A funny thing about this album:
Half of it is a reissue of an LP produced in 1973.
The solo fiddle tracks were recorded in 1990.
The accordian/ piano duets,though...
The accordian was recorded in 1954, and the piano overdubbed in 1990!
The thing is, Chas Lennon did such a good job it almost sounds like they recorded it together.
Despite the strange assemblage of parts, the album as a whole is really great.
The Banks of the Shannon
One of the most influential recordings in Irish music from the great innovator on the accordion Paddy O'Brien, and master fiddler Seamus Connolly
# Posted on April 25th 2004 by Graham Guerin
A funny thing about this album:
Half of it is a reissue of an LP produced in 1973.
The solo fiddle tracks were recorded in 1990.
The accordian/ piano duets,though...
The accordian was recorded in 1954, and the piano overdubbed in 1990!
The thing is, Chas Lennon did such a good job it almost sounds like they recorded it together.
Despite the strange assemblage of parts, the album as a whole is really great.
# Posted on November 19th 2004 by patrick cavanagh