My birthday’s coming up, and my family’s really nice about tring to get me nice things. But they don’t really know what I want. What CD’s should I ask for?
Here’s what I like, listen to, etc.
Flook
Lunasa
Gaelic Storm
Silly Wizard
Feadoga Stain (I have #2 because #1 was out of stock when I bought it)
Old Blind Dogs
Random compilations of Trad. Musicians
A few Chieftains CDs
Song of the Irish Whistle
Teada (Really great group I’d never heard of before I found a lone CD at Borders)
Potts and Moloney Tinwhistles
…and probably a few other things I can’t think of right now…
I like stuff with at least some flute/whistle component. I really love the Flook/Lunasa type style. Are there any other similar groups? I know I want the WFO CDs and Feadoga Stain 1 eventually. There are also some Lunasa CDs I don’t have. Any more suggestions?
Dervish they are a freaking awesome band, a bit like Teada as they are both Sligo bands, but Dervish does everything in Eb.
Danu Another great freaking band (I am going to see them 3/18 ). Also similar to Teada. They have been one of my faves for probably about a year and a half.
I am a Flook and Lunasa fan myself. I saw Lunasa last month and it was amazing. I met up with them afterwards and they were all super nice. I even talked Flutes with Kevin (I actually have one of his albums playing right now), Cillian was really shy though. Also pick up any Kevin Crawford solo albums if you can.
I second that, but it’s only whistle, for the serious enthusiast I would say.
I also strongly suggest Danu, fantastic mix of songs and instruments, probably my favourite band.
AND I also strongly second Bothy, go for the live album, I enjoy it, but you have to like the pipes… it can get a bit loud.
Chieftans, I like Best of the Claddagh Years.
If you like Lunasa, how about some Kevin Crawford? In Good Company is a great album.
Hey Onthemoor, looks like we both reccomend Danu and Crawfords solo albums, I couldn’t remember the name of “In Good Company,” but that is what I mention when I said was listening to it.
Buddy, we have the same taste. Flook and Lunasa are my number one. That said, I know exactly which albums you must have, that you have not mentioned yet:
Michael McGoldrick!
Bothy Band in abundance here.
The Live album is going for just under $20.00 or just over £11.00. P/P should not be very much and the company are very fast to despatch.
Check out the whistle CD section at Elderly instruments. www.elderly.com
You can get the Feadoga Stain 1 there. Last time I looked, they had a Micho Russell cassette for $1. The CD was more like $12.
Angelo
Traditional Irish wind instrumental solos, produced and recorded by Mick Moloney. Heard here for the first time on compact disc, they highlight the distinctive beauty of traditional Irish wind instruments: tin whistles, flutes, and Uilleann pipes. Artists: Tim Britton, Larry McCullough, Noel Rice, Bill Ochs, Al Purcell, Mark Roberts, Richard Hughes, Mike Rafferty.
I’d recommend Lawrence Nugent. I’ve not heard The Windy Gap, but I have Two for Two, and Traditional Irish Music on the Flute and Tin Whistle.
He has an aggressive whistle style that I like, and his recordings seem nicely arranged without sounding over-produced. Anyway, his music is just a bit different from most of the stuff I hear. I can’t quite put my finger on it; his settings wander a bit, but it still has traditional pulse that makes you want to lift yer feet.
My $0.02.
Mike
If a musician has a website, as Brid does, I recommend buying directly. Afterall it’s the musician who puts in all the work and takes the financial risk so that’s where all benefits should end up. Realise that out of a sales price of 20, 13 goes to the shop and distributor. Out of what is left he musician pays the cost of sending the CDs to the distributor (which can be considerable especially when dealing with US distributors : sending 18 CDs takes 16 euro in postage) as well as the production cost.
