“As the title of this CD, As we got them implies, the musicians here are playing tunes from their own place – music that has been handed down over the generations.
In the 1920s and ‘30s, the music of this area was recorded by other local musicians, most notably Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran, James Morrison, John McKenna; so there’s a line here, a continuity, an effort to preserve the regional musical identity. But of course there are no hard and fast rules. A number of tunes, adopted from here and there, have filtered into the musical consciousness over the years and have made themselves at home – which, I suppose, proves that a good tune has no boundaries.
I have met all the musicians at one time or another and played with most of them. All are proud and passionate about their music and have spent their lives playing it.
As I understand it, there are no studio tricks included here. The music is genuine and from the heart – what you hear is what you get. A cross-section, if you like, of the music that is currently played in the region.
For those interested in the music, this CD is definitely worthy of a special place in their collection”
They are Jame Murray (flute and fiddle), Jimmy Murphy (fiddle), James McDonagh (flute), Harry McGowan (flute), Mick Loftus (flute), Gregory Daly (flute), Ollie Ross (piano), Francis Gaffney (guitar), Paul Gurney (piano)
hossboss - many of these tunes will show up in the "links" if you add apostrophes in the appropriate places. eg - Fred Finn's You can edit this yourself. Looks like a good recording for the flute-players among us.
Thanks for the tip, Kenny. Yes, there is some great flute on this, particularly Gregory Daly solo on Over The Moors and a Harry McGowan solo on the Mossy Banks. This CD is making quite a "buzz" around the New York and New Jersey sessions.
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In the words of Matt Molloy:
“As the title of this CD, As we got them implies, the musicians here are playing tunes from their own place – music that has been handed down over the generations.
In the 1920s and ‘30s, the music of this area was recorded by other local musicians, most notably Michael Coleman, Paddy Killoran, James Morrison, John McKenna; so there’s a line here, a continuity, an effort to preserve the regional musical identity. But of course there are no hard and fast rules. A number of tunes, adopted from here and there, have filtered into the musical consciousness over the years and have made themselves at home – which, I suppose, proves that a good tune has no boundaries.
I have met all the musicians at one time or another and played with most of them. All are proud and passionate about their music and have spent their lives playing it.
As I understand it, there are no studio tricks included here. The music is genuine and from the heart – what you hear is what you get. A cross-section, if you like, of the music that is currently played in the region.
For those interested in the music, this CD is definitely worthy of a special place in their collection”
As we got them is available on Amazon.com
# Posted on January 21st 2006 by hossboss
Names of the Various Artists
They are Jame Murray (flute and fiddle), Jimmy Murphy (fiddle), James McDonagh (flute), Harry McGowan (flute), Mick Loftus (flute), Gregory Daly (flute), Ollie Ross (piano), Francis Gaffney (guitar), Paul Gurney (piano)
# Posted on January 22nd 2006 by hossboss
Apostrophes
hossboss - many of these tunes will show up in the "links" if you add apostrophes in the appropriate places. eg - Fred Finn's You can edit this yourself. Looks like a good recording for the flute-players among us.
# Posted on January 23rd 2006 by Kenny
Apostrophes
Thanks for the tip, Kenny. Yes, there is some great flute on this, particularly Gregory Daly solo on Over The Moors and a Harry McGowan solo on the Mossy Banks. This CD is making quite a "buzz" around the New York and New Jersey sessions.
# Posted on January 24th 2006 by hossboss
How did this cd come to be?
# Posted on August 20th 2006 by LH
Hi Lesl. I would say that Gregory Daly was the organizer, but it is basically musician friends informally getting together to make a record
# Posted on May 7th 2007 by hossboss