Just noticed Bríd O’Gorman will be launching a CD next Saturday during the Lahinch trad fest
I see no mention of a title or other musicians involved anywhere, including her own website, but I assume it’s a new one.
Title is “The Idle Road”, and includes family & friends, with Eoin O’Neill on some of the tracks.
I suspected as much. It would be nice if she got Joan Hanrahan, Cli Donnellan and people like that, they go well together. I may go have a look at the launch.
The Idle Road is now being advertised for sale on Ms. O’Gorman’s web page. Now we’ll have to see what shipping is and whether tariffs apply. There are sample cuts for your listening pleasure.
Best wishes.
Steve
As Steve said, it’s now on her website. Some solo tracks on D and C flutes with Michael Landers on guitar, some tracks with her children and Eoin O’Neill backing, two solo tracks by her sons and some with the extended family (a rake of sisters and a whole load of nieces and nephews).
I was at the launch a few hours ago, an evening well spent. A great turnout and lovely music. Some pics below, microphones, a dark, flat lit room with bright windows behind, not great for taking snaps. I tried.
Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed hearing her Cliffs of Moher, which is in a different mode than I’m used to and apparently inspired by Micho Russell’s recording.
Yes, it’s Micho’s take on it. It has a sprinkling of Micho-isms spread on top.
I saw the discussion about the tune on thesession. It surprised me a bit such a fuss was made over it. In fairness, I have history with the tune, in various shapes and forms, and am well aware of variants knocking around in Clare. They are all the same tune approached from different angles and in different keys. And brought across by different voices.
Some of the older players started the tune on the low part. The high part is more melodically striking though as an opening statement and perhaps evocative of the towering Cliffs so someone switched parts later on, on the way to the form the tune has today.
In short, I was less surprised by the version she recorded.