VARIOUS: THE BRASS FIDDLE - TRADITIONAL FIDDLE MUSIC FROM DONEGAL
An wonderful collection and an important document featuring four great Donegal fiddlers from the older generation of players, Vincent Campbell, Con Cassidy, James Byrne, and Francie Byrne. A must for lovers of Donegal music.
Rating: ****
Contents:
Vincent Campbell
1. Reel: Muilleann na Maidí (Crushing the Twigs)
2. Vincent Campbell's Mazurkas
3. The Marine
Con Cassidy
4. Reel: Drowsy Maggie
5. Slip Jig: Doodely Doodely Dank
6. Jig: The Frost is all over
7. The Low Highland
Francie Byrne
8. Reel: Mary o’ the Wisp
9. Highland: King George IV
10. Bagpipe March
11. Reel: The Wild Irishman
James Byrne
12. Jig: Johnny Boyle’s Jig
13. Reel: Biddy from Muckross
Vincent Campbell
14. Reels: Jackson’s / Bean a Tí ar Lár
15. The Lancers
16. Highlands: Johnny Ward’s / Paddy Bartley’s
Con Cassidy
17. March: La Marseillaise
18. Highland: Miss Drummond of Perth
19. Reel: Rakish Paddy
Francie Byrne
20. Highland: The Cat that Kittled in Jamie’s Wig
21. The Kilcar Mazurka
22. Reel: On the Road from Glen to Carrick
James Byrne
23. Reel: The Old Wheel of Fortune
24. James Byrne’s Mazurka
25. Séamus Ó Beirn’s Highland
26. Reels: Rí Mhín na Saileach (The King of Meenasillagh) / The Curly Haired Boy
