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Molloy, Brady, Peoples

Matt Molloy w, Paul Brady & Tommy Peoples

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1. Matt Peoples (Reels)
2. The Creel Of Turf
   Tom Billys (Jigs)
3. The Crosses Of Annagh
   McFaddens Handsome Daughter (Reels)
4. The Newport Lass
   The Rambling Pitchfork (Jigs)
5. Shamrock Shore (Song)
6. Munster Buttermilk
   The Connachtman's Rambles (Jigs)
7. Speed The Plough
   Toss The Feathers (Reels)
8. The Limerick Lasses
   The Foxhunters (Reels)
9. Mick Finns
   The Blackthorn (Reels)
10. Fergal O'Gara
    The Cloon (Reels)
11. Mulqueeney's
    Out In The Ocean (Hornpipe
    Jig)
12. The Rainy Day
    The Grand Canal (Reels)
13. The Scotsman Over The Border
    The Killavil (Jigs)
14. John Brennans (Silver Spire)
    Drag Her Round The Road (Reels)
15. The Graf Spee (Reel)

Average customer rating:

pure genius

If you love traditional Irish music you must listen to this! In my opinion Tommy Peoples is a musical genius, and this features him at his best. It is easier to hear and appreciate the Donnegal elements of his fiddling on this album than in his tunes with the Bothy Band. Matt Molloy also shines as always, as does Paul Brady. There is not a bad number on this album, and I give it my highest recommendation.

A classic!

This is truly a classic recording of authentic, top-quality Irish music by two of Ireland's greatest traditional musicians. While Matt Molloy is universally regarded as a master flute-player, Tommy Peoples holds a position of reverence among Irish fiddle-players that is reserved for probably just one person in every generation. Together they are a musical powerhouse! They have distinctive guitar accompaniment on the album and one's view of that style will be a matter of personal taste. In any case, you will not tire of this album! (I would like to see Tommy Peoples' other recordings available on Amazon also).

Maybe the greatest album of traditional Irish dance music

I consider this album an absolute must for any Irish music collection. Matt Molloy is a consumate flute player who plays not only with speed and fire but with incredible acurracy. Tommy Peoples has never sounded so exciting as on this classic album. His playing literally explodes and captures you from the first note. Paul Brady's accompaniament helped set the standard for modern backing of tunes. Together they created a sound that paved the way for such bands as Altan and Solas. Their version of Toss the Feathers is emulated in sessions the world over. If you want to learn to play Irish music or just appreciate its firey beauty you MUST BUY THIS ALBUM!!!

Sit down, shut up, and hang on

This is a wonderful album. Molloy is a virtuoso flautist with a low-key manner, while his former Bothy Band colleague Peoples is a charismatic, creative, rather erratic fiddler. But both share the same approach to tunes: d*mn the torpedoes, full speed ahead. Together they play with fire and passion, enlivening the traditional tunes without losing any of their nuances. Brady is a perfect accompanist, supportive but not intrusive, and performs handsomely as a soloist too. This may be an oldie, but it's a recording I keep reaching for again and again.