Ceol Aduaidh: A Timeless Recording of the Donegal Music
I got it just a few weeks ago in Ennis.
In music shops I usually look through most of the CDs in the traditional music section, but it was the first time for me to come across this album by the two influencial musicians from the northern tradition.
Still I cannot believe that this recording was done nearly twenty years ago, that is, before the band was formed. The sound is amazingly crystal-clear, and the music is so pure. Nothing is added in the recording, and it's just a persuasive playing of a fiddle and a flute with soulful songs.
Full of rare materials, I think. Even Atholl Highlanders appears.
I love the quality of this recording. I need to find a copy, I borrowed it from the library and checked it out twice. Much less slickly produced than the later stuff, and feels so perfectly right...
According to the liner notes, the following musicians also appear on this recording. Ciaran Curran plays cittern; Fintan McManus plays bouzouki; Gearoid O' Maonaig plays guitar.
This is, in my opinion, the best recording they ever did... I can't recommend it more highly... I have it in it's first incarnation as an LP - and as a tape - and as a CD - and I've given it as a gift to at least half a dozen people, including a 'stranger' in passing...
On Ceol Aduaidh by Frankie Kennedy and Mairead ni --- track 7 is called The Heathery Cruach, but there is a quick reel which preceeds this (on the same track) and I wonder if anyone out there can name it for me. Thanks
I have it as "The Glory Reel". It's actually listed on the track list for Island Angel in the recordings section of this web site. Haven't played this one in a long time.
From what I remember – [ I don’t have the LP any more ] - the "Ceol Aduaidh" sleeve note list Track 7 as 2 reels, the first being "The Heathery Cruach" followed by "John Mhosai's". The confusion arises because "Altan" re-recorded the tune called "John Mhosai's" on this recording, on "Island Angel", and called it "The Heathery Cruach", for some reason.
I don’t think the tune called “The Heathery Cruach” on “Ceol Aduaidh” is in the database, but I’ll post it for you tomorrow, "andreal".
Ceol Aduaidh: A Timeless Recording of the Donegal Music
I got it just a few weeks ago in Ennis.
In music shops I usually look through most of the CDs in the traditional music section, but it was the first time for me to come across this album by the two influencial musicians from the northern tradition.
Still I cannot believe that this recording was done nearly twenty years ago, that is, before the band was formed. The sound is amazingly crystal-clear, and the music is so pure. Nothing is added in the recording, and it's just a persuasive playing of a fiddle and a flute with soulful songs.
Full of rare materials, I think. Even Atholl Highlanders appears.
# Posted on September 18th 2002 by slainte
I love the quality of this recording. I need to find a copy, I borrowed it from the library and checked it out twice. Much less slickly produced than the later stuff, and feels so perfectly right...
Zina
# Posted on September 19th 2002 by Zina Lee
According to the liner notes, the following musicians also appear on this recording. Ciaran Curran plays cittern; Fintan McManus plays bouzouki; Gearoid O' Maonaig plays guitar.
# Posted on January 8th 2004 by gleann
And Eithne Ni Bhraonain on synthesizer. Yes, she's that world famous singer Enya.
# Posted on February 25th 2004 by slainte
This is, in my opinion, the best recording they ever did... I can't recommend it more highly... I have it in it's first incarnation as an LP - and as a tape - and as a CD - and I've given it as a gift to at least half a dozen people, including a 'stranger' in passing...
# Posted on February 17th 2005 by ceolachan
Francie Mooney's Mazurkas
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1323/comments#comment20302
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1332
# Posted on February 6th 2006 by slainte
Tune name search
On Ceol Aduaidh by Frankie Kennedy and Mairead ni --- track 7 is called The Heathery Cruach, but there is a quick reel which preceeds this (on the same track) and I wonder if anyone out there can name it for me. Thanks
# Posted on June 1st 2006 by Acacia
Re: Tune name search
I have it as "The Glory Reel". It's actually listed on the track list for Island Angel in the recordings section of this web site. Haven't played this one in a long time.
# Posted on June 1st 2006 by Bill Reeder
Don't think so.............
The "Glory" reel – see link below – is not the tune which starts track 7. It’s not on this album at all.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1268
From what I remember – [ I don’t have the LP any more ] - the "Ceol Aduaidh" sleeve note list Track 7 as 2 reels, the first being "The Heathery Cruach" followed by "John Mhosai's". The confusion arises because "Altan" re-recorded the tune called "John Mhosai's" on this recording, on "Island Angel", and called it "The Heathery Cruach", for some reason.
I don’t think the tune called “The Heathery Cruach” on “Ceol Aduaidh” is in the database, but I’ll post it for you tomorrow, "andreal".
# Posted on June 1st 2006 by Kenny
An Cruach Fraoch (?)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1265 Now I found this is actually the second tune on track 7.
# Posted on June 1st 2006 by slainte
Or maybe the band misnamed the tune when they re-recorded it. Each of their recordings always contains a couple of mistakes in the tune listing.
# Posted on June 1st 2006 by slainte
Heathery Cruach
1st tune on track 7 =
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5821
# Posted on June 2nd 2006 by Kenny