The title of the first tune in track 4, Toormore, is correct, but I noticed it's linking to the wrong tune on this site. Currently, it's linking to a polka, The Maid of Ardagh, with Toormore given as an alternate name.
Actually, the tune titled Toormore on this album is a slide also know as The House Party. It's listed here when I search the tune section under Toormore, but I'm not sure how to change this recording section to cross refer to the correct tune. (If that's even possible. ) The Toormore Slide is in Matt Cranitch's fiddle book, by the way.
Just listening to a couple of my favourite slides on this recording and I noticed the first comment back in 2004: "not great"
All I can say is that is the boys have matured well and they sound great to me! I treasure a short recording of them off the radio playing the O'Dowd's Favourite set live somewhere - probably the most exciting playing I've ever heard. If anyone has more recordings from that live broadcast I'd love to hear them.
."Matured" ??? I would have thought all 3 musicians were in their 40s when they made this recording. They were all great players then, and still are, "Celtic1234" is entitled to his/her opinion, but I disagree. There's some great music on this record.
Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Dave Hennessy (melodeon), Mick Daly (vocals, Guitar, Banjo). Not great but worth posting.
# Posted on July 16th 2004 by Celtic1234
Track 4 link correction
The title of the first tune in track 4, Toormore, is correct, but I noticed it's linking to the wrong tune on this site. Currently, it's linking to a polka, The Maid of Ardagh, with Toormore given as an alternate name.
Actually, the tune titled Toormore on this album is a slide also know as The House Party. It's listed here when I search the tune section under Toormore, but I'm not sure how to change this recording section to cross refer to the correct tune. (If that's even possible. ) The Toormore Slide is in Matt Cranitch's fiddle book, by the way.
# Posted on December 9th 2007 by Zhenya
Great stuff!
Just listening to a couple of my favourite slides on this recording and I noticed the first comment back in 2004: "not great"
All I can say is that is the boys have matured well and they sound great to me! I treasure a short recording of them off the radio playing the O'Dowd's Favourite set live somewhere - probably the most exciting playing I've ever heard. If anyone has more recordings from that live broadcast I'd love to hear them.
# Posted on February 29th 2008 by dogbox
"matured" ?
."Matured" ??? I would have thought all 3 musicians were in their 40s when they made this recording. They were all great players then, and still are, "Celtic1234" is entitled to his/her opinion, but I disagree. There's some great music on this record.
# Posted on February 29th 2008 by Kenny