If you could only have ONE recording, what would it be?

[Tradman]

I'd Say the most listened to Cd I have is Kevin Crawford's 'In Good Company' CD, and I have over 70 Irtrad CDs in the collection. It would be the one for me. The follow up would be 'Live at Matt Molloys' because of the ambiance/mood and then Marcus O'Murchu, then Colm O'Donnel 'Farewell to Evening Dances', then....

See collection list below

1 Capercaillie- From Dusk Till Dawn
2 Capercaillie-Live in Concert
3 Michael McGoldrick-Morning Rory
4 Michael McGoldrick-At First Light
5 Michael McGoldrick-Fused
6 Michael McGoldrick-Twice Live with Ed Boyd (private recording)
7 Kevin Crawford-‘D’ Flute Album
8 Kevin Crawford-In Good Company
9 Lunasa-“The Live Album”
10 Lunasa-Otherworld
11 Lunasa-Merry Sisters of Fate
12 Lunasa-Redwood from Green Linnet
13 Lunasa-Redwood from The lad’s website, the ‘Official Album’
14 Lunasa-Live in a D.C. pub
15 Cruise's Pub-County Clare, Ireland (private recording)
16 Cillian and Niall Valley-Callanbridge
17 Conal O'Grada-Top of the Coom
18 Danu
19 Danu-Think Before You Think
20 Danu-All Things Considered
21 The Bothy Band-Live in Paris
22 Matt Malloy-Shadows on Stone
23 Matt Malloy-Contentment is Wealth
24 Matt Malloy-Live at Matt Molloy’s (on backorder right now)
25 Matt Malloy and Donal Lunny (on backorder right now)
26 Jim and John Coen-Traditional Irish Music
27 Colm O’Donell-Farewell Evening Dances
28 Chieftains-Down the Old Plank Road
29 Chieftains-Water from the Well
30 Chieftains-An Irish Evening-Live at the Belfast Opera House
31 Chieftains-Live in Gainesville, FL. I & II
32 Chietains -Chieftains 9-Boil the Breakfast Early
33 Larsen and League-The Green House
34 Larsen and League-Dark of the Moon
35 Old Blind Dogs-Fit?
36 Brian Dennehey and Todd Denman-Like Magic
37 Ashley McIassac-Hi How Are You Today?
38 Leahy
39 Leahy-Lakefield
40 Solas
41 Solas-The Words that Remain
42 Seamus Eagan-When Juniper Sleeps
43 Seamus Eagan/O'Donnell/Moloney-3 Way Street
44 Seamus Eagan-Week in January
45 Turlach Boylan-Shame the Devil
46 Jim and John Cohen-Traditional music of Ireland
47 John Williams-Steam
48 Donal Lunny-Coolfin
49 Paddy Keenan-Live somewhere (private I think)
50 Christy Moore-Live on Vickar Street
51 Laurence Nugent-Tradional Music on Flute and Whistle
52 Laurence Nugent-The Windy Gap
53 Marcus O’Murchu- O’ Bheal go Beal
54 Paddy Carty-Traditional Irish Music
55 Waking Ned Devine
56 Flutes Galore-Various Compilation
57 Joe McKenna- The Low Whistle
58 Washington Irish Folk Festival Live-I, II, III, IV (private recording)
59 Sean Tyrell and Tommy Peoples-Live in a NY Pub (private recording)
60 Heart of the Gaels- Compilation
61 Brave Hearts-Compilation
62 Afro Celt Sound System-Volume Three, Further in Time
63 Phil Hardy-Whistleworks
64 Full Moon Ensemble
65 Kevin Henry-One’s Own Place
65 Capercaillie-Choice Language
66 Matt Molloy-Heathery Breeze
67 Wooden Flute Obession Vol. 1
68 Dervish-Live in Palma
69 Danu-The Road Less Travelled
70 The Chieftains-Further Down the Old Plank Road
71 Flook-Rubai
72 Larry Nugent-Two by Two

[beowulf573]

I would also have to go with "Live at Matt Molloy's". It's the style of playing I'm striving for, if but for a moment before I die.

Eddie

[Nanohedron]

I would also have to go with "Live at Matt Molloy's". It's the style of playing I'm striving for, if but for a moment before I die.

Eddie

Tracks 9, 10 & 11. Yes, indeedy.

[The Sporting Pitchfork]

Grrr...I just hate these questions. Couldn't you do some kind of High Fidelity-esque Top 5 or something? That would be a lot easier.

Hmm...Well, if pushed, I guess it would be Marcas O Murchu's "O beal go bheal" if we're talking strictly Irish trad. Otherwise, it would probably be a coin toss between that and Jean-Michel Veillon's "Er Pasker."

[talasiga]

Any Irish flute recording WITHOUT guitar chords,
possibly with voice and harp only.
No jigs or reels - just AIRS .....

[bradhurley]

For a flute album with mostly airs, you could check out Desi Wilkinson's latest CD, "Shady Woods."

[Eldarion]

If limited to commercial recordings, I would toss another bid for Catherine McEvoy's CD. Like Brad said, the sound on the CD isn't half as good as what Catherine sounds like live and in-your-face, but it still has Catherine's wonderful touch to it.

Recordings of Peadar O'Loughlin's flute playing would also do it for me.

[Wombat]

I hate this sort of exercise since, by tomorrow, I'll have changed my mind, but, as you see, I can't resist it either.

The Black album is mighty tempting as are a dozen others. Right now, though, it's Conal O Grada's The Top of Coom for it's energy and for his tone which I just love. I've heard this one referred to as the most 'caffeinated' record ever made.

Where did you find Conal's CD? I've been trying to find it. I checked Custy's but their search engine leaves a lot to be desired...

Thanks,
Tony

Right here, Tony

http://www.celt.com.au/irishflutecd.html

I checked and it's still in stock.

[kevin m.]

Any Irish flute recording WITHOUT guitar chords,
possibly with voice and harp only.
No jigs or reels - just AIRS .....

What you need to put a on your face is 'Tailor's choice' by Joe Burke.It is almost ALL slow airs,it has HARP (Marie Ni Chathasaigh) and NO guitar chords!
Joe plays a wonderful,original Boxwood Ruddal and Rose flute.
Maybe I should have chosen this album after all!

[Jens_Hoppe]

I would also have to go with "Live at Matt Molloy's". It's the style of playing I'm striving for, if but for a moment before I die.

Darn, I had forgotten about that one!

[gcollins]

Definitely...Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits. Need an 8-key for that.

[talasiga]

Flute airs with no guitar chords?
Thanks BRAD and KEVIN
For your suggestion .....

[chas]

I'm glad to see others choosing things that aren't solely flute music. I would pick something by Deanta -- either Ready for the Storm or Whisper of a Secret. They had a harp but no guitar too.

[biliii]

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[rama]

"ceol aduaidh"

mairead ni mhaonaigh
frankie kennedy


sweet !!!