I'm surprised that this album hasn't been listed earlier.
'Ceol na dTéad' (aka 'The Glory Reel') was recorded by the Byrne brothers from Kilcar in southwest Donegal some time in the 1970s I think and released by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in cassette-only format in 1992. Amazingly, the company still has copies for sale - http://www.cic.ie/product.asp?idproduct=642.
The bulk of the album consists of duets by the two fiddlers (all unaccompanied).
I've translated most of the titles into English, but left some in the original Irish either because they're more familiar as such or because I'm not convinced that the translations given in the very limited liner notes are accurate.
Of the two tunes with unknown titles, tracks 8 and 9, the first is a hornpipe and the second a reel.
There are plans afoot to issue a far better recording of Francie Dearg and Mickey, but this one well suffices in the meantime.
Sadly, and I resist converting you moniker to something silly, it is out of print... I wish it weren't. These two fine characters are among my blessed acquaintances in life. Well I remember dancing sets with just the three of us and 5 other invisible people, what a hoot!!! They raised the value of my life, enriched it...
I'm surprised that this album hasn't been listed earlier.
'Ceol na dTéad' (aka 'The Glory Reel') was recorded by the Byrne brothers from Kilcar in southwest Donegal some time in the 1970s I think and released by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in cassette-only format in 1992. Amazingly, the company still has copies for sale - http://www.cic.ie/product.asp?idproduct=642.
The bulk of the album consists of duets by the two fiddlers (all unaccompanied).
I've translated most of the titles into English, but left some in the original Irish either because they're more familiar as such or because I'm not convinced that the translations given in the very limited liner notes are accurate.
Of the two tunes with unknown titles, tracks 8 and 9, the first is a hornpipe and the second a reel.
There are plans afoot to issue a far better recording of Francie Dearg and Mickey, but this one well suffices in the meantime.
# Posted on July 29th 2008 by Floss the Tethers
Francie & Mickey Byrne
Sadly, and I resist converting you moniker to something silly, it is out of print... I wish it weren't. These two fine characters are among my blessed acquaintances in life. Well I remember dancing sets with just the three of us and 5 other invisible people, what a hoot!!! They raised the value of my life, enriched it...
# Posted on August 12th 2008 by ceolachan
Francie Byrne: "The Brass Fiddle: Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal"
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/274
7 tracks of this recording (LP/cassette/CD) feature the music of Francie Byrne...
# Posted on October 8th 2008 by ceolachan