CRUINNIU: LIVE IN COROFIN
Caitlin Nic Gabhann: concertina
Anne Marie Grogan: flute
Aine Bird: fiddle
Damien O'Reilly: accordion
Siobhan O'Donnell: bodhran, vocals
Jack Talty: piano
Ryan Graham: guitar

This excellent ensemble of young musicians, originally gathered from various parts of Ireland to participate in the 2005 Lorient Celtic festival in Brittany, was recorded live during the 2006 Corofin Traditional Festival in Co. Clare. The material is well chosen and well arranged, with plenty of opportunities for the various members to be heard individually and in various combinations. Siobhan O'Donnell, daughter of the famous Sligo flute player and singer Colm O'Donnell, is in fine voice, although one wishes she might have chosen somewhat less well-worn material. This is exciting, fresh, vital music. We should hear more from Cruinniu in the future.

Rating: ****

Price: $19.99
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Contents:
1. Reels: The Milkyway / The Crock of Gold / The Green Mountain
2. Song: Do You Love an Apple
3. Jigs: The Lark in the Bog / The Spotted Dog / Darby the Driver
4. Hornpipes & Reel: The Boys of Bluehill / O'Flannagan Meets O'Hanlon / The Moneymusk
5. Song: Na Cheannabhain Bhana
6. Si Beag Si Mor
7. Polkas: The Little Diamond / Gan Ainm
8. Song: Roger the Miller
9. Jigs: The Pathway to the Well / The Ships in Full Sail
10. Hornpipe & Reels: The Galway Hornpipe / Devaney's Goat / Creig's Pipes
11. Song: The Bantry Girl's Lament
12. Reels: The Maid Behind the Bar / O'Rourke's / The Coalminer / Anderson's