Chieftains occasionaly. I like historical stuff, some mining going on as well.
The newer bands seem to me to be racing over roads made by the old crowd and as somebody already pointed out, faster isnt better its worse! Can’t play it slow?, you can’t play it at all!
Used have Dubs, but lent out never returned in most cases, a few lost when moving like my Johnny Cash LPs .
I like the history makers such as Coleman, Ennis, Cooley and the rest so I have an ample supply of these.
Songs and me, ummmm well I played Guitar for almost 4 decades so I know one or two…lol
Exactly, exactly. Luke was just the best of all. I’d say he was the finest interpreter of any good song, though not all the songs he chose to sing were quite in that category. To your groups I’d add Danu (though their last album is not quite up to the earlier ones) and Ron Kavana and Friends/Alias Ron Kavana. I wonder what’s happened to Ron. I haven’t heard anything from him for several years.
I got that and listened to it several times over several months. I just don’t get it. I feel like I’m listening to a jackhammer when I put it on. I was listening to it when I first got it, and my mother in law was over, and she asked, “Can anybody really DANCE to that?” I admire the guy, but just don’t understand his playing.
Been listening to Sa Gaiety (a live recording of Sean O Riada’s bunch, some of whom eventually morphed into The Chieftains), and I’m finally getting my head around Limerick’s Lamentation. What a quintessentially Irish melody that is.
It’s very interesting to hear the fruits of O Riada’s vision, and its influence on The Chieftains, especially the earlier stuff, is very much apparent. Don’t care for all of the recording personally, but it’s a good document.
Limericks Lamention is by far, the finest tune on the whole album.
Sean O’Shea did his bit ,but it does boil down to the Birth of the Chieftains and that in itself ain’t necessarily a bad thing.
I was just starting then and I think I played the Album 'till the black was turning white, and the sound existed only in my head…
Altan
Danú
Clannad (their older stuff…not the new agey stuff they did later)
Teada
Padraigín Ní hUallachan
Kilkenny Road (Hey, you guys! That’s still my all-time fave instrumental CD!)
Navan (traditional music in the original languages, but also somewhat “un-trad,” as they sing a capella harmonies)
Gaelic Storm
On the train the past few days I’ve listened to Mrs. Crotty, Flook, Tim Collins, Brid O’Donhue, the McEvoys and Cathie Ryan. Ciaran Tourish in the car. Daily Report and Lost on TV.
In addition to many named above, I also like John McCusker’s solo work. I just bought John Doyle and Liz Carroll’s duo CD which I’m enjoying currently.
Long live 'em, indeed! The Planxty reunion DVD’s a favorite.
The McGoldrick & McSherry “At First Light” cd is on the player a lot lately, along with the Ronan Browne/Peadar O’Loughlin “Touch Me If You Dare.” Mike Rafferty’s “Speeed 78,” and the Devish live set.
