Marvelous album. James shows why he is well known
and well loved in the ITM community. If you want to hear
an irish air played by a master, listen to track #9. That
will show you how a tune can be 'easy' (as far as the actual
notes go), and yet impossible to play (at least by one such
as myself). The second track is a set of tunes *composed*
by James, I love the first tune, "Dark Corners" and have
finally nailed down the dots (which I will post in a bit).
The first tune in track #7, which James calls "The Gift
from the Fairies", is the same tune that Paddy Glakin
calls "The Fairy Jig" and plays on the "In Full Spate"
album. It is quite interesting to hear the differences
and similarties between their interpretations of the tune.
James Kelly's Traditional Irish Music
Marvelous album. James shows why he is well known
and well loved in the ITM community. If you want to hear
an irish air played by a master, listen to track #9. That
will show you how a tune can be 'easy' (as far as the actual
notes go), and yet impossible to play (at least by one such
as myself). The second track is a set of tunes *composed*
by James, I love the first tune, "Dark Corners" and have
finally nailed down the dots (which I will post in a bit).
The first tune in track #7, which James calls "The Gift
from the Fairies", is the same tune that Paddy Glakin
calls "The Fairy Jig" and plays on the "In Full Spate"
album. It is quite interesting to hear the differences
and similarties between their interpretations of the tune.
# Posted on July 29th 2002 by chicagofiddler
The Third reel in "London Set" (Track 10) is "The Torn Jacket"
# Posted on July 9th 2005 by Washoo