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Hello, I have not come across many recording I really liked recently. Can you recommend some that you have come across and liked a lot.

The last ones I really liked were BlueBells Are Blooming by Brid O'Gorman, the Luck Penny by Karen Tweed & Tom McElvogue (their rendering of Mayor Harrison's Fedora is among my favorite of all times). I basically like traditional stuff played not too fast.

I find that many of the recordings that are technically perfect and played at lightning speed, I enjoy for a week or so and then never listen to it again. So if you have come across some neat stuff that is not necessarily obvious, please do tell....

I'm a big fan of Brid o'Gorman as well. You might like Paul Smyth who also doesn't play at 100mph.

New to me, maybe not to you.

Steph Geremia - "Up She Flew".
Martin Meehan - "The Fox's Lament"
Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha - "Draíocht na Feadóige"
Fergus McGorman - "Sweeping the Cobwebs Out of the Sky"
Éamonn O'Riordan & Tony O'Connell ' Rooska Hill"
Patsy Moloney - "The Temple in the Glen"
Patsy Moloney & John Regan - "Over the Bog Road"
Ciarán Somers & Nicolas Quemener - "Now"
Nicole Rabata - "Armorica"

You may already have his albums, but just in case, my favorite recordings of a not-blazing-fast flute player are by Mike Rafferty. His album "The New Broom" with Willie Kelley is one of my favorites. All traditional tunes played in a relaxed style.

I'll second Steph Geremia. Her first solo disc, "The open road", is also wonderful.

My favorite flute disc of all is "The man with the wooden flute" by Chris Norman. It's a mixture of styles and traditions.

Another favorite Irish disc is "Loozin' air" by Garry Shannon.

Tommy Guihen;
https://www.cic.ie/en/music/non-digital/the-torn-jacket

Noel Sweeney has a new recording on its way, I'd watch for that.

H

There's this guy...Kevin, h-m-m-m... Kevin, Kevin, h-m-m-m...oh, now I remember! Kevin Krell who has put out a marvelous 3 volume, six CD "Wooden Flute Obsession" set which is a great place to listen to a huge variety of Irish Trad flute players. You can then pursue the CD's of your favourites. If you already have this compilation, maybe it's time we asked the aforementioned Mr. Krell to produce a volume four!
cheers,
Paul

A heartfelt thanks to all of you! Lots of great artists to go through, some known and others not at all, with a special thank you to kkrell, I had never heard of Nicole Rabata, and I really like Armorica. Thanks again!

Conical bore wrote:You may already have his albums, but just in case, my favorite recordings of a not-blazing-fast flute player are by Mike Rafferty. His album "The New Broom" with Willie Kelley is one of my favorites. All traditional tunes played in a relaxed style.

I was wondering how I missed this, now I see we posted at about the same time. Yes, Mike Rafferty!

Also the Jack and Charlie Coen album. I think it may have been recorded in their kitchen -- authentic Irish music, warts and all. But for every imperfection, there's another bit of feeling that's absent in most albums.

New finds, on the slower well played front

Paddy Tutty & Caoimhín Ó Fearghail Fiddle and Flute

Enda Seery Raining Notes (1/2 of it on the whistle, you are warned)

Barry and Laurra Kerr Castor Bay

Calum Stewart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWpCAYAwj9A

Padraig McGovern, pipes, Dave Sheridan, flute, and Jens Kommnick, guitar: Concert from DUPG 69 Tionól, Proitzer Mühle. 42 minutes. Great flute playing and piping and accompaniment on guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aJXt2-Megw

Christine Hedden, violin and Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, flute (Wilkes eight-key)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACRFn3Od8Wg


Caoimhín Ó Fearghail, flute and Nicolle Fig, bodhran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uUGbBDqhU

Anything by Órlaith McAuliffe of course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mumkJUoAyZI

Anything by Pat Mahon, goes without saying:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdGfIaxyrKQ