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Track Listing
1. Redican's/The Gatehouse Maid/The Road to Garrison [Reels]
2. Taylor's/Chief O'Neill's Favorite/The First Light of Day [Hornpipes]
3. Happy Days/The Boys of Lough Gowna/The Knights of Saint Patrick [Jigs]
4. Sean McGlynn's Waltz
5. Maud Millar/The Morning Mist/Lady Gordon [Reels]
6. Slán le Máigh [Air]
7. Stage/The Fiddler's Contest/The High Level [Hornpipes], The
8. King of the Clans/Dan Breen's/The Steeplechase [Reels]
9. Redican's Mother/The Bridal/The Humours of Whiskey [Slip Jigs]
10. Mulhaire's #9/Grandpa Tommy's Ceili Band [Reels]
11. Old Cross/The Clans [Marches], The
12. Sliabh na mBan/The Liverpool/The Quilty [Hornpipes]
13. Considine's Grove/Trip to Durrow/Martin Wynne's/Bere Island [Reels]
Album Notes
Personnel: Brian Conway (fiddle); Brendan Dolan (piano).
Audio Mixer: Keith Chirgwin.
Recording information: Cottage House Studios, Yonkers, NY.
Editor: Keith Chirgwin.
With a group comprising veteran ace players Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, and Felix Dolan, you certainly have one of the classiest Irish ceildih bands around, and they prove their qualities on this CD. The sets slide by as smooth as cream, mostly uptempo, but still with room for a couple of slower changeups, like the filigreed delicacy of "Sean McGlynn's Waltz" or "Slan Le Maigh," where Madden's flute carries the haunting air. Inevitably, everything's wonderfully played, and it's hard to resist the temptation to call a few friends and tell them to bring over their dancing shoes. These are some of the best Irish-American instrumentalists around, and they reach back to the old country for the tunes, bringing them alive with real zest and spirit.
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