CONOR McCARTHY: SELECTION BOX
Conor McCarthy: accordion
Johnny McCarthy: accordion
Alph Duggan: guitar, vocals
A member of the (new) Kilfenora Ceili Band, Conor is a fantastic box player with a witty style spiced up by chromaticism. He and is wife, fiddle player Annemarie McCormack, also recorded a lovely duet CD called "Ace & Deuce." Here, the guest musician is Conor's father, Johnny, himself a wonderful box player, who recorded one solo track for the album. With guitar accompaniments by Alph Duggan, who also sings one song.
Rating: *** 1/2
Price: $18.99
Contents:
1. Reels: The Bucks / Sally Gardens
2. Jigs: The Nightingale / The First Trout
3. Hornpipes: Galway Bay / Garrykennedy Castle
4. Jigs: Banish Misfortune / Bobby Casey's
5. Air: A Stor mo Chroi
6. Reels: Lane to the Glen / The Blockers
7. Strathspeys: The Laird of Drumblair / Drumnagarry
8. Reels: Hanly's Tweed / Fahey's
9. Air, Jig & Reel: Caoinleach Glas an Fhomhar / The Killarney Boys of Pleasure
10. Song: Sliabh Gallion Braes
11. Reels: O'Dowd's / Dr. Gilbert's
12. Air: The Fairy Child
13. Reels: Paddy Lynn's Delight / The Ceilier / Paddy Fahey's
