1) The Road to Cashel - The Maid Behind the Bar
2) Neckbelly
3) Freemount Bypass - Machair At Dawn
4) Got A Hold of Me.
5) Sally Mae Melia: Aggie's Waltz - Sally Mae Melia - Ballinderreen Pier.
6) The Curra Road
7) Madonna Grove
8) The Full Set
9) The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
11) Gaffo's Ball
FIRST HEARING:
Very colourful presentation and notes and I get the feeling that this first couple of tunes mght be lulling me into a false sense of security.
I think I might well get mugged before the end. There is a healthy cast here and if they all come steaming it it might make one hell of noise (in the way the La Bottine Souriante made a noise!).
Obviously sterling playing, lots of clever touches and another wee push on the borders of traditional music.
Lineup
Sharon Shannon - Accordions & Whistles.
Mike McGoldrick - Flutes, Whistles, Vocals, Percussion & Programming.
Dezi Donnelly - Fiddles & Strings.
Jim Murray - Guitar, Bass, Vocals & B/vocals
with
Jim Duffy - Drums & Percussion.
Paul O'Driscoll - Bass
Lightnin' T - Harmonica
Jon Clifford - Trombone
Richie Buckley - Sax.
Neil Yates - Trumpets.
John Reynolds - Drums & Percussion.
Clare Terry - Bass
Justin Adams - Guitars
Keith McDonnell - Programming, Piano & Keyboards.
Leon O'Neill - Programming, Organ & Bass.
2Play - Programming & Keyboards.