- Audio CD (23 July 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Lochshore
- ASIN: B00005UOC4
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 619,805 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The new faces of piping,
This review is from: Humours of Piping (Audio CD)
It's surprisingly difficult to get hold of albums of top quality, no-nonsense traditional dance music, and this one is very welcome. It features four different pipers, all from the North of Ireland, and each playing four selections: basically the standard set of reels, jigs, hornpipes and an air.The pipers are all accomplished. On first listening it is Barry Kerr who stands out - I felt I could have been listening to Paddy Keenan, and there's no higher praise than that. The others, if less spectacular, are no slouches either; I particularly enjoy the contribution of Patrick Davey, who includes two interesting compositions of his own and who is the only one of the four to make full use of the regulators - often the mark of a master piper. Traditional releases these days stand or, more frequently, fall by the quality of the accompaniment, and good players are pearls almost beyond price. It is incredible therefore that this album features not one but five different guitarists, all of whom show the right approach: variational, not too jazzy, making full use of the instrument's percussiveness. Although I would like to hear more unaccompanied selections, I have to admit that in each case the guitarist is adding something to the music (not merely filling out the sound). If there's a weakness it's in the slow airs, notoriously the area which sorts the sheep from the goats. Clare Byrne takes on one of the great sean-nos airs, 'Bean Dubh a'Ghleanna' and, frankly, loses. The performance is stilted, showing little feeling for the air as a piece of music belonging to a song. The others attempt less and fare better, leaving the CD without an outstanding performance of an outstanding air. The benefit, though, is that the tone remains essentially light throughout, in fact the album is a real mood-lifter. It demonstrates perfectly that, where there is sufficient taste and musicianship, traditional music is in no need of drum loops, panoplies of instruments or other production gimmicks to hold the interest.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
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If you like uilleann piping, a must get,
By D. Jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Humours of Piping (Audio CD)
The uilleann pipes are a temperamental and technical instrument. When played well and musically they can produce uniquely sublime sound. Following the great wave of master pipers such as Liam O'Flynn, Paddy Keenan, and Davey Spillane is another including Patrick Davey, Brendan Ring, Claire Byrne, and Barry Kerr. This 2001 CD bills itself thus: "This recording features four of Ireland's most exciting young uilleann pipers." It is exactly that: a great selection of tunes played sublimely by four top-shelf musicians: Patrick Davey, Barry Kerr, Claire Byrne, and Darragh Murphy. The CD is today a bit hard to get, but well worth it.
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