Newbie intro & poll re: your favourite Celtic music CDs
- inkygirl
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Newbie intro & poll re: your favourite Celtic music CDs
Hello all!
Just recently discovered this message board...looks like a wonderfully supportive group here!
I just recently fell in love with Irish session music, began learning whistle tunes, and am planning to take lessons from Karen Light, a Toronto whistle-player. I attended my first official session on Wednesday night! If you're curious, you can read my take on the experience:
http://www.blatherings.com/archives/002592.html
I'm a freelance writer by trade, play music for fun with a Toronto area folk music group called Urban Tapestry ( http://www.urbantapestry.org/ ).
A QUESTION:
I would like to do a whole lot more listening so here's two poll questions for you all:
1. What CDs do you recommend for an Irish session newbie?
2. What are your current Irish/Celtic music CD favourites? (don't have to feature whistles)
Thanks so much,
Debbie Ridpath Ohi
Just recently discovered this message board...looks like a wonderfully supportive group here!
I just recently fell in love with Irish session music, began learning whistle tunes, and am planning to take lessons from Karen Light, a Toronto whistle-player. I attended my first official session on Wednesday night! If you're curious, you can read my take on the experience:
http://www.blatherings.com/archives/002592.html
I'm a freelance writer by trade, play music for fun with a Toronto area folk music group called Urban Tapestry ( http://www.urbantapestry.org/ ).
A QUESTION:
I would like to do a whole lot more listening so here's two poll questions for you all:
1. What CDs do you recommend for an Irish session newbie?
2. What are your current Irish/Celtic music CD favourites? (don't have to feature whistles)
Thanks so much,
Debbie Ridpath Ohi
I don't buy a lot of CDs but of this years crop I enjoy:
.An tri is a Rian /Claire Keville, John Weir, Eithne ni Dhonaile
.The Thing itself/ Peadar O Loughlin, Maeve Donnelly
.Kilmore Fancy / John and Catherine McEvoy
Happy to meet /PJ Crotty/ Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
gets played as well
loads of other stuff as well but never mind that.l
.An tri is a Rian /Claire Keville, John Weir, Eithne ni Dhonaile
.The Thing itself/ Peadar O Loughlin, Maeve Donnelly
.Kilmore Fancy / John and Catherine McEvoy
Happy to meet /PJ Crotty/ Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
gets played as well
loads of other stuff as well but never mind that.l
- Jeff Stallard
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Are you looking for session tunes, or just anything?
I don't tend to follow bands, but Solas is the first name that comes to my mind. They're good without the guitar, but it's that fantastic rhythm guitar that push them into the next realm of musical brilliance. Their new stuff blows, but their older stuff is outstanding! I don't know any album titles, but look for the one with "Nil Na La."
I don't tend to follow bands, but Solas is the first name that comes to my mind. They're good without the guitar, but it's that fantastic rhythm guitar that push them into the next realm of musical brilliance. Their new stuff blows, but their older stuff is outstanding! I don't know any album titles, but look for the one with "Nil Na La."
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Mainly session tune stuff, but I'm also curious about any sort of Celtic music recommendations.
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Urban Tapestry? I love Urban Tapestry!!!!! You guys rock!
You are one of my two favorite filk groups...the other is Three Weird Sisters. Your song "The Lady" still haunts me...I can't listen to that thing without all the hair on the back of my neck standing up.
Be welcome here!
As for Irish trad CD's, you can't go far wrong with anything by Altan or Danu. Also the earlier Chieftains recordings are quite good, as are the Woodenflute Obsession compilations availlable from http://www.worldtrad.org .
Again, you are most welcome here!
--James
You are one of my two favorite filk groups...the other is Three Weird Sisters. Your song "The Lady" still haunts me...I can't listen to that thing without all the hair on the back of my neck standing up.
Be welcome here!
As for Irish trad CD's, you can't go far wrong with anything by Altan or Danu. Also the earlier Chieftains recordings are quite good, as are the Woodenflute Obsession compilations availlable from http://www.worldtrad.org .
Again, you are most welcome here!
--James
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Being part Texican, I would have to recommend David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic.
Danu is coming to Eureka Springs on Jan. 22. Are you going?peeplj wrote:As for Irish trad CD's, you can't go far wrong with anything by Altan or Danu.
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"Journey of the Celts" "Lark in the Clear Aire" "Celtic Seasons of Enchantment" and "Celtic Reverie - Women of Ireland" all by Will Millar, former leader of the Irish Rovers and available through his web site at http://www.celtic-music.com. You can listen to clips on there too. And since you're in Canada you can probably find these in your favorite store - here in the US his stuff is hard to find so I've gotten most of my collection over the Internet. You have to write via snail mail to order - he doesn't have an on-line ordering system set up.
I admit, I'm not exactly an unbiased reviewer - I have been a fan ever since the Irish Rovers did "The Unicorn" and Will's always been my favorite. Saw him in concert last month and got to talk with him afterwards - sigh! Anyway, check out the sound clips on his site.
I admit, I'm not exactly an unbiased reviewer - I have been a fan ever since the Irish Rovers did "The Unicorn" and Will's always been my favorite. Saw him in concert last month and got to talk with him afterwards - sigh! Anyway, check out the sound clips on his site.
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- Tell us something.: Whistle player, aspiring C#/D accordion and flute player, and aspiring tunesmith. Particularly interested in the music of South Sligo and Newfoundland. Inspired by the music of Peter Horan, Fred Finn, Rufus Guinchard, Emile Benoit, and Liz Carroll.
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As a Toronto resident, you really shouldn't miss Celtic Mettle and Celtic Flair by Loretto Reid and Brian Taheny -- the latter CD, in particular, has a lot of tunes which are played in Toronto sessions.
Off the top of my head, I'd also recommend Cooley, The Mountain Road, and Molloy Brady Peoples for session tunes to learn, and Lunasa, Old Blind Dogs, and A Crowd of Bold Sharemen for Celtic bands to listen to.
Off the top of my head, I'd also recommend Cooley, The Mountain Road, and Molloy Brady Peoples for session tunes to learn, and Lunasa, Old Blind Dogs, and A Crowd of Bold Sharemen for Celtic bands to listen to.
Sol's Tunes (new tune 2/2020)
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I've got some compositions up at http://www.harmonyware.com/tunes/SolsTunes.html - Location: Midland, Michigan
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Just thought of two more great CDs for tunes -- Live at Matt Molloy's and Live at Mona's.
Sol's Tunes (new tune 2/2020)
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Some of my recent pure-drop favourites -
Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh - "Kitty Lie Over" http://www.kittylieover.com
Patrick Ourceau and Eamon O' Leary- "Live at Mona's"
Tommy Peoples "The Quiet Glen"
Anything by Mary MacNamara
Ronan Browne & Peter O’Loughlin "Touch Me If You Dare"
The Tap Room Trio
Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh - "Kitty Lie Over" http://www.kittylieover.com
Patrick Ourceau and Eamon O' Leary- "Live at Mona's"
Tommy Peoples "The Quiet Glen"
Anything by Mary MacNamara
Ronan Browne & Peter O’Loughlin "Touch Me If You Dare"
The Tap Room Trio
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Since you indicated it was primarily session tunes you wanted to find, you might want to try:
- Ireland 110 Best Session Tunes, By Mel Bay publisher. Thhis book comes with a 2 CD set that plays each of the tunes through once.
- The Complete Irish Tin Whistle TunebookThat comes with 4 CD's by L.E. McCullough. He plays each tune twice once plain and once with ornamentation.
Enjoy Your Music,
Lee Marsh
From Odenton, MD.
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Thanks so much for the replies so far, everyone! I've checked out sound samples for every one of your suggestions (if available online, that is) and love them all. Looks like I have a lot of listening to do.
James: Wow, thanks for the kind words about Urban Tapestry.
Lee: Thanks so much for the songbook suggestions. I already have the McCullough book, but didn't know about the Mel Bay CD book set!
Debbie
James: Wow, thanks for the kind words about Urban Tapestry.
Lee: Thanks so much for the songbook suggestions. I already have the McCullough book, but didn't know about the Mel Bay CD book set!
Debbie
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