This is a wunnerful CD. It will be in my rotation of learning disc for a long time. A real toe tapper ;0) Makes me want to go squeeze one out...tune that is.
Just thought I'd mention that you may wanna fix the spelling of some of the tune names. I don't have my liner notes for this CD sitting right in front of me, but a few of the tunes on this CD that I suspect should be linked to the tune database are not. I just know it makes it easier when finding tunes on certain albums, and vice versa.
I edited the tune listings back to the way the liner notes are printed. There are many tunes that are not linking up mostly because of the word "THE" in front of the title. This is my 1st CD that I tried to summit. I am open for suggestions to fix this problem and will update if nessasary. Thanx Ray
I agree that for the most part this is a "wunnerful" CD - with the exception of the bass. I hate to be negative, but for some reason it just seems out of place. I know John Whelan likes to diversify and experiment, usually to a good effect, - but I get the feeling adding the bass may have been the decsion of some producer. (My shoot from the hip, but humble opinion)
If you're trying to arrange an accompaniment for a set, the bass is helpful as a starting point to pin your ear on, to give you an idea of which chords to use. If you have this record lying around and you're putting any of its tunes into the set then it might save you a few headaches, or make for a more interesting arrangement than what you'd otherwise do.
Track 2 is listed here (as it is on the CD):
2. Dr. O'Neal/Killavel,
and is the music is played the other way around. I've owned the disc since it came out, it's always nagged me. Did I miss something? Great tunes, great album. Well, if the bass doesn't hang you up, that is.
A friend of mine just showed me a new favorite album of his: this one. Except that it was called Celtic Faire and was published/distributed by Hallmark Cards, had the little crown logo on it and everything, and it had no information inside about band members or anything else, but the set list is the exact same. Weird, wild stuff. Anyone know anything about hallmark cards putting out a john whelan album?
the second tune is "the other" Castletown Connors (which is Condon's Frolics in E Dorian instead of A Dorian and with the parts reversed) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1244
Accordion greatness
This is a wunnerful CD. It will be in my rotation of learning disc for a long time. A real toe tapper ;0) Makes me want to go squeeze one out...tune that is.
Raymond
# Posted on April 16th 2004 by day-glo pirate
Just thought I'd mention that you may wanna fix the spelling of some of the tune names. I don't have my liner notes for this CD sitting right in front of me, but a few of the tunes on this CD that I suspect should be linked to the tune database are not. I just know it makes it easier when finding tunes on certain albums, and vice versa.
# Posted on April 17th 2004 by Jason G
Revise on Liner Notes
I edited the tune listings back to the way the liner notes are printed. There are many tunes that are not linking up mostly because of the word "THE" in front of the title. This is my 1st CD that I tried to summit. I am open for suggestions to fix this problem and will update if nessasary. Thanx Ray
# Posted on April 18th 2004 by day-glo pirate
Why the bass?
I agree that for the most part this is a "wunnerful" CD - with the exception of the bass. I hate to be negative, but for some reason it just seems out of place. I know John Whelan likes to diversify and experiment, usually to a good effect, - but I get the feeling adding the bass may have been the decsion of some producer. (My shoot from the hip, but humble opinion)
# Posted on April 19th 2004 by ralpheym
The same Bass player plays on Celtic Fire. It is a great album anyway.
# Posted on August 13th 2005 by Why Bother?
Bass, etc.
If you're trying to arrange an accompaniment for a set, the bass is helpful as a starting point to pin your ear on, to give you an idea of which chords to use. If you have this record lying around and you're putting any of its tunes into the set then it might save you a few headaches, or make for a more interesting arrangement than what you'd otherwise do.
Track 2 is listed here (as it is on the CD):
2. Dr. O'Neal/Killavel,
and is the music is played the other way around. I've owned the disc since it came out, it's always nagged me. Did I miss something? Great tunes, great album. Well, if the bass doesn't hang you up, that is.
# Posted on January 1st 2007 by gravelwalks
Hallmark cards
A friend of mine just showed me a new favorite album of his: this one. Except that it was called Celtic Faire and was published/distributed by Hallmark Cards, had the little crown logo on it and everything, and it had no information inside about band members or anything else, but the set list is the exact same. Weird, wild stuff. Anyone know anything about hallmark cards putting out a john whelan album?
# Posted on September 15th 2007 by tedsoulos
Track 7
Track 7 is listed here (as it is on the CD):
7. Gan ainm, Castletown, Connor's
The first tune is The Bank of Turf
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1819
the second tune is "the other" Castletown Connors (which is Condon's Frolics in E Dorian instead of A Dorian and with the parts reversed)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1244
# Posted on March 18th 2008 by chrizei