 Within a Mile of Kilty
Kiltyclogher is a small village in the north of Co. Leitrim.
In and around this village,a unique cluster of fiddlers have emerged over the last 80 years.
This cd represents a collection of recordings by six musicians over the last forty years.
They are John Gordon who died in 2002,Ben Lennon,Charlie Lennon(brother to Ben),Brian Rooney,Séamus Quinn and Maurice Lennon(Stockton's Wing founder).
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 John Carty
June 2005 release of the long-awaited sequel to "The Cat That Ate the Candle" banjo album.
It's by John Carty and enough said.
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 Colm Gannon
June 2005 release of accordion music from young Connemara-based musician.
Born in Boston of Connemara-born parents,
Colm was introduced to accordion by his father,John.Colm has now returned to his birth place
to produce music which reflects the effervescence and joie-de-vivre of his personality.
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 Bríd O' Donohue
July 2005 release of a solo album of traditional Irish music on tin whistle
from one of the mainstays of the Willie Clancy Summer School practically from the outset.
Paddy Canny considers her to be the finest tin whistle player he has heard and this album will make her music known to a wider musical audience.
Well done ,Bríd and some low whistle in the sequel,please!
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 Ciaran Tourish
July 2005 fiddle release by talisman fiddler of one of Ireland's most successful bands,
Altan.
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 Noel Hill
Eighteen years on since the release of the seminal "Irish Concertina",
Noel Hill presents the July 2005 release of its successor.He is indeed the complete concertina player and we hope that 18 more years don't elapse before the light of day shines on the third album.
Go n-éirí le do chuid saothair,Noel!
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 Graham Dunne
Not many albums come out in Irish music with guitar as primary instrument.
Graham Dunne's works because he is a musician of amazing talent as lead and superb sensitivity as backer. Better known as the shadow backer for Niamh Parson's sweet voice
,he now emerges to display his wealth of talent.
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Graham Dunne
Not many albums come out in Irish music with guitar as primary instrument.
Graham Dunne's works because he is a musician of amazing talent as lead and superb sensitivity as backer. Better known as the shadow backer for Niamh Parson's sweet voice
,he now emerges to display his wealth of talent.
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 Wilie Cummins
November 2005 release by singer,Willie Cummins,who came to Ennis a few years ago and will never be allowed leave.
Willie sings because he loves it and his happiness in singing converts us all.
Keep smiling Willie!
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 Angelina Carberry
Angelina launched her solo banjo album at The Ennis November Trad Festival,2005
and it's an absolute gem.
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