(this album is often cited as an example of:
a. How inappropriate bodhran playing can be
and
b. How great tune playing can trancend really bad backing. almost.)
great fiddle playing.
Really, REALLY excellent bodhran playing.
(this album is often cited as an example of:
a. How to play the bodhran properly
and
b. How great tune playing can be enhanced by really good backing
I have it on good authority that Junior himself is somewhat unconfortable with his playing on this album (though i'm happy to be corrected on this - i hope it's true though, shows how people grow musically etc.)...and goes to show that what it takes to make music and what it takes to win compititions can sometimes be very different, er, skill-sets.
each to their own - I'm just glad the tricksy-tricksiness style is slowly dying awaynow, for a while there it seemed the music was being swamped in single endedy-synco-triplet b*llox
Track 1 "Road to Cashel" is the Curlews by Josephine Keegan.
"Gillespie's" is The Banks of Newfoundland and Drummond Castle. I assume they're called Gillespie's because the set comes from the recording "Traditional Music From London" by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie and Mick Leahy.
"Donegal Reel" is Sheila Coyle's.
Over the Broken Bridge I know as "Across the Fence" by Brendan McGlinchey.
Lambert's is the Tar Road to Sligo.
Bell of Tipperary is just missing a plural or it would be linked to Belles of Tipperary/The New Policeman.
Fahy's is Julia Delany's.
Crawford's is The Aughacashel.
McGann's is The Rambler as on "Up Close" by Kevin Burke.
Charlie Lennon's is the Leitrim Lilter.
The Second tune of Molloy's Favourite is Cuz Teahan's.
Maurice Lennon's on the last track is the Road to Garrison.
Awesome fiddle playing and great tunes. A must for anyone learning fiddle.
Folan
It's actually Declan Folan, not Foley
Great album- brilliant tunes.
# Posted on April 18th 2007 by sneetch
great fiddle playing.
Really, REALLY bad bodhran playing.
(this album is often cited as an example of:
a. How inappropriate bodhran playing can be
and
b. How great tune playing can trancend really bad backing. almost.)
# Posted on April 19th 2007 by SirNose
A different opinion
great fiddle playing.
Really, REALLY excellent bodhran playing.
(this album is often cited as an example of:
a. How to play the bodhran properly
and
b. How great tune playing can be enhanced by really good backing
# Posted on June 5th 2007 by groxburgh
I have to agree with groxburgh...fantastic bodhran playing. The new album (A Sound Skin) is equally as good.
# Posted on June 7th 2007 by Crysania
Junior Davey is a 5-time All-Ireland on the bodhran. I guess he's not too bad.
# Posted on April 29th 2008 by Odin
I have it on good authority that Junior himself is somewhat unconfortable with his playing on this album (though i'm happy to be corrected on this - i hope it's true though, shows how people grow musically etc.)...and goes to show that what it takes to make music and what it takes to win compititions can sometimes be very different, er, skill-sets.
each to their own - I'm just glad the tricksy-tricksiness style is slowly dying awaynow, for a while there it seemed the music was being swamped in single endedy-synco-triplet b*llox
# Posted on April 29th 2008 by SirNose
Track 1 "Road to Cashel" is the Curlews by Josephine Keegan.
"Gillespie's" is The Banks of Newfoundland and Drummond Castle. I assume they're called Gillespie's because the set comes from the recording "Traditional Music From London" by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie and Mick Leahy.
"Donegal Reel" is Sheila Coyle's.
Over the Broken Bridge I know as "Across the Fence" by Brendan McGlinchey.
Lambert's is the Tar Road to Sligo.
Bell of Tipperary is just missing a plural or it would be linked to Belles of Tipperary/The New Policeman.
Fahy's is Julia Delany's.
Crawford's is The Aughacashel.
McGann's is The Rambler as on "Up Close" by Kevin Burke.
Charlie Lennon's is the Leitrim Lilter.
The Second tune of Molloy's Favourite is Cuz Teahan's.
Maurice Lennon's on the last track is the Road to Garrison.
Awesome fiddle playing and great tunes. A must for anyone learning fiddle.
# Posted on July 7th 2008 by kjay_bc_box
Phil Cunningham´s
The Link is misleading.
# Posted on August 20th 2008 by eoganan