MEABH O'HARE & CONOR BYRNE: BAVAN
Meabh O'Hare: fiddle, viola
Conor Byrne: flute, whistle, guitar
Donncha Moynihan: guitar
Caoimhin Vallely: piano
Joe Csibi: double bass
Seamus O'Kane: bodhran
Lloyd Byrne: percussion
A pleasant recording by two accomplished musicians, former Providence member Meabh O'Hare on fiddle and viola, and Conor Byrne on flute and whistle. The style of playing as well as the accompaniments, provided by Donncha Moynihan and others, tend toward the contemporary.
Rating: *** 1/2
Price: $24.99
Contents:
1. Reels: Andy McGann's # 42 / Gweebarra Bridge Reel / The Kashmir Cloak
2. Union Quay Comotions / Tommy Peoples' / Ireland in Exile
3. Hornpipes: Maire's Hornpipe / An tEas
4. Reels: Trip to Seapoint / Ardenza Storm's
5. Bulgarian Red
6. War hent trabrin / The Navigator
7. Jigs: The Hag with teh Purse / An Buachaillin Dreoite
8. Reels: Andy Dixon's / D Reel / Ril Roisin
9. Binnian
10. Jigs: Farewell to Drogheda / New Years Dip / Fergus Og's
11. Bavan / Present