Although he has previously appeared on albums such as 'The Brass Fiddle' and 'The Fiddle Music of Donegal, Vol. 2', this double-CD is the first to be entirely devoted to the music of The Croaghs fiddler Vincent Campbell. The collection (86 tracks in total) draws upon public and private recordings dating as far back as 1962 (when Vincent was in his early twenties) and, interspersed with some stories, provides a superb picture of the extent and strengths of the fiddler's repertoire.
Because of the sheer number of tracks I've had to split the listing into two parts. To see the detail as a whole visit http://www.donegalfiddlemusic.ie/sound-9.htm where some sound clips are also available and the album can be purchased for €22.
Although he has previously appeared on albums such as 'The Brass Fiddle' and 'The Fiddle Music of Donegal, Vol. 2', this double-CD is the first to be entirely devoted to the music of The Croaghs fiddler Vincent Campbell. The collection (86 tracks in total) draws upon public and private recordings dating as far back as 1962 (when Vincent was in his early twenties) and, interspersed with some stories, provides a superb picture of the extent and strengths of the fiddler's repertoire.
Because of the sheer number of tracks I've had to split the listing into two parts. To see the detail as a whole visit http://www.donegalfiddlemusic.ie/sound-9.htm where some sound clips are also available and the album can be purchased for €22.
# Posted on January 16th 2010 by MacCruiskeen
I've enjoyed Vincent's music for years, on the Brass Fiddle and also a home recording I was given about 10 years ago. Powerful music!
Track 40 is the Ballyoran Polka, or the Waves of Torey as it's called in the Roche Collection.
# Posted on January 25th 2010 by KLR
Track 21
Track 21 links to the Shamrock Jig, it's actually the Shamrock Barndance which is played here: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11250
# Posted on May 25th 2011 by KLR