I was never a big fan of Paul Brock's style of playing but having listened to this album, it's grown on me a little bit. There is a nice selection of tunes and some versions I've never heard before. Supporting artists are good too.
One year later and a whole lot wiser, I thoroughly recommend this album to fan's of the old melodeon style of accordion playing. Paul Brock instills life into the tunes he plays, which are top class. He has a great knowledge of the old recorded musicians of the 20s and 30s and recreates this style on this album. I believe he has a high regard for tunes like barndances and waltzes which would back this up. It's hard to give a general review on this album because his style is very much rooted in the old melodeon tradition and those musicians recorded nearly a century ago but I personally think its a fantastic album and sheds a new light on an accordion tradition that isn't seen too much these days.
Paul Brock - Mo Chairdin
With Maeve Donnelly, Manus McGuire, Carl Hession & Christy Dunne.
1992 on Gael-Linn
# Posted on November 7th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Mo ChairdÃn
I was never a big fan of Paul Brock's style of playing but having listened to this album, it's grown on me a little bit. There is a nice selection of tunes and some versions I've never heard before. Supporting artists are good too.
# Posted on January 3rd 2007 by 52Paddy
Mo ChairdÃn Revisited
One year later and a whole lot wiser, I thoroughly recommend this album to fan's of the old melodeon style of accordion playing. Paul Brock instills life into the tunes he plays, which are top class. He has a great knowledge of the old recorded musicians of the 20s and 30s and recreates this style on this album. I believe he has a high regard for tunes like barndances and waltzes which would back this up. It's hard to give a general review on this album because his style is very much rooted in the old melodeon tradition and those musicians recorded nearly a century ago but I personally think its a fantastic album and sheds a new light on an accordion tradition that isn't seen too much these days.
# Posted on January 16th 2008 by 52Paddy