What Music Do You Practice/Listen To?

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:07 pm

I just finished about 4 hours of listening to and playing along with some wonderful CDs of somewhat varying types. For example:

PORTLAND, a wonderful trad album with Kevin Burke & Micheal O Domhnaill. No whistles, just fiddle and guitar, but really terrific nonetheless. I think either Bill Ochs or Loren turned me on to this.

CHIEFTAINS, 2, 3, 4. 'Nuff said.

THE LONG BLACK VEIL, Chieftains and guests. There is a really great jazzy slow version of Dunmore Lassies with Ry Cooder, that I love to play along with when feeling expressive.

REEL 'N' ROLL, Rawlins Cross, an interesting group from Nova Scotia - nice version of Macpherson's Lament.

PLANXTY - I'd really like to learn Raggle Taggle Gypsy

THE BEST OF THE BOTHY BAND - favorite song title - Old Hag You Have Killed Me

A WHISTLE ON THE WIND and SONG OF THE IRISH WHISTLE, Joanie Madden

OUT AND ABOUT, Cherish the Ladies

CELTIC MOODS, featuring moody pipes

WHISTLEWORKS, Bob Pegritz & Friends

A fun day...what do you guys listen to?

Regards,

PhilO

StewySmoot · Post by **StewySmoot** » Sun Oct 19, 2003 4:28 pm

Chieftains 1-4, Water from the Well
Riverdance
Slainte
Slua Si
CDs featuring Wendy Morrison
Joanie Maddens first 2 CDs
MorningStar Consort http://www.morningstarconsort.com/cdreleases.html

and MP3s of Michael Woodruff

I had THE epiphanal moment last week where I was playing (or faking) along with all of the tunes that the computer spat out....
A most satisfying moment in the journey.

Father Emmet · Post by **Father Emmet** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:31 am

Currently trying to figure out 'Song With No Name" frome Shane MacGowan's "The Snake".

pthouron · Post by **pthouron** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:50 am

Right now:
"Songs from the Bottom Drawer", Rod Paterson
"Up South", Fred Morrison with Jamie McMenemy
"The Cottars", The Cottars
"The Wind", Warren Zevon
"Ceol More", Tony McManus
"The Road North", Alisdair Fraser

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Post by **Easily_Deluded_Fool** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:04 am

Lunasa, Paddy Keenan, Lothlorien, Altan, Afro Celt and recently...
erm....

Zion* by Fluke - note the spelling,
also Dread Rock by Oakenfold,
and trying to figure out how the hell I can get
any of my whistles to play anything like it.

* From the Matrix Reloaded CD.

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 8:48 am

Mick O'Brien's "May Morning Dew", both of the Ronan Browne and Peadar O'Loughlin CDs, Jimmy O'Brien Moran's "Sean Reid's Favorite", Johnny B Connolly's "Bridgetown", Paddy Canny, Brian MacNamara's solo album, Seamus Ennis.

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:00 am

Whew! wide question.

Listen to? Mostly non-trad, I'm afraid, from romantic to 20th century orchestral.

Practice? Whatever I find catchy enough for my limited short-term memory, and compatible with our instrument limitations. And thusly mostly trad, but not mostly ITM for that matter.

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:07 am

On repeat on iTunes is an unpublished track: Gallowglass & Legacy Jig (a sixties recording of Bobby Casey & Tony McCarthy). I've also been listening to the CD Tracin' by Gearoid O hAllumhrain & Patrick Orceau obsessively. And while doing the dishes this weekend I listened to Sweeney's Men by, um, Sweeney's Men (Johnny Monihan, Terry Woods, Andy Irvine [Joe Dolan]).

Post by **Dale** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:22 am

"Cinemage" and "1996" -- Ryuichi Sakamoto
"The First Seven Days"--Jan Hammer
"Lost in Translation"--Soundtrack
"Live at Matt Molloy's"
"Who's Next"--The Who
"Live at Folsom Prison"--Johnny Cash
"Genius"--Warren Zevon
"The Essential Leonard Cohen"
"Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6"--Pablo Casals

I'm almost through recording the Back: Cello Suites, adapted for whistle. This 2-CD set will be available from CBS Masterworks in 2004.

Dale

Bloomfield · Post by **Bloomfield** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:34 am

DaleWisely wrote:Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6"--Pablo Casals

Oh! oh! It doesn't get any better than that. You haven't lived if you haven't heard Casals' cello suites.

*swoons

Zubivka · Post by **Zubivka** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:35 am

DaleWisely wrote:I'm almost through recording the Back: Cello Suites, adapted for whistle. This 2-CD set will be available from CBS Masterworks in 2004.

what the album's title?

Bach fired?
or the Well-Moderator Recorded?

serpent · Post by **serpent** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:09 am

I play along with several tunes on "The Rough Guide to Irish Folk", and the "Teantrai" album from Music Makers (you'll have to find that one at Shanna Quay, I think). Also some Connie Dover. Right now, my faves are "Tour de Taille" (I know... it's Froooooooooooonchhh!), "The Ships are Sailing", "Waiting for the Federals", and "Inis Oirr".

serp

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:20 am

Relistening to NaConnery's a lot. Their session record has a lot of the tunes we know and play. But you hafta eat your Wheaties to play along at their tempos.

I sheepishly tore open the plastic liner surrounding that freebie compilation that came with an order from Green Linnet about a year ago, when somebody here mentioned their special. Its kinda nice.

Also, back to Kevin Griffin's solo banjo record. The WhiskyTones zouk/mando guy just got a banjo so the disc came from beneath the bottom for his inspiration. A great record though not all trad,

And, back to Bobby Gardiner His Masters Voice. I guess Stout's abhorrence for session accordions made me do it

But its a great recording.

antstastegood · Post by **antstastegood** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:34 am

Not whistle: Bad Haggis, or any classic rock

CelTrad: Chieftans, Brobdinagian (spelling?) Bards, and the ClipSnip site.

Easily_Deluded_Fool · Mon Oct 20, 2003 11:45 am

antstastegood wrote:Not whistle: Bad Haggis, or any classic rock

CelTrad: Chieftans, Brobdinagian (spelling?) Bards, and the ClipSnip site.

The Brobdingnagian Bards show what can be done with acoustic instruments, a decent voice and a sense of fun.

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What Music Do You Practice/Listen To?

What Music Do You Practice/Listen To?

Ah, ah, ah, ah playin along, playin along....