Great new recording from Liz Carroll and John Doyle. Most tunes are written by Ms. Carroll and/or John Doyle. Just the two of them playing fabulously as always. A well rounded collection of a few airs, jigs, hornpipes, polkas a waltz, then it’s “reels, reels, reels”. The polka “Bike to Ballyhahill” is a wickedly fun tune to play. Ms. Carroll taught it during the master fiddle classes during Milwaukee’s Irishfest. I was lucky enough that my teacher attended and taught it to me.
I know what they are, DebWah. What I'm wondering is how Liz came to write a tune about them, as I doubt you'd get them in Chicago. Mind, you, she may have come across them in visits to Edinburgh or Glasgow, I suppose. Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll be getting the CD anyway, so thanks for letting us know it's out.
just saw Liz & John at CelticFest in Jackson, MS where they put on three amazing shows, featuring much of the material from this CD & John's 'Wayward Son' CD also. Liz taught us another tune from this one at the workshop she did, a jig called 'The McSweeny Side' which is great fun to play as well! How lucky we all are that these two are making the rounds at this time.
A tidbit on the tune "Getting There" - Liz Carroll taught it at a workshop at Wesleyan two years ago, and at that time she called it "The Old Course," after a golf course she was fond of.
These two worthies effortlessly and masterfully serve up some lovely new tunes that sound like they could be a hundred years old, and remind me how contemporary the tradition can be.
Anyone know where I could get written music for 'Hunters Moon' and 'Getting There' from the 'In Play' CD? Liz and John were here in concert in March- truly blew me away!
thanks- Carole from St. Louis
Also a big fan of the album in general. But after the notation for "Northern Jig" and "The McSweeney Side" in particular. Would appreciate anyone who could post them. I understand the Northern is a John Loughran tune from the "The Northern Fiddler". Can't actually lay my hands on the book and is now out of print.
In Play
Great new recording from Liz Carroll and John Doyle. Most tunes are written by Ms. Carroll and/or John Doyle. Just the two of them playing fabulously as always. A well rounded collection of a few airs, jigs, hornpipes, polkas a waltz, then it’s “reels, reels, reels”. The polka “Bike to Ballyhahill” is a wickedly fun tune to play. Ms. Carroll taught it during the master fiddle classes during Milwaukee’s Irishfest. I was lucky enough that my teacher attended and taught it to me.
# Posted on September 19th 2005 by Agnes Nutter
Curious
DebWah - do the sleeve notes tell the story behind "Smokies In Arbroath" ?
# Posted on September 19th 2005 by Kenny
Smokies in Arbroath
Kenny,
The tune (reel) was penned by Liz, "Smokies are smoked haddock, and are to die for"(as is the tune!).
Deb.
# Posted on September 19th 2005 by Agnes Nutter
Yeah, but..............
I know what they are, DebWah. What I'm wondering is how Liz came to write a tune about them, as I doubt you'd get them in Chicago. Mind, you, she may have come across them in visits to Edinburgh or Glasgow, I suppose. Thanks for the prompt reply. I'll be getting the CD anyway, so thanks for letting us know it's out.
# Posted on September 19th 2005 by Kenny
What a team!
just saw Liz & John at CelticFest in Jackson, MS where they put on three amazing shows, featuring much of the material from this CD & John's 'Wayward Son' CD also. Liz taught us another tune from this one at the workshop she did, a jig called 'The McSweeny Side' which is great fun to play as well! How lucky we all are that these two are making the rounds at this time.
# Posted on September 22nd 2005 by tom morley
"Getting There"
A tidbit on the tune "Getting There" - Liz Carroll taught it at a workshop at Wesleyan two years ago, and at that time she called it "The Old Course," after a golf course she was fond of.
# Posted on October 23rd 2005 by Saiget
In Play playin'
These two worthies effortlessly and masterfully serve up some lovely new tunes that sound like they could be a hundred years old, and remind me how contemporary the tradition can be.
# Posted on April 12th 2006 by drone
'Hunters Moon' and 'Getting There'
Anyone know where I could get written music for 'Hunters Moon' and 'Getting There' from the 'In Play' CD? Liz and John were here in concert in March- truly blew me away!
thanks- Carole from St. Louis
# Posted on April 17th 2006 by Cbryan20
Northern and The Box Man
I play by ear and have CD almost worn out with repeats of these two jigs , more or less have tunes now but would appreciate notation.
Just missed gig in Dublin recently
# Posted on June 20th 2006 by tradmadman
Northern and McSweeney Side
Also a big fan of the album in general. But after the notation for "Northern Jig" and "The McSweeney Side" in particular. Would appreciate anyone who could post them. I understand the Northern is a John Loughran tune from the "The Northern Fiddler". Can't actually lay my hands on the book and is now out of print.
# Posted on February 26th 2007 by Michael Heytman