a friend gave me a copy of these tunes by bobby casey a week ago, and i've barely stopped listening to them since. since i have a copy of casey's late-70s album, 'taking flight,' i thought i knew pretty much what i'd be hearing on 'cowhouse.' uh, wrong! bobby casey in his early prime was monstrously good. this is simply one of the best recordings of traditional irish fiddling i've ever heard.
all but four of the tracks were recorded in a converted barn behind junior crehan's house in 1959. 'cowhouse' was issued as a cassette in the mid-90s, i think. it's now out of print, but you can find it if you really look around.
Great recording and is surprises me that none of Bobby Casey's recordings are available on CD, if anyone knows of any, please let me know, I did a fairly long search and came up with nothing, but I do have him on a few LP's, Taking Flight and some compilations,
John
Finally landed a copy of this - try and seek it out if you can. For those who are interested, track 14 is actually "The Hunter's Purse / Green Fields of America" and Track 18 is "Mullingar Races / Hand Me Down the Tackle".
Casey in the Cowhouse
a friend gave me a copy of these tunes by bobby casey a week ago, and i've barely stopped listening to them since. since i have a copy of casey's late-70s album, 'taking flight,' i thought i knew pretty much what i'd be hearing on 'cowhouse.' uh, wrong! bobby casey in his early prime was monstrously good. this is simply one of the best recordings of traditional irish fiddling i've ever heard.
all but four of the tracks were recorded in a converted barn behind junior crehan's house in 1959. 'cowhouse' was issued as a cassette in the mid-90s, i think. it's now out of print, but you can find it if you really look around.
sarah
# Posted on January 23rd 2003 by eleyne
Casey in the Cowhouse
Great recording and is surprises me that none of Bobby Casey's recordings are available on CD, if anyone knows of any, please let me know, I did a fairly long search and came up with nothing, but I do have him on a few LP's, Taking Flight and some compilations,
John
# Posted on January 28th 2003 by banjowalsh
Grail Recording
Finally landed a copy of this - try and seek it out if you can. For those who are interested, track 14 is actually "The Hunter's Purse / Green Fields of America" and Track 18 is "Mullingar Races / Hand Me Down the Tackle".
# Posted on December 30th 2007 by octogreg
Cowhouse mandolin player?
I know the concertina player on some of the tracks of "Casey in the Cowhouse" is Tommy McCarthy, who played for many years with Bobby Casey in London.
Does anyone know who played the mandolin on the last track, Farewell to Miltown/Star of Munster?
# Posted on January 25th 2008 by Jumper
Sean Casey played the mandolin with his father
# Posted on January 25th 2008 by kilfarboy