Classic album recorded in 1976, with Kevin Burke and Donal Lunny. Paul Brady's (missing) Liberty tapes has a lot of this album recorded live. Thankfully he found it!
i recently listened to this album for the first time in years. it's aged very well -- much better than some of the mulligan albums from the same time period. i'd completely forgotten the wonderful version of 'arthur mcbride.' definitely a classic.
The opening track is IMO the definitive Irish Balkan arrangement.
I have transcribed the jig section and posted it as a tune. My attempt at the full arrangement transcription is postedin the comments section of the tune posting. Its quite interesting to see the tune with time signatures in 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 time signatures... by my estimate anyway. I hadn't realised from 20 years of listening. Only the 6/8, 3/4 and 7/8 were obvious until the transcription attempt.
Classic album recorded in 1976, with Kevin Burke and Donal Lunny. Paul Brady's (missing) Liberty tapes has a lot of this album recorded live. Thankfully he found it!
# Posted on January 18th 2003 by Celtic1234
Andy irvine/paul brady
i recently listened to this album for the first time in years. it's aged very well -- much better than some of the mulligan albums from the same time period. i'd completely forgotten the wonderful version of 'arthur mcbride.' definitely a classic.
sarah
# Posted on January 18th 2003 by eleyne
Classic
Yes, this really is a classic album.
However, if you find that you're more a fan of Paul Brady than Andy Irvine, I would recommend the (missing) Liberty tapes:
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display.php/227
It has most of "his" songs from this album as well as his own solo album, Welcome Here Kind Stranger.
# Posted on January 19th 2003 by Jeremy
Plains of Kildare
The opening track is IMO the definitive Irish Balkan arrangement.
I have transcribed the jig section and posted it as a tune. My attempt at the full arrangement transcription is postedin the comments section of the tune posting. Its quite interesting to see the tune with time signatures in 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 time signatures... by my estimate anyway. I hadn't realised from 20 years of listening. Only the 6/8, 3/4 and 7/8 were obvious until the transcription attempt.
# Posted on June 16th 2005 by _________
Andy Irvine and Paul Brady.
Still one of the best folk albums of all time. Full review,
http://www.chinatogalway.com/Reviws%20ai+pb.htm
# Posted on June 27th 2005 by KS
Re-Released on CD
Just bought it yesterday on CD Compass re-released it. Sounds damn good.
# Posted on March 21st 2008 by Unseen122