule.
I really enjoyed the Song "The Wind and Rain" a sprightly song of a murderous sister.
The Silver Slipper, a set of a Slip Jig and Jig is a lovely tribute to John Dougherty. It is clear with their playing of this set, their deep regard of an extraordinary fiddler.
# Posted on March 24th 2005 by Agnes Nutter
Forgot to mention..
Track 2; Tommy People's; liner notes indicate that this tune was the Tommy People's recorded on the "Ceol Aduaidh album of Mairéd and Frankie Kennedy. "It is related to a reel entitled :Green Pease Straw and now appears under that name in a number of 19th century publications."
# Posted on March 24th 2005 by Agnes Nutter
Title?
"Green Pease Straw" ? - more likely "Clean Pease Strae", and I'd never noticed the similarity until you mentioned it. Thanks.
# Posted on March 24th 2005 by Kenny
i'ven't heard it.and i don't feel interested anymore...as once again we can see the names of Dolly Parton and Paul Brady on the sleeve..so i guess they 're following the country patern they began with the awfull Another sky...
Paul
# Posted on March 26th 2005 by paul95
O_o
ha!
# Posted on March 29th 2005 by Pádraig
Good Album
I've heard it also, and it is typical, quality Altan. I was concerned about yet another group going in the direction of Bluegrass and Dylan, such as Solas. Or, like Solas, return to ITM without John Doyle with less energy. This is definitely NOT the case with Altan. They have a full contingent of players here, their regulars and their irregulars, including Jim Higgins on Bodhran and Daithe Sproule on guitar.
# Posted on April 3rd 2005 by CeolCairdeas
"Local Ground" - Altan
Of course they're good, but I'm not as taken with this album as I was with their first one - and suspect this is partly because we've all got a lot older. The initial tunes on that first one, followed by the song Ta Mo Chleamhnas A Dheanamh, had (IMO) a matchless edge and poignancy: comparing that first one to "Local Ground" is a bit like comparing Bothy Band I to recent Patrick Street. But one can't turn the clock back.
# Posted on April 5th 2007 by nicholas
My favourite on this is the all-too-brief run through Charlie Lennon's reel The Road To Cashel.
# Posted on April 5th 2007 by nicholas