Rather infuriatingly this disc, from the Ocora, Radio France label, says very little about the performers, especially on instrumental tracks;
4 is sung by Martin O'Soole;
5 played by "members of the Lewis family";
6, A. MacDonagh;
9, Mary Mullen;
11, Martin O'Soole;
12, Nancy Costelloe;
13, C. Lawrence;
14, "members of the Lewis family".
I've long been puzzled about this album too and found this on the IRTRAD-L list, penned by Philippe Varlet.
'I assume you are talking about the CD subtitled "Heritage gaelique et traditions du Connemara [Gaelic Heritage and traditions from Connemara]" (Ocora C 580029).
'Just to set the record straight, so to speak, this is not one of the most glorious stories in the record industry. The producer
Josyane Beriou pretty much pirated recordings provided by Radio na Gaeltacht or recorded people under false pretenses--saying it was for a radio show, and never mentioning a CD. Flute and whistle player Neansai Finnerty (Nancy Costello on the record), who now works for RG, discovered she was on the album when I played it for her years ago while she was visiting the DC area.
'Other performers identified are the Lewis family, who recorded the LP "Weeds in the Garden" (1978) for Tara: John (flute), Breda (mandolin), Patsy (concertina), and Liam (fiddle). Liam is an excellent fiddler whose playing was recently featured on the CD "The Bowhouse Quintet." Singers
Martin O'Soole, Mary Mullen, and A. Mac Donagh are also identified. But I haven't been able to find out who the piper was. Perhaps it was Jackie Small, who at the time played pipes in the Galway-based band Aengus, with Tony Small, Garry O'Briain, and guest fiddler Maurice Lennon.'
I'm sure the name 'O'Soole' is completely wrong since there isn't a single person of that name in the Eircom phonebook. I don't think the piper is Jackie Small, but it might be Tomás Ó Ceannabháin.
great, cheers for all that!
I also love the song sung by "C. Lawrence" - who is she? Fabulous voice!
I had a feeling that 'O'Soole' was probably the more common O'Toole.
Artists?
Rather infuriatingly this disc, from the Ocora, Radio France label, says very little about the performers, especially on instrumental tracks;
4 is sung by Martin O'Soole;
5 played by "members of the Lewis family";
6, A. MacDonagh;
9, Mary Mullen;
11, Martin O'Soole;
12, Nancy Costelloe;
13, C. Lawrence;
14, "members of the Lewis family".
# Posted on July 8th 2009 by fynnjamin
I've long been puzzled about this album too and found this on the IRTRAD-L list, penned by Philippe Varlet.
'I assume you are talking about the CD subtitled "Heritage gaelique et traditions du Connemara [Gaelic Heritage and traditions from Connemara]" (Ocora C 580029).
'Just to set the record straight, so to speak, this is not one of the most glorious stories in the record industry. The producer
Josyane Beriou pretty much pirated recordings provided by Radio na Gaeltacht or recorded people under false pretenses--saying it was for a radio show, and never mentioning a CD. Flute and whistle player Neansai Finnerty (Nancy Costello on the record), who now works for RG, discovered she was on the album when I played it for her years ago while she was visiting the DC area.
'Other performers identified are the Lewis family, who recorded the LP "Weeds in the Garden" (1978) for Tara: John (flute), Breda (mandolin), Patsy (concertina), and Liam (fiddle). Liam is an excellent fiddler whose playing was recently featured on the CD "The Bowhouse Quintet." Singers
Martin O'Soole, Mary Mullen, and A. Mac Donagh are also identified. But I haven't been able to find out who the piper was. Perhaps it was Jackie Small, who at the time played pipes in the Galway-based band Aengus, with Tony Small, Garry O'Briain, and guest fiddler Maurice Lennon.'
I'm sure the name 'O'Soole' is completely wrong since there isn't a single person of that name in the Eircom phonebook. I don't think the piper is Jackie Small, but it might be Tomás Ó Ceannabháin.
# Posted on July 9th 2009 by Floss the Tethers
great, cheers for all that!
I also love the song sung by "C. Lawrence" - who is she? Fabulous voice!
I had a feeling that 'O'Soole' was probably the more common O'Toole.
# Posted on July 19th 2009 by fynnjamin