BIG News: New CD from June Ni Chormaic and Micheal Rooney!

Irish Flute
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Dennis Gormley just notified me that June Ni Chormaic (flute) and Michael Rooney (harp, concertina) have released a CD called Draiocht.

Along with many of their other fans, I’ve been hoping for a recording from them and I’m thrilled about this news. I haven’t heard it yet other than the sample tracks on their website, but I’m sure it’s fantastic. Mostly well-known tunes, which is a little disappointing, but I’m sure they put fresh life into them.

Info is available at:

http://homepage.eircom.net/~michaelandjune/1024_768/newcd.htm

If you’ve never heard June’s brilliant flute playing, you’re in for a treat.

Note added subsequently: It appears that the CD is available only from June and Michael directly, and apparently they intended it to be more of a demo CD than a commercial release (recorded in a home studio). Still definitely worth getting, though, and maybe the response to this CD will convince them to do another one.

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Oh YES oh YES oh YES!! Finally!

:party:

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Anybody bought this cd yet? I was listening to WFO and somehow I overlooked her playing but now I’m hooked and I need to hear more.

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Yep! I picked up a copy when they were here in New Zealand for the ‘Celtic Flute School’ recently. It showcases both Junes wonderful style of flute playing - influenced by her training on the pipes - and Michael’s amazing left hand technique on the harp. Worth every cent.

Cheers,

Andrew.

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Hopefully they’re off performing somewhere and will respond to my purchase request soon.

Kevin Krell