Friday 18 June 2010

Josephine Keegan - Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Airs (1980)

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Josephine Keegan - Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Airs
(Outlet - SOLP 1040 - 1980)

One of five of Josephine Keegan's solo fiddle albums on which she double tracked her own piano accompaniment. There is some lovely playing as well as a very nice selection of tunes.

1. The Kylebrack Rambler/Gerry Cronin's [Reels]
2. The Queen of the West/Hasberry Howard [Hornpipes]
3. Cronin's Rambles [Jig]
4. Sliabh Geal gGua [Air]
5. Dancing Eyes/Eddie Kelly's [Jigs]
6. Music in the Glen/The Lass of Ballintra [Reels]
7. The Square of Crossmaglen/Coolderry Bridge [Reels]
8. To the Waters and the Wild/The Hazel Wand [Hornpipes]
9. The Lark in the Morning [Jig]
10. An Buinnean Buidhe [Air]
11. The Pear Tree/The Stranger [Hornpipes]
12. Jimmy McBride's [Reel]

Forthcoming digital re-release...

4 comments:

  1. merci, superbe jeu énergique et précis

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  2. That is a record with some nice piano accompaniment, no? I read on the web she recorded, at the piano, with Sean McGuire too.

    Talking about harmony and rhythmical accompaniment and etc: that is something which brazilian instrumental music is particularly leaned upon. We have wonderful flute and mandolin players in brazilian ‘choro’ music, and its playing relies a great deal on the dynamics with the support instruments. The acoustic guitar (plucked) play the bass in a sort of baroque, basso continuo, way; and then you have the gentle percussion (samba, that is mostly songs, will have more of a heavy percussion)

    Well, I just upped for TAF blog a record from the brazilian 'choro' flute master Altamiro Carrilho (he’s about 86 years now and still let me stunned every time I see him play live) playing “tunes” from the brazilian greatest “tune maker”, Pixinguinha, so if you fancy some non irish (and above all flute!) music there you have it:http://www.4shared.com/file/h5u3L7S0/pixinguinha__altamiro_carrilho.html

    ;)

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  3. Keegan is possibly the best name I've ever heard...but what do I know? ;)

    Much obliged for the upload! Love me a good fiddle.

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  4. Thanks for that. It is playing now and sounds great with an interesting set of tunes. However, the cover photo of the liner notes of the album is too small a resolution and the print is unreadable. Is there anyway to get another photo of that? Regards and thanks anyway.

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