Favorite Irish Flute Album (CD)
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Favorite Irish Flute Album (CD)
I'm very interested to hear what folks think of as their favorite Irish flute CD, either of all-time or your favorite at the moment.
I have only a few CD's, still growing the collection, but right now I am loving John Wynn's "With Every Breath". Phenomenal playing, tremendous variety of tunes, styles and backup instrumentalists with some high and medium-low whistle thrown in. Just great.
Jason
I have only a few CD's, still growing the collection, but right now I am loving John Wynn's "With Every Breath". Phenomenal playing, tremendous variety of tunes, styles and backup instrumentalists with some high and medium-low whistle thrown in. Just great.
Jason
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My favorite is "Dark of the Moon" with Grey Larsen...
I've listened to a LOT of Irish flute players in the last year+, and I like Grey best. He has an expressiveness I don't hear in other players. Matt Molloy is great and I like listening to him, but it always sounds like he's in a hurry - either to get to the bar or the bathroom, I suppose. Most Irish flute players seem to be in the mode of "put as many notes and embellishments as possible per unit of time". I like expressiveness better, myself. Grey can put lots of "stuff" in there as well, but he never sounds rushed to me.
'Course it may be, in part, that I spent a week with him and Cindy last summer as well...
Pat
I've listened to a LOT of Irish flute players in the last year+, and I like Grey best. He has an expressiveness I don't hear in other players. Matt Molloy is great and I like listening to him, but it always sounds like he's in a hurry - either to get to the bar or the bathroom, I suppose. Most Irish flute players seem to be in the mode of "put as many notes and embellishments as possible per unit of time". I like expressiveness better, myself. Grey can put lots of "stuff" in there as well, but he never sounds rushed to me.
'Course it may be, in part, that I spent a week with him and Cindy last summer as well...
Pat
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Irish flute, probably Loozin' Air by Garry Shannon. Simple-system flute, The Man with the Wooden Flute by Chris Norman. Nothing else even comes close. Once my wife was asking who was playing when Loozin' Air was on, then when I told her, she said Garry sounded a little like the Chris Norman of the Irish flute. The opening set of reels is incredible (it's no wonder Kevin chose it as the opening cut of WFO); the second cut of jigs is done sooo smoothly; Micho Russel's slides are wonderful, but the thing that really stands out for me is the set of mazurkas. That set is quite possibly my favorite Irish fluting of all.
Charlie
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"Shadows on Stone" by Matt Molloy. No contest really. I love his other albums, and I'm very fond of McGoldrick, Egan and Crawford (I do need to start trying to appreciate the older players more), but this album is a work of art, from the first few notes to the last it's magical. It's not 100% traditional like the "Black album", it feathures more progressive and interesting accompaniment, it has the odd classical tune, but there are quite a few tracks there that are 100% trad. And I don't think Molloy's playing has ever been better than on this album. Haven't heard this one? Buy it now!
Also- It goes very well together with a well matured, smooth Speyside
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Also- It goes very well together with a well matured, smooth Speyside
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"The Gloup" by Mark Roberts. It's a killer album - they play so laid-back and cool (and fast and furious - on different tracks though ) - I love it.
The Road to Errogie: http://www.box.net/shared/mjzmcjw00o
Gillian's Apples: http://www.box.net/shared/20dfyv1cgw
Far From Home / The Morning Star: http://www.box.net/shared/6f48caqre7
The Viking Set: https://www.box.com/s/tps56f3u3fedvxwkzs6t
Gillian's Apples: http://www.box.net/shared/20dfyv1cgw
Far From Home / The Morning Star: http://www.box.net/shared/6f48caqre7
The Viking Set: https://www.box.com/s/tps56f3u3fedvxwkzs6t
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Well I have to throw in Brendan Mulholland's new "Tuned Up" album. I paid $18 to download the MP3s and it's the best entertainment money I've spent in a long time. Although there are other tunes from other albums I should be learning, I'm still obsessed with figuring out several tunes from this collection. I'm also transcribing them as I go (the transcriptions on thesession.org don't seem to even be close to what he's playing). If anyone is interested in taking a look at the "dots" just drop me a PM.
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Another great Flute CD is 'Southerly Breeze'..This is a collection of Aussie Flute players,playing Irish Trad...most with tasteful accompaniament (one day I'm going to learn how to pronounce AND spell that word !!)....
You can get it from Mr Terry McGee...Good value for money this one ..
You can get it from Mr Terry McGee...Good value for money this one ..
" Quiet is quite nice " ..... weedie .....
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Here's another vote for Desi Wilkinson's Shady Grove, which, along with Harry Bradley's As I Carelessly Did Stray, has been among the favorites on the player this year.
It's New England rather than ITM, with its mix of contradance and fife tunes but Skip Healy's Purgatory Chasm deserves a listen from flute lovers as well.
It's New England rather than ITM, with its mix of contradance and fife tunes but Skip Healy's Purgatory Chasm deserves a listen from flute lovers as well.
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