Ronan Browne

sammyd · Post by **sammyd** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:57 pm

Does anyone know whether Ronan Browne has any solo CD's. I've got the CD "The South West Wind" (FANTASTIC CD!), but I was wandering if he has a solo CD at all?
Thanks

Samuel

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 12:53 am

"The Wynd You Know" with Kevin Glacklin and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill.

"Touch Me If You Dare" is fairly recent and just as good as "The SouthWest Wind in my opinion.

Ronan also plays with the group, Cran which has a couple of recordings out.

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 12:58 am

Hi Samuel,
Ronan Browne has a marvelous solo album called 'The Wynd you know' on Claddagh records (CC64CD).
It's mainly solo playing on concert pitch pipes,but he also plays a little flute and Indian Bansuri.He is joined on a couple of tracks by Kevin Glackin on Fiddle,and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill on Harmonium.
It's also worth mentioning that his solo Playing is featured on the album 'The Drones and the Chanters vol. 2' (a fine collection of solo pipers,inc Liam O'Flynn,Sean Potts,Robbie Hannan etc.) He contributes a stunning version of 'Port na bPucai'.
Finally,if you enjoy 'The Southwest wind' (which I agree IS a fantastic album!),you will love the follow up album 'Touch me if you dare' (Claddagh CCF35D).
Buy them all- You won't be dissappionted!

john · Post by **john** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:36 am

there's also a recording made with kevin glackin and sean tyrell, although i've not come across this for sale

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 7:02 am

There's recording with Kevin Glackin which was released in a German folkfestival series which can only be had in Europe. He did loads of things, aside from being the original piper in Riverdance, he was with Afro Celt for a while, all sorts of bits on other people's CDs, Sinead Logan, Sean Tyrell and heaps more, track on the fundraising CD for the Irish Seedsavers association[they have a website which you can look up, I don't have things handy here]. And there's a Cd aimed at the tourists with loads of airs on it, of the Carrickfergus variety.

john · Post by **john** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 10:39 am

And there's a Cd aimed at the tourists with loads of airs on it, of the Carrickfergus variety.

that's Celtic Moods - available at Woolworths

sammyd · Post by **sammyd** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:54 pm

Thanks all for your input! Does anyone know how I can go about getting any of these recordings?

Samuel

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:59 pm

$
€
£

Take your choice

sammyd · Post by **sammyd** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 9:05 pm

I mean, where can I order them from the internet?

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 9:17 pm

http://www.claddaghrecords.com/cc64.htm
http://www.custysmusic.com/mall/CustysT ... 131194.stm
http://www.concentric.net/~pdarcy/page1/store.shtml
http://www.irishmusicmail.com/
http://www.briathra-amhran-ceol.scotnet ... sButh.html
http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=28
http://www.celticgrooves.com
http://www.greenlinnet.com/shopping/sea ... oductID=83
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ?vi=glance
http://www.iol.ie/~cran/
http://www.outofprintmusic.com/search/index_LI.htm
http://listen.artistdirect.com/music/ar ... 46,00.html

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 5:14 am

Ronan has three albums of note:
"Touch Me if You Dare", "The Wynd You Know", "The South West Wind".

He plays the dance set "The Ginnie Ling" on NPU's fourth Music for the Sets album, "Call the Tune".

He is also on the sound track for the film, "The Secret of Roan Inish".

You can catch a glimpse of the man himself in the film, "Agnes Brown", where Angelica Houston's character briefly waves to a bunch of street musicians in the market place. The UPer who waves back to her is Ronan.

All are available at the web sites mentioned in a previous posting. Here are a couple more good links:
http://www.ossianusa.com/
http://www.andysfronthall.com/

Enjoy,

djm

elbogo · Post by **elbogo** » Sun Jun 08, 2003 11:16 pm

Anyone notice a similiar phrasing, or melody, that can be found in both "Paddy's Rambles through the Park" and The Lament for the Wild Geese" on Ronan's the wynd you know CD?

Very nice melody... Aside from this being a really excellent CD overall.

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 8:04 am

Ronan's performance of "Lament for the Wild Geese" is just plain heartbreaking.

I can hardly listen to it sometimes because of its plaintiveness.

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 12:42 pm

I just listened again to 'Paddy's rambles' and 'The Wild Geese'- lovely,lovely stuff! That chanter work is just so plaintive,and the reg playing is sublime.
Excuse my ignorance,but who built the concert pitch pipes that Ronan plays to such good effect on 'The wynd you know' ?

kenr · Post by **kenr** » Tue Jun 10, 2003 2:02 pm

Ronan's concert pitch pipes were made by Johnny Bourke. Ronan made the chanter himself when he was working with Peter Kennedy. It's usually covered in tape but is almost always dead on in tune.

Ken