ANTOIN MacGABHANN: AR AON BHUILLE - MATCHING BEATS
Antoin MacGabhann: fiddle
Hilda Chiasson: piano
A somewhat unusual album of traditional Irish fiddle music with backing in the Cape Breton style. Originally from Co. Cavan and now residing in Co. Meath, Antoin MacGabhann (Tony Smith) is a well-known player with a straightforward, "pure-drop" style. One of the best known piano accompanists in Cape Breton music, Hilda Chiasson plays with the characteristic bounce associated with that tradition. Somehow, the marriage of thetwo styles works well here
Rating: *** 1/2
Price: $22.99
Contents:
1. Reels: Hand Me Down the Tackle / The Devils of Dublin / The Sally Gardens
2. Jigs: Andy McGann's / Happy to Meet Sorry to Part / The Kinnegad Slashers
3. Reels: The Skylark / George White's Favourite / Travers'
4. Around the Fairy Fort / The New Broom
5. Reels: Miss McGuiness / Sweney's Dream / The Fox on the Prowl
6. Jig: The Gold Ring
7. Slide: Merrily Kiss the Quaker's Wife
8. March & Reels: O'Donoghue's Grand March / Lord McDonald's Reel / The Rookery
9. Reels: Master McDermott's / The Dairymaid / The Boy on the Hilltop
10. Jigs: Port an Lucharachain / Dave Collins' / William Thompson's
11. Hornpipes: The Stack of Oats / Lady Alexander's
12. Reels: The Fisherman's Island / The Corner House / The Maid Behind the Bar
13. Jigs: The White-haired Boy / Scatter the Mud / Morrison's Rambler
14. Slides: Denis Murphy's / Padraig O'Keeffe's
15. Reels: Kitty Gone a-Milking / Lucky in Love / The Flogging
16. Jigs: Pay the Reckoning / The Lark on the Strand / The Maid in the Meadow
