I’ve just found a link where you can listen to Mark Roberts’ album - “The Gloup”. (I’m guessing it’s the same Mark Roberts as on the WFO.)
Anyway - I think he has the greatest sound - sometimes almost laid back - sooo cool! Try listening to the track “The Gloup” and you’ll maybe hear what I mean. I absolutely love it!
Listen at: http://efolkmusic.org/ArtMusic/ViewDownload.aspx?AID=93
Have a nice weekend all…
/Brian
I have to agree! Think I’ll order, thanks! 
Please note that the backup fiddler / guitarist is Dan Compton, who has made loads of great (instructional) trad tune CD’s which are available on his website, super nice to play along with, I have about 10 of them.
M
(I’m just saying what I have and what I like)
My fiddle teacher! Not only is he a good teacher and player, he’s got a wicked sense of humor, too. www.glencottagemusic.com
Thanks for that. 
I enjoyed listening to the free preview track. I particularly found the relaxed tempo very refreshing. I sometimes tire of listening to fast tempo recordings with every note ornamented or “burbled”. This was refreshing.
Jeanie
I am not affiliated with Mr Compton at all, but I do love his product.
I actually have quite a varied collection of instructional CD’s / tunebooks now, but Dan’s Irish Session Class instructional CD’s tend to be the ones I personally use the most.
You get a very good lesson in learning “by ear” because he plays a set at regular speed, then plays them slowly for learning. If you just have to have the dots, all the tunes are traditional, and easily found by searching.
The only thing about the CDs is that they are solo fiddle and guitar, and so “some” tunes (by no means all) are in keys that might require crossfingering / keyed flute, or go below low D on the flute, much like a real session would, I imagine. A bit of a bonus, each CD has, as its last track, an absolutley beautiful aire or some such, nice treat to learn!
Anyway, back to our regularly scheduled program…
Nice tunes, am planning a purchase!
Thanks
M
This is the same Mark Roberts who is also a member of “The Sevens,” insn’t he? http://www.thesevens.org/index.html What a FUN band!
This is the same Mark Roberts who is also a member of “The Sevens,” insn’t he? http://www.thesevens.org/index.html What a FUN band!
Mark Roberts did a stint with the Red Clay Ramblers as well and way back, just awhile after the Bothy Band, was a member of Touchstone. I believe he did flute for the soundtrack of The Secret of Roan Inish. I think he lives around Vancouver now.
Yes, I do like his laid back sound. I know everybody recommends Matt Molloy, but I do like a laid back sound much much more. Must be the Californian in me.
And thanks for that great link. I haven’t been able to use up all my paid-for downloads they give away so much. I only wish you could just search on the word “flute”.
Mark Roberts is also featured on the Keith Murphy CD Bound for Canaan. Keith’s web site is at blackislemusic.com. I’ve had a chance to speak with Mark a couple of times and found him to be a throughly likeable guy. I have also become aware of a young Canadian flute player named Nicholas Williams. I really like his playing on a CD titled Nadajai. The band’s name is Crowfoot and their website is at crowfootmusic.com.
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put the three "w"s and period in the front and leave off the period after the com (the board will include the period at the end if there, what will keep it from working) 
Thanks Denny, I appreciate the help.
John
oh yeah…you can test by using preview instead of submit
nuttin to it
Well - I still absolutely LOVE this album (the link is still the same, btw, - see 1st post for sound tracks). Right now I’m working on the “The Colliers” - another killer track/tune! It’s also called “Do You Want Anymore?” (see http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1051) and is in Dmixolydian.
Now, I’m not into all this mixolydian-thing, so - and this is the reason for my post - I was wondering; do any of you guys know what chords that go with that/d-mixolydian (for guitar, that is)? I’m hoping to persuade my guitar-buddy to give it a try…
All the best…
Brian
You might want to check out Mark’s work with The Sevens. He plays flute on many tracks and also clawhammer style banjo. They do a great mix of Appalachian and Irish music. Mark has done a lot of work in both genres.
http://cdbaby.com/cd/sevens
http://www.sarahblair.us/recordings.htm
Alas, I’m just a poxy melody player; it’s exciting when I can tell someone the right relative major or minor keys (so I too am limited in the mode-grokking department) But I like those open- or drone-feeling A(?) chords on Mark Roberts’s version quite a lot; a neat “airy” feel and really smart for that style of playing. Maybe your guitar pal could listen to the actual recording for a bit and come away enlightened?
“The Gloup” is also one of my favorite cd’s, and I have quite a pile of good flute stuff at the moment. Mark is really a nice guy, too! Don