great duet recordings

tin tin · Post by **tin tin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:53 am

The Peter Horan/Fred Finn thread leads me to ask what are some favorite/must-have duet recordings with flute?
A couple I like, off the top of my head, the CD collection being inaccessible at the moment:
Jack and Charlie Coen, The Branch Line
Allan and John Kelly, Fourmilehouse
Mike and Mary Rafferty, any album

Father Emmet · Post by **Father Emmet** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:21 am

I can't remember any names off the top of my head, but there are a few good ones on "The Flute Players of Roscommon" CD.

johnkerr · Post by **johnkerr** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:50 am

Assuming you'll allow an accompanist and still consider it a duet, may I submit the following for your consideration:

Catherine (flute) and John (fiddle) McEvoy, with Felix Dolan on piano: The Kilmore Fancy

Maeve Donnelly (fiddle) and Peadar O'Loughlin (flute), with piano accompaniment, although I forget who at the moment: The Thing Itself

Paul McGrattan (flute) and Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), with some guitar accompaniment IIRC: Within a Mile of Dublin (aka "the Paul album")

Seamus McGuire (fiddle) and John Lee (flute), with Arty McGlynn (IIRC) on guitar: The Missing Reel

Harry Bradley (flute) and Jesse Smith (fiddle), with John Blake on guitar: The Tap Room Trio (okay, I guess if they choose to call themselves a trio I can't really claim them as a duet - but it's still damn good music!)

So, have you guessed by now that flute and fiddle is my favorite combination of all?

Dr Funkenstein · Post by **Dr Funkenstein** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:57 am

John Skelton and Kieran O'Hare: Double-barrelled

pbar03 · Post by **pbar03** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:32 pm

John Lee - Seamus McGuire: The Missing Reel/An Ril Ar Lar

Pierre

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:22 pm

Paddy Carty's traditional music of Ireland is a duet with a banjo player. It's a great recording, but not because it's a duet. The accompaniment is rather mechanical and grating IMO. Still worth getting though.

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:34 pm

"Memories of Sligo": Tommy Healy (flute) & Johnny Duffy (fiddle)

"Music From County Leitrim": Packie Duignan(flute) & Seamus Horan (fiddle)

Kevin Krell

fiddlecrazy · Post by **fiddlecrazy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:49 pm

A really good flute-fiddle album is Ceol Aduaidh by Frankie Kennedy and Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh.

You can listen to it here: http://www.greenlinnet.com/listen/ra/3090.ram

Max

tin tin · Post by **tin tin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:06 pm

I just got The Flute Players of Roscommon--yeah, there are some nice duets there. Calling Carty's Trad. Music of Ireland a duet is rather a stretch. The flute playing is brilliant and makes the album a must have, but it can also be seen as an argument against the tenor banjo as a rhythm instrument in Irish music...

BrendanB · Post by **BrendanB** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:38 pm

Surprised nobody has mentioned these yet, so maybe I'm stating the obvious, but two classics-

Matt Molloy and Tommy Peoples with Paul Brady on guitar

Matt Molloy and Sean Keane with Arty McGlynn

here's a few others
Christy Barry and Conor McCarthy with Cyril O'Donoghue
Jimmy Noonan and Chris McGrath on the Maple Leaf
Michael Hynes and Denis Liddy on Waifs and Strays
Anthony Quigley and Aidan McMahon on Clare Conscience

Cathy Wilde · Post by **Cathy Wilde** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:44 pm

There are a fair amount of flute duets on that Mountain Road/Music of Sligo CD, plus some flute/fiddle stuff, etc.

fiddlecrazy · Post by **fiddlecrazy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:56 pm

Oooh, I really want that one, it looks awesome! Too bad I can't find sound clips on the web anywhere.

Max

rama · Post by **rama** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:29 pm

some awesome music yuz guyz mentioned! a few more...

kevin crawford's 'in good company' -- all duets w/ various fiddlers

hammy hamilton and paul mcgratten on hammy's cd 'moneymusk'

marcus hernon with his bro on the box - i can't think of the name of cd

from the archives --
mcgreevy and cooley 'traditional irish music played on fiddle and flute'

joe heaney and gabe osullivan 'joe and the gabe' not exactly duet music but a tasty tape

kevin m. · Post by **kevin m.** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:08 am

'The Thing itself' by Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Laughlin.
Simply superb music in the Clare style (also featuring Geraldine Cotter on piano, and Ronan Browne on Whistle on one track).
This album is, IMHO,a contemporary 'classic'-highly recommended.

kkrell · Post by **kkrell** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:31 am

BrendanB wrote: Jimmy Noonan and Chris McGrath on the Maple Leaf

Which reminds me: Does anyone Jimmy's first CD? I'd like a copy, and he has no more.

Kevin Krell

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