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Humours of Piping

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  • Audio CD (23 Jul 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.co.uk Sales Rank: 904,071 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jim Donoghue's/The Hills Of Tipperary/The Connaught Heifers - Byrne, Claire
2. Frieze Britches/Maguire's - Byrne, Claire
3. Bean Dubh A'Ghleanna (The Dark Woman Of The Glen) - Byrne, Claire
4. Dunphy's Hornpipe/The Derry Hornpipe - Byrne, Claire
5. O'Flaherty's Canary/O'Leary's Motorbike - Davey, Patrick
6. Maids Of Mount Cisco/Flogging Reel/Foxhunter's - Davey, Patrick
7. Marbhna Luimni Limerick Lamentation - Davey, Patrick
8. Tomorrow Morning/Murphy's Hornpipe - Davey, Patrick
9. O'Rourke's/Maggie O'Rafferty - Kerr, Barry
10. Garret Barry's Jig - Kerr, Barry
11. Dia Do Bheatha (Welcome Holy Child) - Kerr, Barry
12. Ta An Coileach Ag Fogairt An Lae - Kerr, Barry
13. Blackthorn Stick - Kerr, Barry
14. Wedding Reel/Lucky In Love - Murphy, Darragh
15. Byrne's Hornpipe/The Good Natured Man - Murphy, Darragh
16. Out On The Road/Princess Nancy - Murphy, Darragh
17. Ag Taisteal Na Blarnan/The Boy In The Gap - Murphy, Darragh

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4.0 out of 5 stars The new faces of piping, 8 Jan 2004
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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