PAUL McGRATTAN: THE FROST IS ALL OVER
Paul McGrattan: flute, tin whistle
Paul O'Shaughnessy: fiddle
Matt Molloy: flute
Arty McGlynn: guitar
Noel O'Grady: bouzouki
Paul Doyle: bouzouki
Noreen O'Donoghue: piano
Kevin Conneff: bodhran
First solo album (1992) by this gifted flute player from Dublin, who has become better known in recent years for his work with the band Beginish. McGrattan has a straightforward but strong playing style, and he is joined here by a stellar supporting cast. This is essential listening.
Rating: ****
Contents:
1. Reels: Speed the Plough / The Abbey Reel / The Primrose Lass
2. Jigs: The Hare in the Corn / Grainne's Welcome
3. Reels: The Sailor's Return / The CHattering Magpie / The House on the Hill
4. Air, Hornpipe & Reels: Slan le Maigh / The Tailor's Twist / The Mayo Reels
5. Reels: The Stone in the Fields / John Egan's / Dublin Porter
6. Polkas: Up and Away / The Mountain Pathway / Egan's Polkas
7. Reels: The Skylark / Jenny Dang the Weaver
8. Jigs: The Frost is All Over / Coleman's Jig / The Rambling Pitchfork
9. Slides" Maidhc Dainnin O'Se's / An Bothar o Thuaidh go Tra Li / Johnny O'Leary's / Padraig O'Keeffe's
10. Byrne's Hornpipes
11. Reels: Geehan's Reel / The Crosses of Annagh / Untitled
12. Jigs: Tracey's Jig / The Rose in the Heather / The Blackthorn Stick
13. Slip Jigs: Hardiman the Fiddler / Taim in Arrears
14. Reels: Christmas Eve / The Old Bush / The Scholar
15. Reels: Sean sa Cheo / Tommy Peoples' Reel
