LEO RICKARD: PURE PIPING
Leo Rickard: uilleann pipes
A full CD of unaccompanied piping by one of the leading players of today, considered a "piper's piper." From a musical family from Howth, Rickard learned his piping from former students of Leo Rowsome at the Piper's Club. He has a great technical command of the instrument and can switch stylistically from the Touhey-like staccato backstitching to the flowing Doran open piping. His selection of tunes, reflecting his regard for the legacy of the great pipers of the past, comprises many piping classics which were recorded by those past players.
Rating: *** 1/2
Price: $21.99
Contents:
1. Jigs: Top of the Cork Road / Yellow John / Planxty Charles O'Connor
2. Set Dances: The Ace and Deuce of Piping / The Job of Journeywork
3. Jigs: Garrett Barry's Jig / The Lark in the Morning
4. Hornpipes: The Wexford Hornpipe / The High Level
5. Reels: Flax in Bloom / Pinch of Snuff / Corney is Coming
6. Pieces: Carolan's Concerto / Planxty Davis
7. Jigs: An tAthair Jack Welsh / The Cook in the Kitchen / Donnybrook Fair
8. Piece: Morgan Magan
9. Air: Sliabh na mBan
10. Hornpipes: The Tailor's Twist / The Fairies' Hornpipe
11. Marches: Fead an Iolair / The Fairy Revels
