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My review

The tunes are nice. They are mostly very old tunes taken from various manuscripts and collections (Grier, Breathnach, Petrie, O'Neill etc). I think he is a very good piper too. I don't fully understand the dynamics of piping and its different styles but he sounds quite tight to me. I don't like the accompaniment however. While Michael Rooney is a great harp player and Jens Kommnick is a good guitar accompanist, I personally don't think piping should be accompanied. That's just a personal thing though. The tracks with Deirdre McNamara (Brian's sister I think) on concertina make for an interesting duet.

# Posted on September 29th 2007 by 52Paddy

Brian McNamara

I love this CD. I've been listening to it quite a bit lately. I love Michael Rooney's accompaniment. I wouldn't like it if the pipes were all going full blast but the typical Brian M restraint is set off quite nicely by the harp. I hate the drones and regulators *unless* the pipes are going solo. IMHO the pipes mess things up with regulators and drones when they are set against other instruments.
I also love the CD with Tim Collins, Reed Only. Both Tim and Brian are wonderful players.

# Posted on July 25th 2008 by cocus

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