DEIRDRE COLLIS: BOSCA CEOIL

Deirdre Collis: accordion

Maria Lynn-McHugh: piano

Aileen Donagher-McGowan: piano

Paul Gurney: piano

From Ballisodare, Co. Sligo, Deirdre Collis is a well-known musician, and has the distinction of having won senior All-Ireland titles on the accordion, the flute, and the whistle. On this new album, Collis sticks to the accordion, a big red Paolo Soprani with a big fat sound a la Joe Burke of old, a sound from which a lot of players have shied away in recent years. It's nice to hear it again, especially in the very capable hands of a player like Collis, and on some classic accordion reels like "Crossing the Shannon" or John Bowe's."

Rating: *** 1/2

Price: $17.99

Our Catalogue 

Contents:

1. Reels: Glencolumcille / Willie Coleman's

2. Reels: Barton's Reel / Music in the Glen

3. Hornpipes: Seamus Walsh's / The Echo

4. Jigs: Sean Ryan's / Pipers Inn

5. O'Carolan Piece: Michael Ward

6. The Norwegian Waltz

7. Jigs: Charlie Lennon's Jigs

8. Reels: John Bowe's / Larry Redican's

9. Hornpipes: Kilcooley Wood / Murphy's Hornpipe

10. Jigs: Munster Bcon / The Thrush in the Bush

11. Reels: Lord McDonnell's / Crossing the Shannon / O'Beirne's

12. Jigs: Lanstons Pony / The Luck Penny

13. Reels: Down the Broom / The Gatehouse Maid / Hand Me Down the Tackle / Gillespie's

14. Jigs: Michael Anderson's / Burke's Fancy