A private release, Kieran O'Hare's eponymous CD is nothing short of stunning. The Chicago-based Uilleann piper is joined by an all-star cast, including fiddlers Liz Knowles and Jesse Smith and guitarist John Doyle. Kieran's piping is second to none: He plays with unfailing spirit and energy. There are a few original tunes here, as well as a few tunes I didn't recognize within a few of the titled sets. I'm not sure how easy it is to find this disc these days, but it's well worth the effort in locating.
Just a heads up about the packaging of the CD that may be deceiving when flipping through a ton of CDs at a store or CD stand at a festival. The CD is not in a typical jewel case; it is in a sleeve, and is therefore not much thicker than the CD. Don't overlook it though and mistake it as some generic sampler CD. It's the real thing. I almost overlooked it at the Philly Irish Fest this past year, so I thought I would just pass along that random tidbit of info.
A private release, Kieran O'Hare's eponymous CD is nothing short of stunning. The Chicago-based Uilleann piper is joined by an all-star cast, including fiddlers Liz Knowles and Jesse Smith and guitarist John Doyle. Kieran's piping is second to none: He plays with unfailing spirit and energy. There are a few original tunes here, as well as a few tunes I didn't recognize within a few of the titled sets. I'm not sure how easy it is to find this disc these days, but it's well worth the effort in locating.
# Posted on January 18th 2004 by darinkelly
Just a heads up about the packaging of the CD that may be deceiving when flipping through a ton of CDs at a store or CD stand at a festival. The CD is not in a typical jewel case; it is in a sleeve, and is therefore not much thicker than the CD. Don't overlook it though and mistake it as some generic sampler CD. It's the real thing. I almost overlooked it at the Philly Irish Fest this past year, so I thought I would just pass along that random tidbit of info.
# Posted on January 18th 2004 by Jason G