MARCAS O'MURCHU: TURAS CEOIL
Marcas O'Murchu: flute, whistle
Oisin Mac Diarmada, Ben Lennon, Nora O'Murchu: fiddle
Seana Agnew: flute
Bronagh Graham: banjo
Jose Climent: mandolin, tambor, gaita
Ciaran Curran: bouzouki
Gearoid Mooney, Sean Og Graham: guitar
Seamus O'Kane: bodhran
Seamus Quinn: piano
Although O'Murchu is originally from Belfast, his style of playing and his music are very much associated with the Sligo-Leitrim-Roscommon tradition. Like on his 1997 release "O Bheal Go Beal," O'Murchu enjoys the company of several outstanding musicians on this new recording. One track even features nine other flute players who are students of O'Murchu, and it's a special sound indeed. Overall, the sound of this album is lighter, less didactic perhaps, than the previous one, and it makes for a most enjoyable listening experience.
Rating: ****
Price: $24.99
Contents:
1. Jigs: The Little House Under the Hill / Tom Ginley's Fancy / The Titanic Jig
2. Reels: The Game of Love / Lass of Farranfore / The Dream of Home
3. Jigs: The Humours of Ballinafad / The Bridal Jig
4. Air & Hornpipe: The Sligo Fiddler's Farewell / My Dancing Bride
5. Reels: Devanney's Goat / Miss McGuinness
6. Two Flute Reels: Jack Roe's / The Ballinamore Reel
7. Two Flute Jigs: Peter Tuohey's Jig / Port Róise
8. Blanchard Waltz
9. Double & Slip Jigs: The Rising Sun (double jig) / Doodly Doodly Dank (slip jig)
10. Vincent Broderick's Jigs: The Whistler at the Wake / The Old Flail
11. Josie McDermott's Reels: The Mill of Kylemore / The Lansdowne Lass / The Baltimore Salute
12. Air: Mainistir na Búille
13. Jigs: Paddy Doory's Jig / The Blarney Pilgrim
14. Reels: Boy in the Gap / Boy in the Boat / Boy on the Hilltop
15. Sligo Jigs: The Shores of Lough Gowna / Willie Coleman's Jig / The Trip to Sligo
16. Reels: The Callan Lasses / The Monasteraden Fancy / Colin Boyd's Favourite
17. Polkas: Tripping to the Well / A Kiss Behind the Door
